Wow...post some pics of your technique. I've never cut a dovetail...some mortises and box joints, but so far, I've done the other sort of joint for my...
Jim-     Great video, justs goes to show you. So, no words from Shane in almost 18 hours. Is his abdication real? Did I hear Englebert Humperdink is...
Choreography boys. This is the scene where the aging, infirm James Brown crumples to the stage - and is draped in a robe then with dramatic pause - tosses it...
I have heard about people playing banjo slide....just never seen of actually heard the recordings... you be the judge...is this real or staged??????? or is...
Dear CBG FORUM, Perhaps some misunderstood my open letter, here's some clarity. There is an old saying: "Trust the Art, not the artist." I think that Shane...
I've played slide banjo... and I lent Mike Seeger a slide so he could do a tune on slide banjo, so I know he plays slide banjo. It works well. No reason...
Thought I'd respond to the very well written review of the DenTone Cigbooster by Dr. Oakroot. He raises some very good points especially about the footswitch....
Hey Guys, Lets all just settle down a minute and give a man some time to think. Shane: When you start a path, you have to hold the grass down yourself for a ...
When I first found this forum and read about Shane Speal and how he made and sold cbg's at flea Markets and played them to help sell them untill one day he...
I want to thank you gentlemen for such kind words to me, your praise is not lost. In response to the request for more pics during the build, I will have to set...
I agree with you. I also think that if Shane is indeed burned out for awhile, then we should respect that. He takes time away from family work and who knows...
Shane knows as well as the rest of us: talent is a cheap trick. It's hard work- practice, practice, practice- that makes for a great performance. I suppose...
If some of you are getting the message "forum currently unavailable" it's not because it's shut down...when you click out and then back you'll notice its here....
... I wish I could be there to clap and cheer the loudest after your performance. I live with depression and know how hard it is to dig myself out of that...
Shane try and enjoy the show. Try not to think about your set but rather enjoy the other performers and the atmosphere and let things just take there course....
I built a one string diddley bow using an altoids tin bridge with a piezo inside. I simply mounted the piezo on a small piece of foam, glued it to the inside...
Nice one Shane Go do the show mate - sorry we cannot all be with you in body but all of us will be with you in spirit Try not to stress mate go enjoy yourself...
Okay, that's two votes to nothin' that say "no little hole in the lid," so that's how I'll do it, too. What about the bridge - is it better to rest the bridge...
The Altoids tin is the bridge on mine. The string rests right on the top of the tin. But I am a very inexperienced beginner....so one of the experienced...
Since were yapin' bout photos....Look what I found on ebay! this is by far one of the best I have found ever!...or at least I think so, I dig it...I can hear...
I'm tired of all the extras. I used to enjoy playing my songs. Then it became this "king" persona, the gold suit, the wank- off "look at me" guitar solos that...
I am a total newbie without one even started yet but I have been researching. Depending on the size and style you want I have seen: Professional covers with...
Probably the most traditional thing is to raise the edge of the box by putting something under it and use the edge as the bridge. But the box is plenty strong...
