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== What ==
 
== What ==
  
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* 4 Cigar Boxes
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| Cigar box || 4 ||
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|1×2 oak or maple lumber || 0 || 3' length The actual dimensions are 3/4"×1 1/2". A 6' stick, enough for 2 necks, Pick the straightest, flattest, clearest, meaning free of knotholes, piece you can find.
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|Guitar strings || 0 || Standard medium-gauge strings work well. CBGs typically use open G tuning. I use strings 5, 4, and 3 and tune them to G-D-G.
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| Tuning pegs || 0 ||
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| Fret wire || 0 ||
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| Cabinet hinge || 0 || with 3 mounting holes on each side
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| 1" wood screws Phillips head || 0 ||
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| Bamboo barbecue skewer or other hard, thin rod  || 0 ||  for the bridge and nut
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| Super glue optional || 0 ||
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=== Amp ===
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|Toggle switch, SPST single pole single throw || ||
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|9V battery || ||
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|Battery connector || ||
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|0.047µF capacitor || ||
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|220µF capacitor biggest || ||
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|0.01µf capacitor || ||
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|100µf capacitor || ||
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|10Ω resistor || ||
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|Hookup wire 20 or 22 gauge solid core is best || ||
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|5KW potentiometer, audio or log taper || ||
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|25-ohm 25W rheostat || ||
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| LM386N audio amplifier chip || ||
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|8-pin DIP IC socket || ||
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|1/4" mono phone jack || ||
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|Chicken head knobs (2) || ||
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|Prototyping PC board || ||
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| Speaker, 8Ω impedance || ||
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| Speaker grill optional || ||
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Revision as of 12:06, 20 August 2010

How

Based on these Make Magazine projects. Guitar and Amp

What

Guitar

Part Quantitiy Notes
Cigar box 4
1×2 oak or maple lumber 0 3' length The actual dimensions are 3/4"×1 1/2". A 6' stick, enough for 2 necks, Pick the straightest, flattest, clearest, meaning free of knotholes, piece you can find.
Guitar strings 0 Standard medium-gauge strings work well. CBGs typically use open G tuning. I use strings 5, 4, and 3 and tune them to G-D-G.
Tuning pegs 0
Fret wire 0
Cabinet hinge 0 with 3 mounting holes on each side
1" wood screws Phillips head 0
Bamboo barbecue skewer or other hard, thin rod 0 for the bridge and nut
Super glue optional 0


Amp

Part Quantitiy Notes
Toggle switch, SPST single pole single throw
9V battery
Battery connector
0.047µF capacitor
220µF capacitor biggest
0.01µf capacitor
100µf capacitor
10Ω resistor
Hookup wire 20 or 22 gauge solid core is best
5KW potentiometer, audio or log taper
25-ohm 25W rheostat
LM386N audio amplifier chip
8-pin DIP IC socket
1/4" mono phone jack
Chicken head knobs (2)
Prototyping PC board
Speaker, 8Ω impedance
Speaker grill optional
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