Such a great instructor! Thank you!

Very excited to see how those upgrades turn out! So far yours is the the best information I’ve come across on piezo pick up building. Super informative and clear. You’re a great teacher. Thank you!

Nice! I made few videos about piezo but iI didn't explore as much as you are. Nice videos :)

Hey lady! Lots of great comments here. Another trick is to place painters tape over the area you are cutting, using a hi TPI saw blade. The tape will help minimize shredding.

Great beginner lesson. 👍👍👍🎸

I have a "fun" time to tune and to play that thing. I bought a fretless high action CBG a few days ago and I am already playing some improvised "Blues". I even figured out how to play Personal Jesus (at least one part)...The problem is that I have to do everything by intuition and ear since most tutorials are about playing low action CBGs...I am so thankful for this stuff

I like the sound the finger picks make....kind of dramatic and hard rock style. 🎸🎵🎶

Both are good, in their own way. Kind of like different hairstyles, LoL ❤

Tabletop scroll saw.

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I like it more without the finger picks. It sounds softer.

Maybe that's one of my problems. I've been using the metal pics like the ones used for banjo.

Ooh, I may have to say without. The finger picking sounds warmer and rounder, the picks sound harder, sharper. Tough call, but yeah, I prefer the fingers.

Hope you get used to them. I never did lol!

Finger pics sounds great and probably easier on the fingers

5:35 You need a ground plane for an amplifier to keep out noise! I guess you discovered on your own why those breadboards don't work well for audio circuits! Since you're amplifying small signals, it's important that ALL your circuit grounds are at the EXACT same potential. You might not think it makes a difference, if you measure with a multimeter, you'll get basically 0 Volts... But... 1) small signal amps are prone to noise anyway, esp since... 2) You're amplifying the signal 20 dB! That's a LOT! So, even a few uV of difference in the ground potential will be enough to unbalance any CMRR in your circuit. BTW, for that reason, I'd have used an op amp buffer, with differential amp. You can make those easy with a 4x op amp. But that's just me. Yours should work. Believe it or not, you (more or less) created a ground plane by using copper tape. It's much wider than a normal trace on a typical PCB. Can't wait to hear how it sounds! EDIT: Ok, I watched the whole video, and I have a few tips from many years of experience. 1. You may want to swap that 3.3 M ohm resister for a 1 M. I think your freq response will be a bit better 2. You also might want to solder the overlapping copper strips together. Don't rely on the adhesive, it won't be reliable over time. Use flux like you did with the components. (BTW, I use a toothpick to apply it, not my finger, you really don't need that much!) 3. I didn't calculate the bandpass on your LPF, but those caps looked pretty big for that purpose. 4. Oh, yeah, since you're using alligator clips for the battery contacts, you could actually omit the switch. Just disconnect one (or both) of the clips. You should really cover them with shrink tubing or electrical tape, so if they get jostled, they won't short out. I guess if you omit the switch, you'll have to open the box to turn it on & off. Please insulate those clips! Great job, very creative! I think you're smart, creative and adorable! I like piezo elements as audio transducers (& even higher freqs), they sound great on regular acoustic guitars, so there's no reason why they wouldn't work here. Great job! Nice playing, too! Do you really go onstage and play & sing for ppl with your CBG? (I've thought about making one, but I'm too involved in developing my technique on my actual guitar.) Have fun! Keep experimenting! 🤪. 👍👍

I have been playing ukulele for the past year. I just purchased ukulele #7, I'm addicted. Now I'm obsessed with the cigarbox guitar! I have to have one!!

what is the voltage of those capacitor ?

i saw all of your Playlist and fell very broad that our world have a women like you because you are great 🙏🏻 please continue your work i am depending on you to make my own circuit because i cant afford so much on sound equipment ,it is very difficult here in Syria wishing you the best 🙏🏻❤️

I close my eyes and just listen to this over and over . Thank you

This rules!

Awsome finger picking style! ,I'm not great with a guitar pick either ✨️

A small tug will help streach the strings

Kinda blues. Really awesome

Will check out our Venice venues to see if you would be interested to showcase there

You're the Bebop to my Cowboy. Rock on sister.😊

Since I subbed to your channel, I see that you have guitars built with the same boxes as my own. This one here and the Tabak box. Meaningful coincidences. I loved your channel ❤️

Absolutely amazing 👏

What strings are those

The level I get out of piezo is adequate, for me, without a preamp, and I will have it wired with either a three-way, like a Les Paul, or with a blend knob, like a bass, in conjunction with a magnetic pup. I've only ever used single-coil, thus far, but I have some humbuckers on hand for the near future.

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Thank you Liza!

Love it!!!! Thank you! In love With my guitar! Thank you for making it for me 👏👏👏🌺🙏🏻

Dead or alive ?

Sounds excellent to me!!! 😊😊😊

Open D chord tuning?

I like this.

Bought my first CBG today, found your channel and subscribed. You are making it easy for a beginner to follow along. Thanks again

I use both pickups, but I agree about the piezo bringing out the sound of the actual box. I love your skills at building preamps as it is not one of mine.