Harley Davidson box guitar (no distortion)

[lennypurnell]

Thanks!! They are fun to build.

[jasoncyclonejoker]

Thats cool man

[BluesDfender]

sweet tone ! cool

[lennypurnell]

@BluesDfender  Thanks!

[cffellows]

Keep coming back to this video. That's the best sounding CBG I think I've heard. I'm in the planning stages of building my own. Do you recall where you placed the pickup?

[lennypurnell]

@cffellows Thanks!! I think its alittle in front of the bridge up toward the bass strings. Before I epoxy it. I move it around using tape to hold it down, and try to find the spot where it sounds the best. Let me know how it turns out. Lenny

[cffellows]

This one is my favorite... what kind of amp are you using?

[lennypurnell]

@cffellows Its a old Crate G120c xl 2 12's I think its from the 80's

[atreyujuggalo666]

you should cover the ong old red blake sheldon u got like almost the same sound

[lennypurnell]

@atreyujuggalo666 Cool I'll have to check that out. Thanks for watching!

[callum252]

it has a wonderful tone to it my friend. great playing too!!

[lennypurnell]

@callum252 Thanks for watching!!

[hydralisk3313]

nice country-ish sound... i like this guitar..

[smellycow6]

its got a really nice tone :D

[lennypurnell]

@smellycow6 Thanks!!

[Dingbat408]

nice!

[lennypurnell]

Thanks!!

[Neuguy69]

This is the second of your videos I've watched. Love the sound. Freakin twang!

[lennypurnell]

Thanks for watching!! The HD box turned out pretty good.Glad you like it!

[Wolvjf]

Great song!!!

What is the name of music?

TKS!!!

[lennypurnell]

Thanks!! I didn't think to name it.Just made it up. Thanks for listening!

[rpeek]

I love it..

[lennypurnell]

Thanks Richard.

[audziarz]

where can i buy it, or how to make it?

[lennypurnell]

Check out the cigar box nation.You'll find a plan there.Thats what I went by.I just used a pine box from the harley shop. Any box should sound pretty good.This one has a Shatten soundboard transducer from Stu Mac. Its just a piezo mic. They are pretty easy to make. If you decide to make one you'll find alot of help at the nation.Or ask me Let me know how your doing.

[lennypurnell]

Thanks! Yeah you should make one.Thats half the fun. Check out the cigar box nation you'll find alot of idea's there.

[railroadDon]

Lenny Lenny,this is good stuff,see you around man

[lennypurnell]

Thanks Don!!

[heliopijpe]

One of the better CBG guitars I've heard on you tube, sounds absolutely terrific, not too clean as it should, but crisp and strong ! Very well done, much much better than the first one ... a shame I live in Belgium and nobody makes these here... continue the good work, and if' yould ever sell one of these for Lefties,, haha,, let me know okay! I'll be more then glad to order ;-) B regards Hélio

[lennypurnell]

Wow!! Thanks!! I appreciate your comments! I'm not building right now but Check out cigar box nation. Making them is half the fun. You could be the 1st person in your area to build one. People really respond well to them. I thank you again for your input! Have a nice weekend. Lenny

[pillowfreak22]

if someone asked will you make them and how much would you charge for one

[lennypurnell]

Hey thanks for your interest. I'm not building right now .Lots of work to do on my house. Try the Cigar Box Nation online.

right on the front page they have instruments for sale. I bet you could find one for not too much. Lenny

[lennypurnell]

Thanks! Yeah. I looked at these plans .They have them at cigar box nation. Then I just used a Harley box instead of a cigar box. Thanks for your comments.

[Dimebagfan6661]

did u make that guitar???

if so how??

love the sound man

[lennypurnell]

Thanks! I'll work on it.

[skate7n7bake]

hey buatiful sound

can u put up a tab thats a sick song

gj on guitar

pc

[danielwetpaint]

The crickets chirping,the water splashing in the distance,the clouds filter the moonlight,fireflies and moths zizag into fire. Homemade wine ringin my ears,finishing up my tincup of bullfrog soup,,and then Bubba takes a swig of Muscadine wine, burps while he leans towards me,,then he says "Ya kno', you got a reel purty mouth". Deliverance,,,Man this has a great swampy southern sound.

[Chaser53pin]

Really nice sound, that tunes makes me think I'm in a canoe deep in the swamp with gators and snakes.! Nice job! 5 of 5

[lennypurnell]

Thanks!!  It does have that raw sound.I think it might have to do with the simple box design. Thanks again. Lenny

[Chaser53pin]

naw leave it that way sounds great!

[atlanticus]

very interesting sound, nice vid

[Wiltsky]

Badass! I really enjoy hearing this sound.

[lennypurnell]

Thanks I appreciate that!

[nrlsky]

Hearing the beautiful sound of your guitar in the video got my mind focused on trying to replicate it so much that I forgot to say, "GREAT VIDEO". The guitar sounds great and so does your playing. Keep it up.

[nrlsky]

I am building a cbg and I am wondering: when measuring the frets, do I place the bridge and nut in place, measure the distance between, and then calculate where to place my frets or is that in the wrong order?

[lennypurnell]

Thanks!! I appreciate that! What I do is decide where I want the bridge and nut then I go to Stew Mc Donald and use their online fret calculator,I believe its located under fretting supplies. You punch in how many frets you want and the distance between the nut and bridge. It will give you the fret spacing. Or if you have a guitar you can measure its scale ,then use its fret spacing.

Have fun! Thanks for your comment.

[SeeYouinHollywood]

do you ever have to worry about intonation on a CBG?

I'm considering making one

[lennypurnell]

If you use one of the online fret calculators.Stuart Mac Donald has one ,and Shane Speal has a fret scale you can use.

When you get your frets marked right it also tells you where to put your bridge. Its not as hard as it sounds.One of mine has a movable bridge,sometimes I move it around for different sounds. When I get harmonics at the 12 th fretI know its back in place.

[Jungaboo]

any tips on making a cigar box guitar from your experience? btw beautiful sound

[lennypurnell]

Thanks! I would check out Scotty's cigarbox guitar page. You'll find plans and lots of different idea's. Yahoo also has a good cigarbox guitar forum. I like making my own boxes. I think the HD box was pine. My latest one is made from a oak pallet.Check out some of the you tube video's you'll get some good idea's. Thanks again.

[RickBeall]

That thing is gorgeous clean sounding too! And your playing is beautiful.

[lennypurnell]

Thanks! I appreciate that!

[pitelhead]

i really enjoy your guitar playing, , i love your guitar sound , keep rocking!

[lennypurnell]

Thanks!

[lennypurnell]

Thanks!!

[earsandthumbs]

Sounds cool,