was Shane Kimbo the winner.....the finalist have been announced....I can't believe MattRach didn't even make the list! http://www.gtridol.com/entries/finalists...
The thing that's wrong with any contest of popular vote, rather than one judged by a qualified panel, is that it's not about who's the best, but who can ...
Hey Eric, the amp is called a "champ". It's probably the same as a ruby, it uses an LM386 as well. The kit costs $8 nz which is probably about $5 us all I...
Hi - I'm completely new to this group and am about to embark on my first cigar box guitar. For starters I'm probably cheating as I plan to cannibalise an old ...
Yes, unless they've changed the formula, the permanent ink in a Sharpie will act as etch resist. Just make sure you get the copper completely covered where...
Close, but no cigar box ! :-D 1. All pickups respond to the vibrations, it is just that they sense them differently. Piezoes sense vibrations mechanically....
A lot of us use grommets. The're usually used for flags, curtains, other fabric stuff. Arts and crafts stores and places that sell sewing notions usually have...
It doesn't take hundreds of watts to do that. You just need a good speaker that move a lot of air. I used to do it with a 15 watt tube amp out of an old record...
Welcome. The only rule is "no rules", so it's not cheating to use an existing guitar neck. I don't make fancy sound holes, so I'll let someone else answer that...
Actually, the Velvet Underground - but no one knew about them at the time. ... -- http://DoctorOakroot.com - Rough-edged songs on quirky homemade guitars. ~...
How many people would be interested in PCB's for the cricket amp? I've got the stuff to make circuit boards, I can even put together a parts package for those...
joe, just looked at your album...nice stufff....I'm wondering if you'd compare the sound that you're getting from the Casa Torino box vs. the Punch box....I...
I saw a cool drum kit at a show last night. Reminded me of Ray Nutter. Don't have a pic, but there's a description here http://tinyurl.com/4dybv8 -- ...
Sam, thanks so much for checkin out my stuff, I think it's all pretty rudimentary compared to your work, I love the details. I do think the wooden punch box...
Oddly enough I'm going to be in Birmingham one day next week so I'll look out for those posters ! I notice that some cheap flights are available to Huntsville,...
Huntsville, Alabama. I suspect the Birmingham you'll be in is not the one where Kirk is putting up flyers. If it were you could just hitchhike to Huntsville. ...
Folks, It been a long time since I took shop class and I am not exactly handy. I would like to try making a dulcimer style strum stick and would like a set of...
I'm throwing together a 3-string cigar box guitar, and I was wondering how far away my bridge should be from my nut. I'm loosely using Ivan Sucharski's design....
I quit looking at those guitar world whanker rags about nine years ago. I customer gave me a stack and nothing had changed. Save dozen or so cover spokesmodels...
Well I finally made an electric CBG and I am so jazzed it came out so well.... After I put it together and wiped the sweat from my brow and plugged it in, my...
Hey Eric, I think bamboo is a hell of a good idea! It'd be cheap to make and probably sound fine, We have a bamboo wholesaler here, that sells bamboo up to six...
Interesting, Jim, very interesting. The sound you were getting seemed like a very 'natural' acoustic sound - what you'd hope to get from a shop-bought acoustic...
Eric, Okay, now I understand the sound problem you are talking about. I've never had it in an instrument myself but that might be because I play fairly gently....
