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At 5:51pm on October 28, 2009, bairfoot cajun said…: hello just wanted to say hey thanx fer the comment and yes its all that you suggested my nephew built a crude version of what he wanted first then his dad my brother built the final result that is in the pic for him.its in a dewalt chordless drill case i believe.

At 8:20am on October 9, 2009, One String Willie said…: Hi Skeesix-

You got me interested in winding my own pickups because of your late summer 2004 post on the CBG forum. I had not really grasped the idea that it was possible for mere mortals to wind their own pickups until that post!

Thanks again!

Best regards, Willie

At 9:49pm on October 5, 2009, BB Melanson said…: Good eye! Yeah, if they look photoshop'd to you, it's because I edited the pic in photoshop to get rid of the watermark, and to blow the picture up to a higher resolution. I didn't mess with it in any other way. Check it out, here's the original....

At 12:11pm on September 25, 2009, Vince Stark said…: Your PU's sound really, really sweet! I'm wanting some of those soon!

At 5:13am on September 9, 2009, Keni Lee Burgess said…: Thank you for your comment about my video. Yes, I agree, she definately likes to portray herself as Judge Harsh anyway...so why not help her out...LOL Enjoy

At 5:44am on August 24, 2009, Keni Lee Burgess said…: Hello,
I have started a CBN group entitled, "How to Play CBG" It is my hope and intention to encourage the "Wealth of Talent" here on the Nation to share their knowledge and skill to further the CBG movement. Please consider contributing an instructional "video" link to this group. If you are a viewer seeking instruction, please feel free to write. If you have any suggestions or know other players who you think may want to post instructional "video" links, please contact me. Thank you for your interest and support, Keni Lee

At 3:05am on July 29, 2009, Kevin Sprague (Knotlenny) said…: I think you need to make em out of the OLD vintage beer cans (before they went aluminum) . . . preferably Carling Black Label.

At 3:03am on July 29, 2009, Kevin Sprague (Knotlenny) said…: Love the new stuff you're building. The beer can reso is cool beyond words - even if the acoustic sound doesn't measure up to what you wanted.

At 2:39am on April 30, 2009, Delvero said…: Skeesix, received my pick up yesterday. Looks really good with CBG, can't wait to get it installed and box finished. I think that it was the perfect choice for my build! Thanks

At 8:22pm on April 26, 2009, gene said…: hi there,

yes, I used pine for the neck. It's my first CBG and was the only wood I could find at a local store, plus very easy to work with if your workshop is also your living room :)

At 7:58am on April 26, 2009, Delvero said…: Hey, ordered one of your four pole pick ups yesterday, and have a couple of questions. Does it need to be grounded, and i'm wanting to use 250k pots for volume and tone with a sprague vitamin q capacitor. This is my first buold with a pick up and its going in a resonator CB. Thanks

At 7:09am on April 14, 2009, Kevin Sprague (Knotlenny) said…: Hey Skeezix,
Thanks for your kind comment about 'Bingo - It's You.' The fact that you liked the tune gives me the warm fuzzies . . . . like a shot of Jack in the morning. Thanks so much for taking the time to comment about it.
Cheers!
K

At 4:41pm on April 5, 2009, Delvero said…: Thanks for making me a friend, hope to purchase one of your pickups soon.

At 7:48am on April 3, 2009, David Fultz said…: Hi...Just finished listening to Joker playing with one of your PUPs . Just thought I'd drop by and tell you it sounded great.
Rock on!

At 2:46am on March 10, 2009, RayTheOtherRay said…: Hi Skeesix! I may have changed my mind about the box I'm going to use, but I just wanted to check and see if there are any particular output specifications from your three pole pickup that I will want to consider when choosing volume and tone pots. Thanks!

At 4:05am on January 12, 2009, RayTheOtherRay said…: Hi Skeesix! It's been awhile since I won your drawing for the three pole pickup. I didn't want to just slap the nicest pickup I've ever had into any old box. I've found a really nice, long COHIBA box to use. I'm going to cut a nice poplar neck and shape it really nicely with good heal. I'll be using a fret board on this one and the fret wire that I haven't tried yet. I'm looking to make this one a keeper. When I complete it, there will be a sound file. Thanks again for the pickup.

At 7:49am on January 8, 2009, Marty Cline said…: It's an Epiphone P90. I threatened to make my own pickup, but already had that one laying around, so ended up using it (for now)...

At 1:10pm on December 29, 2008, joe cerroni said…: Feel free to use any of my comments and /or my name and you know i already tell people where i got the PUP, It was a smash at Green Muse open mike night, and I was braggin on ya the whole time! I hope everything is going ok for you,i truly appreciate your kindness and your enthusiasum. One of these days i'll have the right software to put sound clips on the net. My digital ineptitude is embarassing. I can record on my cellphone but i need the software to put it on my computer. Peace

At 9:47am on December 28, 2008, joe cerroni said…: Yes that is indeed your PUP, and it sounds awesome. I kinda rushed that guitar just to put the PUP in it, it's not too pretty, but it roccks,it can be real crunchy, punkblues metal sounding, I call it Blue Sabbath. It's solid body' filled with scrap oak 1x2. I'm sorry i didn't ever send for the 4 pole, i just ran low on funds, hope you sold it to someone, seems like a lot of work to make those PUPs.