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Flush Mount Jack and Pot Template
$3.00
This template is used to create and opening for our flush mount jacks. It is also helpful in locating holes for pots.
Four on plate engraved Mandolin Style Tuners
$10.50
Includes one set right and one set left. Nickel plated with white pearloid knobs. Bushings and screws are included, 15 to 1 gear ratio. Shafts are .25 diameter and spaced one inch apart,
Four Pack Zero Frets
$3.00
Included are 4- 3 inch lengths of Jumbo fret wire. These can be placed in the zero fret slot. they are the perfect height when used with medium frets in the remaining slots.
Four String Wraparound Bridge
$14.50
Chrome four string wrap around bridge suitable for cbg builds. Saddles are spaced .6 inches apart and string width at bridge is 1.8 inches. Requires a larger than standard neck, one that is close to 2 inches and the box end.
These bridges are taller than standard bridges requiring the the stagger between the box face and fret height to be near .5 inches. The mounting post allow for fine adjustment to get the action height correct.
Template is included for laying out mounting hole locations. Simply line up the template on the centerline an scale length. Mark the holes and drill with a 12mm drill bit. You can use a smaller bit and file to size. Add backer to make sure top is close to .750 inches thick at the hole position.
Ghost Pups with harness
from $17.50
In some builds it is preferred to place the pickup under the lid of the box, this practice is often referred to as "ghosting". Many builders have had good success using the MGB flat pups for these applications. MGB is proud to introduce our new Ghost Pups. These flat pups/harness assemblies are ideal for ghosting. The pickups include a high quality 3M adhesive pad for securing the pup to the lid of the box. They work best if the surface of the box is relatively smooth. Additional adhesive such as E6000 may be needed for rough surfaces.
The harnesses includes volume and tone pots along with a jack. A ground wire for the the bridge and the hardware are also included. 500k pots are used on the double coil pickups and 250k pots are included on the single coil pickups.
The Lucky 13 and Point Five O are stronger pickups and best suited where the distance to the string is greater than 1/4 inch.
Green or All Black Keystone Left
$2.50
Vintage relic style tuner. Drill 5/16 hole 1/4 deep from the front side. Use 1/4 inch drill to drill through the rest of the way. Insert ferrule from the front side and gently tap in place. Install tuner from back side and secure with small screw.
Green or All Black Keystone Right
$2.50
Vintage relic style tuner. Drill 5/16 hole 1/4 deep from the front side. Use 1/4 inch drill to drill through the rest of the way. Insert ferrule from the front side and gently tap in place. Install tuner from back side and secure with small screw.
Grommet Sound Hole Celtic Knot
$6.00
These grommet sound holes provide a creative touch to your build. Simply drill a 2 inch hole and drop the grommet in place. Use E6000 to glue in place. Available in real Cherry or Maple in either a Nickle, Gloss Black or Antique Brass finish.
Grommet Sound Hole Honey Comb
$6.00
These grommet sound holes provide a creative touch to your build. Simply drill a 2 inch hole and drop the grommet in place. Use E6000 to glue in place. Available in real Cherry or Maple in either a Nickle, Gloss Black or Antique Brass finish.
Grommet Sound Hole Sun Ray
$6.00
These grommet sound holes provide a creative touch to your build. Simply drill a 2 inch hole and drop the grommet in place. Use E6000 to glue in place. Available in real Cherry or Maple in either a Nickle, Gloss Black or Antique Brass finish.
Guitar Cable 20 foot long
$12.50
Includes 1/4inch straight and right angle metal connectors, ensures a secure connection to any instrument, pedal, or amp jack.
Pliable 20ft guitar cable protected by high-quality pvc jacket and braided tweed cloth outer jacket, minimzing twisting, kinking and tangling.
Black with gray accent cotton weave outer jacket.
Suitable for mixer, power amplifier, effects pedals, equalizer, electronic organ, electric guitar, electric bass and other electronic equipment.
