curious on how you made the fret lines for this guitar
@djangoboleКүн бұрын
I have one of those.
@rickreed1232 күн бұрын
1, 3, 5 chords? Never heard of that.
@calsurflance55986 күн бұрын
A friend rescued one from a flooded warehouse. The owner was throwing it in the dumpster. It had literally been floating. My friend got it dried out and working, and gave it to me. He also gave me a matched pair of original Westinghouse 6V6 tube/ valves out of a 1958 Magnavox HiFi. I disassembled it and cleaned the circuit board and valve sockets and cleaned and lubed the Pots. ( and got the smell out of it.) It works and looks like new. The Deluxe reverb setting ,7, is my preferred setting. I still prefer my Princeton Chorus, but the Super Champ X2 is a fun little amp.
@HELLHAMMERHANDHIX12 күн бұрын
I wonder if "Pete Shelley" saw that before he cut the top half of his guitar off ???.
@dowaliby118 күн бұрын
Thanks for an excellent review. I have this exact amp with the Ragin' Cajun speaker and the foot switch. I am thrilled with the amp and it's hard to believe how fantastic it sounds and how many features it has - especially for the money. I've owned a Princeton, which is undoubtedly a great amp, and much louder, but a one-trick pony. And the fact that the X2 weighs almost 10 pounds less than the Princeton makes a huge difference for my back. I mainly play my Strat and Tele through the X2 and run them into an Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer (with level at 10 and gain off) and sometimes a Wampler Ego compressor along with the TS9, and that's the secret sauce that makes an already great tone even greater (bigger and thicker), both on the clean and overdriven settings.
@jerrymander149221 күн бұрын
This is an awesome demo Chicken John
@ChickenboneJohn21 күн бұрын
Thanks for your kind words.
@carausiusmenapia321922 күн бұрын
I've used Chickenbone Johns fret cutting template for the last few years. I built a mitre box from CBJ''s instructions with oak sides & 3/4' ply base. I use various hardwood offcuts for the height adjustment. I already had a similar Sheffield England made fret / gent saw so just bought the sturdy stainless steel slotting template for £19.75. Easy to use, works great & much better value than other vendors. Recommended.
@ChickenboneJohn21 күн бұрын
We're glad that you are making good use of your template...keep on keeping on!
@ChickenboneJohn27 күн бұрын
First two are our "Toaster" pickup, www.chickenbonejohn.com/products/artec-mini-humbucker-pickup?_pos=1&_sid=fbae60ac2&_ss=r, the last one is our aged minihumbucker www.chickenbonejohn.com/products/mini-humbucker-pickup-antique-bronze-with-mounting-ring-pre-wired-available?_pos=1&_sid=dea769a00&_ss=r
@paulscofield850628 күн бұрын
Hi. John . Which model of pickup is that so I know what to order .regards Paul
@MrTodd2000Ай бұрын
that is what I would think ! As long as the frets are marked and you push down properly .......
@user-cc5qr9vl9pАй бұрын
super!👍 Спасибо Джон за хороший урок. Добрая память Джону Ли Хукеру.!
@jaimealexisedades8871Ай бұрын
I am a proud user bought one in Long and McQuade Toronto! I love your box cigar guitar!!! 🎸 Did they stop 🛑 making boxes? 📦
@johnr4898Ай бұрын
Thank you.
@adamkapolkaАй бұрын
Another great lesson! Thanks!
@frazerwilliams1368Ай бұрын
Had one for Xmas 1977....Thought it was the bees knees, played it through an old Selma 50 watt amp. Moved on to other copies in the late 70's to an Avon Les Paul, then a MIJ squire which I wish I'd never got rid of 😏
@adamkapolkaАй бұрын
Great lesson - Thanks!
@totalphildozersАй бұрын
Man, thank you for this!! Love from Chicagoland, Illinois, USA!
