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Tech Talk - Building A Cigar Box Guitar Part 6
The cigar box guitar is a primitive chordophone whose resonator is a discarded cigar box. Because the instrument is homemade, there is no standard for dimensions, string types or construction techniques. Many early cigar box guitars consisted of…
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The completion of a cigar box guitar “Like” Bman’s Facebook page (available in over 50 languages). I will not relay senseless nonsense. In this way I can get out the word on new talent, venues and blues happenings!…
Continue Reading »Tech Talk - Collings Guitars, DS-3
This is the original 12-fret dreadnought shape, first designed as an oversized Hawaiian guitar almost a century ago. We've retained the shape and wide neck with slotted headstock from that bygone era, but our DS models are thoroughly…
Continue Reading »Tech Talk - Collings Guitars, C-10 Deluxe Custom - Nick Lucas L00
Based on guitars first introduced around the same time as the OM, the Collings C10 is a leaner alternative, with the narrow waist and small upper bout resulting in a precise, focused response. Of all our acoustic models,…
Continue Reading »Tech Talk - Custom Kraft "Electra Bass Amp" (1964)
35WattRMS, 1xC15N Jensen speaker Custom Kraft (Lectrolab) Amplifiers are cheaply made tube amps from the 1950s and 1960s. They were made by Sound Projects Co. Cicero, Ill., which might suggest that they had something to do with Valco.…
Continue Reading »Tech Talk - Danelectro Commando (1956)
The Danelectro Commando is a combo guitar amplifier manufactured by Danelectro in 1954–1960. There is some evidence that it is one of the amplifiers used by Little Walter. The circuitry of this 30-watt amplifier is typical of its…
Continue Reading »Tech Talk - Danelectro Pioneer Model 15 (1954)
made in Red Bank, NJ 115 volts ac 60 cycle 50 watt input vibrato speed strength and footswitch jack instrument 3 inputs treble vol and bass microphone 2 inputs tone and vol tubes 6s5 2- 6sj7 pair of…
Continue Reading »Tech Talk - De La Rosa Grand Concert - DT Guitars
David Taylor Guitars strum very well and the full sound is suitable for many styles from Fingerstyle to Jazz to Singer/Songwriter and everything in between. David happens to be the son of a wordclass knife maker, Gray Taylor,…
Continue Reading »Tech Talk - Di Mambro Harp Amp (2008)
Di Mambro Harp Amp(2008) 1x10"Jensen reissue speaker 6v6gt, 12ax7, 5y3gt tubes Questo amplificatore nasce dalo studio degli amplificatori usati dal Re dell'Armonica , Little Walter...e da qui viene il nome "Little Walter Style". E' un amplificatore per armonica…
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