Hey guys,
I'm a noob here. I just ordered my very first CBG from Crumbley Casters in Alabama. I had emailed Justin Johnson and he recommended them to me. Honestly, you can't beat their prices. I figured if JJ recommended them, then they have to build a decent CBG. It should be noted I am a TOTAL NOOB...meaning: I have never played a tuned instrument in my life, but I was a serious hard rock drummer for over 25 years, until I hurt my shoulder...so that is why I am switching over to CBG now. My drumming days are over...it was a blast while it lasted.
So, there is so much that I am ignorant of when it comes to guitars, period. Lastnight, I just saw a CBG with a toggle switch on it. I've played with tons of guitarists over the years, but honestly, never bothered asking them about their equipment (it was never my business as a drummer). So, I see that toggle switch allows you to switch between pickups, but the CBG I ordered only has one pickup...wish I knew more about all the options, as I am sure once I dive into playing this thing, I'm going to want more, LOL. Hope I don't regret only getting the one pickup (a Thinbucker). I am very confidant that I will learn to play this thing well. My mindset will be no different in my approach than when I was a drummer...strive for greater and greater heights skill-wise.
So, knowing that I am going to get addicted to this hobby, I'm probably going to want to buy another CBG down the road, after my skills improve. This community would know more than any other guitar community as to who is the king-daddy of excellent sounding CBG builds...who builds a superb quality CBG with awesome sound and hardware. So, I'm here to find out where I might purchase my next CBG down the road...with all the bells and whistles...a high-quality piece? Where would I go for that? Anyone?
Recommendations would be appreciated.
What's the consensus?
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LOL you're not telling me anything I don’t already know.
Yes, I got my first drumkit at 3, my second kit at 5, my third at 9, and bought my giant 10-piece Ludwig kit at 16...which I still have. Years ago, a friend lent me his Rickenbacher 4001 for around a year. I picked it up really quick and was sitting around playing to albums for hours at night. I progressed rather quickly. I’m an ear player. I use to have friends come over with their guitars and we'd have a blast jammin. If I got good quickly on a 4-string bass, something tells me I'll be fine on 3-string CBG. Years later, my ex bought me a bass guitar for Christmas one year. It was a cheap hunk of junk, and no matter what I did on it, it sounded like crap. It had a horrible sound, horrible action, and could not stay in tune at all. It was nothing compared to sitting down and playing that Rickenbacher 4001. Instrumentally, they were light years apart. And yes, I’ve sat at crap drum kits too. Having a bad instrument does not make learning fun at all…this I know.
Yes, I understand you need time to learn how to play, but I also know you can buy a crap instrument, and struggle to make it sound good. I guess that was my point here. I’m new to this CBG stuff, so I just was checking in asking what CBG players recommendations are for builders. My CBG from Crumbley Caster is being built now. I have lots of confidence in the builder there. He’s a nice guy and I’ve seen and heard some of his instruments online. I’m just looking down the road. I'm just dreaming here...it doesn't hurt. I'm seeing all kinds of different designs out there, and was just checking things out. I'm just checkin out my options later on and bookmarking CBG builders for future reference.
When I first investigated this stuff, I located a CBG builder near me, but he is dying of Hep C, sold all of his guitars, and offered me one of his own (but I wanted a tone knob too). I was at a loss, surfed alot more online researching these things, and discovered Shane Speal. I went out to his website, filled out his website contact email form, sent it off to him, and I never heard from him at all. Which totally perplexed me. He could have gotten a sale! So I moved on and discovered Justin Johnson online. He was super helpful and we’ve written back and forth a couple of times now. I followed his recommendation and bought my first 3-string CBG that is currently being made by Crumbley Caster.
As for your advice in your last paragraph, I am still learning, and to be really honest, I don’t really know enough at this point to even really know what I want…if that makes sense? I don’t know alot about pickups, strings, hardware, knobs, toggle switches, resonators….etc, etc, etc…..LOL, I’m a drummer. So this is all very new to me, that is why I signed up here…to talk to folks who know what they are doing and can give me advice…cause I need lots of it.
Build yer own. Nothing beats playing a machine made by your own hands.
Sounds good, but I'm currently not set up to do that.
Curious, Shane, why didn't you answer my email that I sent to you through your own website...which would have been around the 1st of this month? I was asking for your help and advice, and then *crickets*.
I get dozens of emails every day on top of running a business, wife, kids, etc. Sometimes I get too piled up and don't answer them all. Its actually the reason I created Cigar Box Nation in the first place... This is where questions get answered by the whole community
Also, on the 1st of the month, my wife was in the hospital getting surgery. I was by her side the whole time.
Understood.
Sorry to hear about your wife. Hope all is well
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Cool. Thanks for the lesson link.
Wow .. BBS here (blushing builders syndrome ) , gotta say thanks for all the honorable swamp witch guitar mentions here , means alot to me , especially coming from other builders. and being named amongst other great builders . you guys are the best . ;-) thanx again .
Well, I do believe I found a reputable builder here.
I'm happy now. Thanks all!!!
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