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How to Add a Panel-mount Gain Control to a C. B. Gitty Amp Board
Want to upgrade your next DIY amplifier with a gain control? Looking for greater control over your cigar box guitars tone?
In this post, you'll learn how to hack a
C. B. Gitty 2.5-watt amp circuit board and add a panel-mount gain control, giving you more command over your sound and style.Why Use a Gain Control
You already know that the volume control determines how quiet or loud your amp sounds.
The gain control is different.
Installing a gain control allows you to
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11th Sep 2019
Shane Speal's 1 Hour Project: Make Your Own "Shabby-Chic" Lap Steel
Looking for an exciting one-hour project that rocks? Check out this lap steel made using beautiful, salvaged wood and a handful of parts.
Yesterday, I got the urge to build something new, so I went into my woodshop and challenged myself to make something within
one hour.
The time restriction made the project even more interesting and added an element of excitement.
Using an old, salvaged baluster and a handful of C. B. Gitty parts, I made this "Shabby-Chic" lap steel.
Here's the
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19th Jul 2019
Gittylele Concert Uke Completes "Retro Trifecta"
Shane Speal has posted photos of his latest C. B. Gitty kit project, a retro-inspired
Gittylele Concert Uke. The ukulele is part of his "Retro Trifecta" of Gitty Kits, which includes the G-Bass and Tin Pan Alley resonator guitar.
Speal's Retro Uke
The Gittylele Concert DIY Ukulele Kit is the full 15-inch concert scale version of our popular ukulele kit.
Speal first painted the soundboard in the same off-white color as used on the other two kits.
He then c
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5th Dec 2018
Your Next DIY Guitar Challenge: Build With A Bigger Box
Want to challenge yourself with a new way to build your next guitar? Use an old wooden crate to make your biggest, most distinctive DIY-guitar yet!
There's no question that cigar boxes are the most popular repurposed item for building homemade/handmade musical instruments.
Of course, there are other popular options: wine and liquor boxes, silverware cases, metal boxes, and cookie tins and such, but what about when you want a little bigger challenge?
For me, that challenge is provided by
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17th Apr 2018
How to Add Legs to a 2x4 Lap Steel Guitar
Turn your 2x4 Lap Steel Guitar into a console lap steel with this simple mod using three table legs! The simple tripod setup gives a sturdy foundation at just the right height for you to sit and slide away!You'll need:a C. B. Gitty 2x4 Lap Steel Kit (completed with a 2x4 plank)Three 27.5" table legs from Lowe's or any other big box hardware storeThree angle mounting plates for the legsHere's the simple process:
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17th May 2017