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Short Diddley Bow Jam - My First Solo Build

2016-01-03T14:16:28.406Z

This video is a demo of my first solo CBG build – a diddley bow I made on 12/30/15.

While I've made 2 lap diddley bows and 4 CBGs with 3 strings with my husband on the power tools and me on design, this is the first one I've made on my own (he didn’t even look over my shoulder) and first one with a round neck. The pickup is a piezo disc pickup pre-wired to a jack from cbgitty.com. The first song based on Elmore James (from Justin Johnson tutorial) was played through my Fender Mustang 1 v2 20watt modeling amp. The second ditty was played through a little battery operated Danelectro Hoodad amp.

I initially made a longer video about my diddley bow for my ‘uninitiated-to-cbgs’ friends, and you can find that on youtube (https://youtu.be/vNHkUX8UAJI) if you want or linked in my blog post here (http://www.cigarboxnation.com/profiles/blog/list?user=0vz9fbqk7719t ). I cut it down to just the playing for y’all here on Cigar Box Nation. Thanks Jim for the suggestion!

I had to turn off the Christmas tree lights while using the Mustang amp because they were causing some electromagnetic interference and creating an annoying hum on the amp.

While My Guitar Gently Weeps (DADGAD)

2012-09-09T17:04:43.343Z

My own arrangement in DADGAD tuning.Ok, on a Yamaha, but just a wee upload to add to all the "extra" (non album) stuff. I AM gonna do more Beatle instrumentals on 6 string CB Gitar, if anyone interested :)

My First Paint Box Guitar First Test And Sounds

2011-04-03T08:31:06.934Z

Learning and training with my first paint box guitar....first test and sounds...very thin neck and homemade bridge...new strings 9-42 so bad tuning...cherry ...

cigar box ukulele (Big Green & Harry by Ice Bob)

2010-05-26T04:23:32.391Z

i call this CBU butter knife. was out making a video in a mangrove hammock thinking about local fokelore when this song came to me. butter knife was original...

Boy Named Sue

2010-04-24T13:59:10.328Z

Felt like playing this song so I recorded it. Let me know what you think. I'm playing on my home made telecaster cigar box guitar (sry it's unplugged...late at night don't wanna wake anyone up, but considering it don't have no sound holes I think the guitar sounds nice). Let me know what you think.

PS: If you like what ya see check out my youtube page at: http://www.youtube.com/psychotic33089