@stevenpetranyi2902Ай бұрын
Well fantasise no good I agree
@stevenpetranyi2902Ай бұрын
It's gonna be rechargeable
@ChickenboneJohnАй бұрын
It's not rechargeable, there are no batteries of any kind in this amp, so you have to use an external power supply, either a standard 9 Volt "wall wart" transformer or an external rechargeable battery pack.
@bobbymazda5891Ай бұрын
So cool !! Great work ! Where can i but a 6-string bridge and tail piece from yall?
@davidhamer8333Ай бұрын
Brilliant as ever John. I've just finished putting together one of you very complete kits. Superb, thank you.
@benwright6330Ай бұрын
"Oscar Schit Smella," .. 👉 10:56💥🤣🤛
@benwright6330Ай бұрын
Chicken Bone John, ..wanted to ask you, ..are those Charcoal Grey Frosted ones rare as chicken bone's teeth or somethin? Because never ever see em anywhere on my little internet land tv radar screen. I have one but it doesn't have the Pin bridge, it's a floating bridge type, tailpiece one. ..love your exquisite guitar playing, ..15:57 oh Jesus, you are goood, ..mmm, tasty, ..🦝🔥🌌
@ChickenboneJohnАй бұрын
I've had two of them, kept one and not seen another. I'ver seen a two or three frosted ones in different colours out there on the inter web,but I reckon they are pretty rare.
@phillipknechtel9894Ай бұрын
Well John just made one of your kits and it’s awesome. It is my favourite instrument and I have two Ibanez guitars as well. If I hit the strings, put it down and walk off it’s still resonating as I lock my den door. 😎👍🏻
@wolfdesikan17662 ай бұрын
Thanks for this man! I'm going to do a Bo Diddley/Billy Gibbons cigar box Jupiter Firebird and this helps a lot.
@williamburbage57742 ай бұрын
Thank you for your very helpful lessons on the CBG. Bill 😊
@ChickenboneJohn2 ай бұрын
You're welcome!
@christiantaylor40272 ай бұрын
Nice demo mate. Vox is making a lot of great stuff these days. My neighbors want me to have an A.C. 30 or at least a fleet of pathfinder amps. Or both . This mini 5 looks like a lot of features in a small package. Great for someone starting out or for small practice space. Good job John.
@jarrahoyen1482 ай бұрын
thank you very much. was just looking about for correct info. you didn't give me the "answer" but you explained it so well i was able to get the correct answer for my question
@whatthepluck41262 ай бұрын
So informative thank you 🙏
@CigarboxSchulzi2 ай бұрын
*like*
@TheLookingOne2 ай бұрын
Good points John For an electric CBG (when you don't care about the acoustics) with a surface-mount pickup, is it okay to NOT recess the top surface of the neck between the fret and the bridge? I'm going to attach the neck to the top of the cigar box. Should I glue the top neck surface to the bottom surface of the cigar box top?
@ChickenboneJohn2 ай бұрын
We almost always have the underside of the top of the box in contact with the neckstick. We NEVER glue in our necks - if you need to get into the box to tinker with the neck angle, repair electrics etc, glueing in a neck makes it virtually impossible to take the guitar apart. Repairability is important, so we always fix our necks into the boxes with simple wood screws.
@TheLookingOne2 ай бұрын
@@ChickenboneJohn Hey John, ANOTHER good point.
@TheRhinestoneRats-sn4vr2 ай бұрын
That guitar is mine now it’s great,I gig with it a lot and highly recorecommend johns guitars
@user-2Flipped5632 ай бұрын
What key are you in Chicken bone John.
@ChickenboneJohn2 ай бұрын
Key of G, using a G-D-Goctave tuning.
@quinnwilliams51632 ай бұрын
Yessir Mr Chickenbone! Thanks for the great lesson
@williamsimm13232 ай бұрын
How can I buy the cutaway cigar box guitar 3 string on your video playing just got paid.
@williamsimm13232 ай бұрын
How can i buy your latest tele style cigar box guitar that you played on your video playing 25 lighters
@ChickenboneJohn2 ай бұрын
We can custom make a similar one for you. Get in touch at: [email protected] and we can sort out a specification and price for you...worldwide shipping.
