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At 8:18am on February 7, 2010, Dianne Woods said…: Roger, you are welcome. I am sorry, but you are asking the wrong person. I am like you want to learn how to play the CBG and the slide. Have you watched Kennie Lee Burgess's videos? He is a great teacher. I play guitars, but I can't seem to pick up the playing the CBGs; I may not be spending enough time on it. Yes, Bemusic made a video to show me how to slide. Watch Shane's videos on how to play CBGs. You are bound to pick up the playing; I know you can.

At 4:44pm on February 6, 2010, Randy Webb said…: That was the first I had done with a dowel and it was so quick and simple I kept thinking I was missing something or doing something wrong.

I just got a crapload of old Gibson pickups in a trade, I cant wait to put em in a few builds...

I'll check those others out too tho...

At 1:30pm on February 5, 2010, Darwin Gentry said…: Thanks for the comps. Hope to have a sound check video soon

At 12:35am on February 2, 2010, JUJU said…: Hi Roger
Thanks for the info mate , thats about the only thing i aint tried (hot Glue) tried encasing them in Silicone , Cork , Rubber , Wood nothing seemed to tone them down just very harsh sounding - i think the Piezos were just rubbish i'll try some others some time
Cheers mate
juju.

At 2:17am on January 28, 2010, Travis "SlackJack" Woodall said…: Hey Roger! No, oddly the brass gives it this weird tremolo effect. I was scratching my head but it sounds cool. Happy accident I guess.

At 1:15am on January 19, 2010, Crow said…: sure, i'lll take a few close pics of the plank for you!

At 2:09pm on January 18, 2010, Dakota Don said…: thanks Roger! there is some wild stuff in here, so I really appreciate that

At 12:21pm on January 7, 2010, Crow said…: i can make up the series-piezo diagram for you soon, no problem.

At 10:59am on January 7, 2010, Roger Morin said…: Ok I know nothing about piezos cand you show a diagram how you did it. I think they are the cheapest way to go.
Thanks Roger

At 7:54am on January 7, 2010, Crow said…: hey, about the double peizo pickup - YES, it makes a huge difference!

for instance, through my 15 watt amp, one quarter of full volume is all thats needed for plenty of sound.

when we were building our first cigar box bass, a single pickup would produce almost no sound until the amp was up more than half way. with the SECOND pickup added, it became loud enough to play at or below the quarter volume mark, with VERY clear output!!

At 11:13am on January 1, 2010, Albert J. Guilliot said…: I use a new cigar box called a "Double Press" it has a-lot of wood in it as dividers for individual cigars. Buy this box, it will almost always be more wood for your money. It has two lids and two sets of partitions. I use the partition as framework just cut and glue careful not to expand the tin too much in the process or the lid will not fit back correctly.( I almost learned this the hard way).
The neck goes all the way through so you dont have to worry about bridge support becuase it is right against the tin which is against the neck inside.

At 1:26pm on December 15, 2009, Tim said…: I am using a 25 watt webber sig 10. but the speaker wattage isnt that improtant as long as its bigger than the amp.

At 1:54pm on December 12, 2009, Thomas A. Boatwright said…: Theres a couple of cheap and discounted First Act electric guitars at some clearance store in town. They have a nice tailpiece, bridge, and pickup. Not to mention the tuners. All for $40 each. When I get my Christmas bonus you better believe Im grabbing those.

At 4:44am on December 12, 2009, Thomas A. Boatwright said…: I've tried raising the edge like that before with a diddley bow and wasnt pleased with the sound. I plan on doing another one like this. I might play around with it then.

At 10:47am on December 11, 2009, Thomas A. Boatwright said…: Acoustically, it kinda sounds like a dulcimer, but plugged in its just a rocking guitar. Next time I will do something to keep the strings from digging into the wood.

At 4:22pm on December 10, 2009, Thomas A. Boatwright said…: Feel free to use that design. I refuse to think Im the first to come up with that. :)

Having the piezo in the separate case really cuts down on the extra noise they tend to pick up. Just be sure to use at least 3 screw for the neck. Right now it only has two and it tends to slip to one side. Other than that, Im more than happy with the sound. What started as a fun experiment has kinda turned into a very solid design.

At 6:05am on December 10, 2009, Laurie Lee Campbell said…: was just enjoying minnie the other day,..in the 80s I recorded a bunch of Grand ole Oprys to VHS/the 50s versions came on in the middle of the night,...so I've got some great clips of all my favs C&W stars......Love june carter too.

At 6:03am on December 10, 2009, Laurie Lee Campbell said…: FRET markers...LOL Nosey is OK:-)...I think Don answered the fret mark question, and I am one of those roll with the punches, playing the notes where I find them....I am blessed with an ear for pitch, so it is much like a violin or fretless bass, once you are acquainted this where you need to be on the strings.my daddy mojo has simple drawn magicmarker frets.Lenny might be embedding with wire now, I don't know.....In playing my steel my hand is now going to the "needed" notes automatically in different places all over the neck,...which is amazing, to me.

At 5:57am on December 10, 2009, Laurie Lee Campbell said…: just stopping byto say thanks in the right place! Glad you like the songs....:-) appreciate your listens!
Laurie

At 6:27am on December 9, 2009, Laurie Lee Campbell said…: Roger, thanks so much for your kind words....I played banjo a year, then hopped on over to lap steel, so I've never learned to play fingerstyle. I was influenced greatly by the europeans and ry cooder and you will note, sometimes I wear pics, sometime not! I SO relate to Minnie Pearl,...think i might be a throwback!! for more of that, you might check a few of my youtube posts for such originials as "my little red canoe" and "housework blues" (cinderellalifestyle is my channel name)....love a good hat, and love music. Again--sincere thanks for your lovely comment!
Sincerely, Laurie