Transcend Blues License Plate Cigar Box Guitar Jam + My Sculpture Wonderland

I took my Transcend license plate guitar with me to the close of my art exhibition "Potential Energy" and got to play in the gallery surrounded by my ceramic sculptures at the Appalachian Center for Craft. I only had room to bring my 25 year old tape player that I hacked into a guitar amp, so the sound is very lo-fi & gritty. It was a blast playing in that setting! The gitty has an oak neck & fingerboard that I fretted. It has very low action - really I should raise it a bit for slide or just use it for chords. There's a Snake Oil humbucker & a disc piezo under the plate with dual volume controls. I've got electric strings on it with G D G B tuning here. Thanks for listening! If you'd like to see a tour of my sculptures in the gallery I have another video showing that here: https://youtu.be/F15f86Fstyo

Views: 282

Comment

You need to be a member of Cigar Box Nation to add comments!

Join Cigar Box Nation

Comment by Greg Thompson on July 19, 2016 at 10:56am
Hey Janis,
I just saw this post.
Cool video and I really like the exhibit!
Your hack of the tape deck sounds great.
At first, I thought you would have the ceramic guitar...
Good stuff!
Comment by Blues Frog on July 10, 2016 at 5:47am

Nice sounding git. Very raw, gritty sounding amp. 

Comment by Janis Wilson Hughes on July 10, 2016 at 4:06am

A belated thank you to Rooster! :)

Comment by Rooster on July 5, 2016 at 2:39pm

Great playing Janis.......and I love the sound of the amp ;-)

Comment by Derek Rose on July 3, 2016 at 3:26am

You are welcome! Nice weekend so far, thanks. Have a great holiday.

Comment by Janis Wilson Hughes on July 3, 2016 at 3:08am

Thank you Derek! Hope you're having a great weekend. :)

Comment by Derek Rose on July 2, 2016 at 4:02pm

Very cool, setting, guitar, playing, tone...

Comment by Janis Wilson Hughes on July 2, 2016 at 3:35am

Thank ya Wolfy! ;) Hope you're having a great weekend. 

Comment by Clock The Wolf on July 1, 2016 at 8:57am

Neat-O Coooooooooooool………!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Comment by Janis Wilson Hughes on July 1, 2016 at 8:04am

Hey Kat, thank you so much! :D

The Essential Pages

New to Cigar Box Nation? How to Play Cigar Box GuitarsFree Plans & How to Build Cigar Box GuitarsCigar Box Guitar Building Basics

Site Sponsor

Recommended Links & Resources


Forum

crossover guitar.

Started by Timothy Hunter in Other stuff - off topic, fun stuff, whatever. Last reply by Timothy Hunter Apr 10. 14 Replies

Tune up songs

Started by Ghostbuttons in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by Timothy Hunter Mar 9. 5 Replies

Duel output jacks

Started by Justin Stanchfield in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by Taffy Evans Mar 8. 6 Replies

Latest Activity

BrianQ. left a comment for Clydr
2 hours ago
BrianQ. left a comment for James C Bailey
2 hours ago
BrianQ. left a comment for Airam
2 hours ago
T-Gripped liked Dogleg Steve's video
2 hours ago
T-Gripped liked Gary O'slide's video
2 hours ago
Uncle John commented on Uncle John's photo
Thumbnail

Chugger Review 2nd from left

"Thanks. Ron.  I agree on the Padron boxes.  I think they are close to the best for looks…"
4 hours ago
Bassdude updated their profile
5 hours ago
RON NORTHCUTT commented on Uncle John's photo
Thumbnail

Chugger Review 2nd from left

"Nice looking collection, I just finished 2 with the padron boxes, they are among my faves. I have…"
5 hours ago
RON NORTHCUTT commented on Rich's photo
Thumbnail

Retro Tin tail piece view

"That is a super nice build. Everything about it looks great."
5 hours ago
Cigar Box Nation posted an event
Thumbnail

Cigar Box Nation: York PA - A CBG Builder's Meet-Up at York Town Craft Guild

May 11, 2024 from 1pm to 4pm
6 hours ago
Profile IconAiram, James C Bailey and Clydr joined Cigar Box Nation
6 hours ago
Uncle John commented on Uncle John's photo
Thumbnail

Chugger Review 2nd from left

"Thanks Glenn and Andries.  Andries, those cactus rock!"
7 hours ago

Music

© 2024   Created by Ben "C. B. Gitty" Baker.   Powered by

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Terms of Service

\uastyle>\ud/** Scrollup **/\ud.scrollup {\ud background: url("https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/963882636?profile=original") no-repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;\ud bottom: 25px;\ud display: inline !important;\ud height: 40px;\ud opacity: 0.3 !important;\ud position: fixed;\ud right: 30px;\ud text-indent: -9999px;\ud width: 40px;\ud z-index: 999;\ud}\ud.scrollup:hover {\ud opacity:0.99!important;\ud}\ud \uascript type="text/javascript">\ud x$(document).ready(function(){\ud x$(window).scroll(function(){\ud if (x$(this).scrollTop() > 100) {\ud x$('.scrollup').fadeIn();\ud } else {\ud x$('.scrollup').fadeOut();\ud }\ud });\ud x$('.scrollup').click(function(){\ud x$("html, body").animate({ scrollTop: 0 }, 600);\ud return false;\ud });\ud });\ud \ua!-- End Scroll Up -->