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November 2020

High Bird Handcrafted Instuments

Member High Bird Handcrafted Instuments 3 Likes Hello from Virginia - N00B to CBG Hello!. Name is Bill. Built my first CBG from a CB Gitty kit 2 months ago. Now working on learning to play the thing. Got interested after seeing Samantha Fish playing one in a music video. Researche… Discussion Hello from Virginia - N00B to CBG 1 Like

October 2020

New guy, new build Hi all, this is my first post. Glad to join you. So I have a kind of a big box I’m starting with (about 18.5” x 11” x 4”), so I am going to try to build a full sized bass. I have a spare neck alread… Discussion New guy, new build 6 Likes Tile saw conversion Just finished converting a Harbor Freight tile saw to a fret slotting saw using a Stew-Mac fret slotting blade. Fret%20Saw%201.jpg Fret%20Saw%202.jpg Discussion Tile saw conversion 3 Likes guitar quality checks for builders and buyers i thought i'd put together a guide for what to check out when buying a guitar of any type. I thought I'd post here to get some feedback on everything in general. I go through such things as the top a… Discussion guitar quality checks for builders and buyers 1 Like Glaxo build progress

Blog Glaxo build progress 3 Likes

September 2020

GKspeakerAsMicrophone

video GKspeakerAsMicrophone 10 Likes

August 2020

Finding Robert Johnson (tracing the steps of…

video Finding Robert Johnson (tracing the steps of… 12 Likes

July 2020

Building a solid body six string Hi, here is a shortened video of clips of a solid body build. body and neck are new Guinee rosewood, Top cap is a local hardwood called Burdiken Plum, ebony fingerboard, maple stringing EMG active p… Discussion Building a solid body six string 3 Likes Old Builds Found in an Antique Store

We recently moved to a new area. This past Saturday…

Blog Old Builds Found in an Antique Store 11 Likes Some simple picking for ye!

video Some simple picking for ye! 11 Likes

June 2020

Muslady 6-string Guitar Kit (hot rod build &…

video Muslady 6-string Guitar Kit (hot rod build &… 9 Likes

May 2020

Lean & Mean

photo Lean & Mean 4 Likes Sheila

photo Sheila 7 Likes Resonator Slide Cigar Box Guitar for sale Nice 3 string slide with a resonator. Loud even without an amp. Made with a large Spanish cedar box. Has a piezo pickup. Comes with a padded gig bag. $225 plus $50 for shipping. Discussion Resonator Slide Cigar Box Guitar for sale 3 Likes Congratulations Hi, congratulations to winners of the build competition, some very nice and detailed work on show, well done. Taff Discussion Congratulations 2 Likes

April 2020

Guitalele - converting another dead guitar! Hi there! This is the latest in a series of home-built instruments - all based on the theme of re-cycling dead 'folk' guitars. A colleague donated a particularly nasty IKEA guitar, that was beyond al… Discussion Guitalele - converting another dead guitar! 3 Likes

February 2020

Bamboo Guitar....... Hi, over in Paul Craig's What's on Your Workbench thread, Paul mentioned building guitars out of bamboo, so I thought I would show this one I built some years ago. Its actually a cigar box made of ba… Discussion Bamboo Guitar....... 6 Likes

December 2019

The Journeys End. The Drought Breaker Resona… A Christmas Present to myself …… Well it’s all finished except for new resonator strings once I’ve played it in for a while. This is the first guitar I have built for myself in about 12 years, and th… Discussion The Journeys End. The Drought Breaker Resona… 4 Likes Latest internet find. "Glowforge" Just came across this ad. Could be useful.Click here Really cool, that is if you have $4 k laying around! Discussion Latest internet find. "Glowforge" 1 Like How to Play "When the Levee Breaks" on Cigar…