@blindboy1022 ай бұрын
Most excellent. Thanx for sharing. You have earned your place in Heaven!
@TheLookingOne2 ай бұрын
Interesting. Could the string ferrules be mounted into the rear face of the neck instead of into the rear face of the body? Then the strings would not pass through the space below the neck inside the body. And for hinged cigar boxes, you could flip open the back when the strings are strung. (Am I correct about this last one?)
@ChickenboneJohn2 ай бұрын
There's really no point in doing that, it makes everything more complicated as you'd have to drill out the back to load the strings and you couldn't easily do that with the adjustable neck system. It's much simpler to do what we do and put a continuous packer from neck to tail in the back of the box.
@TheLookingOne2 ай бұрын
@@ChickenboneJohn Yeah. I called that off. I anchor my strings above the body. Cheers!
@TheLookingOne2 ай бұрын
Hey CBJohn ! Whereabouts are you located? James Hargreaves layed out an approach to master the blues for 6 strings. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWmocnSMrdt1aqM Is it possible to adjust his approach for 3 strings? If so, how?
@mulekickhandmadeguitars84652 ай бұрын
UPDATE: I just finished building my Treble/Bass CBG. Made it a 4-string. It sounds absolutely amazingly cool! Thanks John.
@TheLookingOne2 ай бұрын
Hey CJ, Is your bridge held in place only by the tension of the strings? Can you move it around? Would you move it to: Adjust the tone? Adjust the action? For a good position to rest your hand?
@ChickenboneJohn2 ай бұрын
It's a floating bridge, not glued down, which is how pretty much every guitar with tailpiece is made. It allows you to move it to get the intonation right.
@TheLookingOne2 ай бұрын
@@ChickenboneJohn Ah. Have you played CBGs with fixed adjustable bridges with saddles and a tailpiece? If so, do you find them to hold their tune longer than floating bridges?
@ChickenboneJohn2 ай бұрын
@@TheLookingOne That's a really illogical way to make a guitar. Using a trapeze tailpiece is redundant with a "hardtail" stye bridge. Either use a hardtail adjustable bridge or a tailpiece a with a floating bridge.
@TheLookingOne2 ай бұрын
@@ChickenboneJohn Oh yes, one or the other. I was asking about only the hardtail bridge with saddles.
@tombeew2 ай бұрын
Great. Would be there. Thx lot for this Movie.
@johnaustin18252 ай бұрын
How do I get on this?
@ChickenboneJohn2 ай бұрын
If you play cigar box guitar, send me a link to your website or videos/recordings on social media. Our next event has some open mic spots, but all the payed performer spots are already booked. www.chickenbonejohn.com/products/tickets-boxstock-the-uk-cigar-box-guitar-festival-2024
@Crosshatch12122 ай бұрын
@@ChickenboneJohnhi John. I just got a kneck of you it's 19 fret that's for long box .I just watched youre vid about knecks .I did email you but think it was confusing cheers .
@Crosshatch12122 ай бұрын
Sent email john but not heard anything , to be honest I ain't to great with pasting pictures formats etc ,but it's edinburgh mark .bout kneck compatability with four boxes I got .cheers
@SoulOhm2 ай бұрын
Oh what a day that was❤ 🎉
@Shambala532 ай бұрын
What's the tuning????
@ChickenboneJohn2 ай бұрын
G D G
@Crosshatch12122 ай бұрын
Nice sat watch ,cheers
@killifish133 ай бұрын
Just found your channel you rock. I'm a cigarbox guitar player from Canada love your lessons you are awesome .
@Crosshatch12123 ай бұрын
You wanting a person to talk to that cld possibly do a job on the guitar cases ,ill ask him ,
@Crosshatch12123 ай бұрын
John woukd it be OK if I emailed you .The box I got got broken but have another but dffrnt size to youre kneck I got .I will be looking to get a few more .Was just wanting to ask if you cld advise on a pic email ,thnks bit stuck ,lol