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At 7:53am on December 2, 2009, smojo said…: well I've been called some things but never daddy stovepipe - cool :)

At 5:23pm on December 1, 2009, Ice Bob said…: i dont copy the one off my rebob59 chanel.i play the song on the reg.player for you tube. then copy that one at the top of the page. i'm not a wizz on this but i do that it works. hope it helped. oh you click on the thumbnail you want on the edit page and save Ice Bob

At 5:41am on December 1, 2009, Jim Mitchell said…: hey you are not going to hear any complaints from me about people that buy CBG's a lot of us here sell them as well.... LOL If you do decide to build yourself one of these just ask I am certain that you will get plenty of help... Take care - Jim

At 11:29pm on November 29, 2009, bemuzic said…: Good morning to you Steve!...cloudy gey skies and breezy here in Cambridge : -/

At 11:09pm on November 29, 2009, Steve Hardman said…: Hello Bemuzic, Steve Hardman here. I make guitars for my clients from my home in Southport, I just saw you were on line and thought I'd say Good Morning, it's clear skies and frosty this morning on Merseyside

At 11:02pm on November 29, 2009, Penny Nelson said…: I would love to make one but I'm impatient & dont have the tools or time at present - let alone the knowledge. Over the last year or so I have taken up the African drum - bought a cheap Oxfam drum so start with till I had some idea of what type of drum rocked me sox. One year later I've got the drum of my dreams - I'm intending the same with the CGB. So one day when I think I know something about the beast I will build my own - must be an awesome experience to have that affinity with your own creation I look forward to it. but as I mentioned at present I cant even tune the bugger without breaking strings! So I just read as much as I can and learn as I go. It will be great to connect with locals I'm sure I'll learn heaps... I've also just bought a stick dulcimer off ebay & await its delivery.

At 10:06pm on November 29, 2009, smojo said…: Put it on your Christmas list, they're so much fun. It takes a little experimenting to use it. The booklet isn't particlularly helpful. Hardest part is when using the looping effect, getting the timings right. I've only used it a few times yet but I'm getting there.

At 12:07pm on November 29, 2009, Penny Nelson said…: and not too shabby - I was happy with the purchase ..

At 10:57am on November 29, 2009, Penny Nelson said…: You will have to ask Micheal Neis why the Pigs head...
http://webpages.charter.net/shrocky2/forsale.html
I have too much techinical rubbish that I'm trying to get my head around like what guage strings, what tuning - I just need time to sit on my verandah and start playing... then hopefully I will have tunes running round my head...

At 9:27am on November 29, 2009, Penny Nelson said…: Hi I found the makers name. Micheal Neis not sure what his ebay name is but as I said you can find his guitars because his trade mark is the pics of them have him playing with a pigs head on...

At 9:09am on November 29, 2009, Penny Nelson said…: Thanks BM for being my first contact on here :)
I bought from the guy with who dons a pigs head for his pictures on ebay - shuld've known...lol.
He was really helpful and it was cheaper for me to buy from the US & ship to Australia than buy local at that stage.

At 3:48am on November 27, 2009, Jim Mitchell said…: Thank you for the invitation... I agree everyone here is very helpful it's a great place to hangout.... Take care - Jim

At 8:58am on November 25, 2009, rodney fruits said…: Thanks for the comment. i havent been sick in years, so this flue came around and got me for a week... i am just fine know, thanks.

At 7:00am on November 25, 2009, acidbelly said…: haha...eee ya bugga! i dont dee music pet,i only take the piss....hence "acidbelly" toodles

At 5:54am on November 25, 2009, acidbelly said…: errr,that fiddley bow music is SO horrid..nee rythm like.dont give up the day job!

At 2:16pm on November 24, 2009, Nathan King said…: Hey bemuzic... Thanks for your comments! Playing slide is like all things, ... the more you do it, the easier it gets. Dragging your fingers will kinda dampen any overtones, but sometimes you might find you like those overtones. Personally, I do try to drag my fingers behind the slide... but sometimes I don't, especially if I'm sliding from an open string to a noted one. Also, sometimes my fingers are lazy... :-)

I think if you're just starting to play slide, concentrate more on hitting the right note. After a while, it'll start to become kinda like second nature. Then you can start to pay more attention to the other fingers behind the slide. The way I hold my slide, the middle and first fingers almost get "defaulted" to lightly resting on the string.

If that doesn't make sense, let me know... feel free to ask any questions, I'll answer as best I can!

At 7:39pm on November 22, 2009, Ice Bob said…: the fiddly bow got an e string on it? i love bass sounds earthy Ice Bob

At 10:16am on November 22, 2009, Delvero said…: That fiddle bow sounds great! Its like a Morphine sound crossed with Doctor Who!! And its great looking too. Did you make it?

At 8:01am on November 22, 2009, HOGS GRUNT said…: I like the sound of that fiddley thing of yours.
When are you putting the other string on?
Hogs.