Hanger Bolt Kit
$5.00
Includes 2 6mm by 2 inch hanger bolts, 4 nuts and 4 washers. Includes a 1.25 inch by 2 inch reinforcement plate
Havoc Four String Kit
$125.00
Kit includes everything needed to complete this attractive 4 string instrument
Included are:
7" x 9" x 2" box that is fully machined, reinforced and ready for assembly.
24 inch scale Rosewood and Okume fretted neck predrilled for 4 tuners. Neck reinforcement plate is included. String slots on nut are filed
Four pole pickup with harness, mounting hardware and knobs.
Included is a chrome jack plate and back cover plate.
Includes a 3 pack of .013, .017, .026 and .036 strings.
Use a 10 mm socket or wrench to tighten hanger bolt and tuner ferule.
Havoc Three String Kit
$125.00
Kit includes everything needed to complete this attractive 3 string instrument
Included are:
7" x 9" x 2" box that is fully machined, reinforced and ready for assembly.
24 inch scale Rosewood and Okume fretted neck predrilled for 3 tuners. Neck reinforcement plate is included. String slots on nut are filed
RSG style Micro pup with harness, mounting hardware and knobs.
Black jack plate, black strap pins and back cover plate.
3 pack each of .017, .026 and .036 strings.
Jack Plate
$2.00
1.3 inches by 1.3 inches, with a .37 inch hole. Hardware included
Available in Chrome or Black
K-Nine Bass Flat Pup
$13.00
Made for bass builds and measuring 9 Kohms, these new pickups are wide enough for 4 string bass builds. They will also work for guitar installations. These low-profile pickups are designed specifically for surface mounting on cigar boxes. They eliminate the need for cutting a large hole in the box and slotting the neck. Simply mount on the surface of the box and run the wire through a small hole to connect with the rest of the electronics. Make sure the magnets face the strings. Secure the pickup to the cover with double sided tape, hot melt glue or E6000. Cover not included.
Dimensions are 1.3" wide, 2.75" tall and .25" thick.
Find covers here
K-Nine Bass Flat Pup Covers
from $4.00
These covers are made specifically for the K-Nine bass pickups. they measure 3.65" by 2.0" by .32". Hardware included.
La Gloria Cubana Kit
$75.00
Kit includes box, neck, reinforcement plate and back cover plate. The attractive box which measures 9 x 8 1/2 by 2 1/4 inches has a faux rosewood finish and is predrilled for neck and cover plate. The kit is available in 3 and 4 string versions. The box is long enough to allow use of standard hardtail bridges. The neck is a Deluxe Easy Neck with Rosewood fretboard. It is a 24 inch scale neck with 22 frets. This kit is ready for you to add your favorite tuners, electronics, strings and hardware. Neck includes spacer to lift the fretboard to allow the strings to pass over the Mini Box Bucker covers. You might want to use a shim on your bridge as well.
License Plate Kit
$150.00
Easy to assemble kit includes everything needed to build a 3 or 4 string license plate guitar, using your favorite 6x12 inch license plate.
Kit includes:
Reinforced Sapele body specifically made for license plate builds. The body is reinforced and machined with necessary mounting holes for adding components.
Kit includes Super Neck. See here.
Lucky 13 pickup with harness ready to install. Pickup has double sided tape and can be mounted on the back of the license plate near the neck.
Hardware includes tuners, strings, stainless steel tailpiece, knobs, strap pins and screws.
An oak bridge that may need to modified to fit around the letters to obtain the preferred action height.
Assembly is easy:
Mount harness/jack assembly to box. Feed black ground wire through small hole where tail piece mounts.
Affix pickup to back side of plate.
Install tuners on headstock, use a small amount of super glue to secure the Rosewood string spacer on at the end of the fretboard just beyond the zero fret.
Mount neck on the body using reinforcement plate and hardware.
Mount plate to box using screws and finish washers.
Install the tailpiece.
Install strings and only tighten lightly.
Loaded Bridge
$32.50
Template for string bridge including single coil pickup.
