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I'm interested in an invite to the video community.  I'm a 70 year old newbe to CBG.  In December of last year I "discovered" them and started building.  I have built 7 so far.  Each one I make I try to make a little different than the last.  I have learned alot.  Some are better than others.  I have one fretted one that is just perfect.  That's the one I practice with and am learning on.  I have discovered that I seem to be rhythm challenged.  I try to do some of the rhythm workshop every day along with the other classes.  Th

Been working through the 3 string slide course, learning a lot and having fun. I currently own a 3 string license plate CBG. However I had a 4 string standard CBG made and should be arriving soon. I am looking forward to starting the 4 string fretted course. The 4 string will be more for chord and fretted playing, where the 3 string is more for blues and slide playing. I was curious on the most common tuning of the 4 string, G D g b.  So in open tuning you have the root, fifth, octave, third (of the octave).  Why is the third placed as the third of the octave?

Hi to those before me... UK ex-pat living in the Netherlands... Bought a cbg about 2 years ago.... life just took over and its sat patiently waiting for someone (er me) to play her.... So now life is a little more balanced.... Here I am again attempting to play....

hi I'm John from Devon Uk.

ive just joined. Be interested in any one in the uk who is out there.

ive just bought a Drummond and Hammett CBG 4 String with mini hambucker kit, which ive made.

i think it sounds quite good through my Roland cube amp.

john

hi pat this is the third attempt.when you play spoonfull you mute the strings is that so we can hear it better or is the the way to play it.

   all the best. 

Hi Patrick, Hi Everybody,

Getting this one under my slide. Gonna give it a try at open mic.

The number one rule of buying a guitar is always, always, always play the thing first.

That's fine if the shop in town can order in any guitar you like but if you're buying a handmade boutique instrument that isn't always possible. Now there's this thing called the internet and we can buy stuff from all over the world but until we can play a guitar on another continent we struggle to obey that number one rule, but we can get close. Here's the rub.

Know what you want.