Chrome Finish
Four string
Bottom loading
7.5 K ohm rating
Hardware included
Template
Lucky 13 Flat Pup
$15.00
In some builds it is preferred to place the pickup under the lid of the box,
this practice is often referred to as "ghosting". Many builders have had good success using the MGB Mini Box Buckers for these applications. MGB is proud to introduce our new Lucky 13 flat pup designed for ghosting.
By adding more wire and strengthening the magnetic field we have a solid solution. These new pickups measure 13k ohms plus. We have found in testing that the pickups work well when the distance from the pickup to the strings is .5". Make sure the magnets face the strings.
Measuring 2.56" by 1.6" and .3" thick, these pickups can be used on 3,4 and 6 string builds. Works with our 6 string Boxbucker covers.
View all available covers here.
Mandolin Kit
$60.00
This kit includes everything needed to build a Mandolin except for the body. The neck is Okume with a Walnut fretboard. Binding and face and side fret markers are included. The scale length is 13 3/4 inches. The neck also includes a truss rod. A compensated and adjustable Walnut bridge is included along with a chrome tailpiece. Tuners and a truss rod cover are included. Four pairs of stings are provided including .012, .016, .026 and .032 sizes. Tuning is GDAE.
Note: Keep in mind the tension created by 8 strings is substantial, all boxes will need additional reinforcement to handle the added stress. Make sure the top where the neck is connected is thick (close to 1/2" is ideal) and rigid. You will note that two hanger bolts are used to provide and solid connection between the neck and the box.
Metal Resonator Kit 3 or 4 string
$175.00
Kit includes everything needed to complete this attractive resonator style box instrument. Available in three or four string. Although this a little more complicated build we are here to help, just give us a call.
Included are:
11" x 7" x 2.5" colorful box that is fully machined, reinforced and ready for assembly.
24 inch scale Okume and Maple Deluxe Easy Neck predrilled for three or four tuners. Neck reinforcement plate is included. String slots on nut are filed but may require minimal adjustments after assembly.
Powered by an MGB 4.0 Mini Box Bucker pickup. Pickup is pre-soldered to harness and ready for easy installation.
Includes tuners, knobs and strap pins.
Resonator cone, cover, biscuit bridge with several shims for final action adjustment.
Includes a 3 pack of .013, .017 .026 or .013, .017 .026 and .036 strings.
Use a 7/16" socket or wrench to tighten hanger bolt and and 10 mm socket or wrench to tighten tuner ferules.
MGB CBG Cheat Sheet
$1.00
Many builders are not musicians and have limited musical skills. It is often to difficult to know exactly how to tune strings on various instruments. MGB is not a musician and created his own cheat sheet to help him with set ups. While many musicians can get pretty close with tuning a string by ear, others (like MGB) have no idea where they are on the scale. MGB quickly realized it was helpful to use the corelating frequency for tuning. The A note has frequency of 440HZ. The Pano tuner app is very helpful, it provides the note and the frequency. The 88 keys on the piano are listed on the left, moving to the right are popular note tuning for a number of instruments. While there are many tuning possibilities for cbgs listed are a few popular choices.
MGB Pitch Bender
from $25.00
Available in 3 and 4 string models, these new MGB Pitch Benders can add a new dimension to your CBGs. Includes all of the chrome finished components and hardware needed. Also includes a template to provide accurate location and sizing of hole for the bridge and locations for mounting screws.
Critical steps for installation:
Use the template (included) for accurate lay-out of holes. Make sure to line up the box center line and scale length line.
Secure anchor block (2 1/2 x 4 inches) to inside of lid. It should meet with edge of hole. The bridge screws will need to go through the lid and into the block.
Do not over tighten screws that secure the bridge. The bridge must lay flat against the box, see pic. The bridge will need to pivot to shorten the strings and bend the pitch.
Anchor the springs to provide tension, you can use the spring bracket or install screws in the anchor block. Our experience shows that stretching the strings about 1/2 inch from the normal state provides the right tension. This tension will will keep the bridge flat and allow tuning. Bending the bar will further stretch the springs and allow the bridge to pivot.
The 3 string uses two springs and the 4 string uses three springs.
The strings are bottom loading so access through the back of the box is needed.
