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Cambridge busk with home made pvc sax and Cigar Box guitar

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Gary O'Slide - Cigar box guitare boîte de bonbons

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Genius - 3 Chords And A Lie

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brickDust commented on Gary O'slide's video

Metal song cigar box guitar licence plate bottleneck

"I really like this. The reduced strings and vibrato slide really works well with the metal theme (the whole thing gets a massive lift when you introduce it just over a minute into the song.) Kudos my friend."

Mar 27, 2021

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SandRocks

"Nice guitar tone and recording. Love the drawings as well."

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Moochie

"Beautiful guitar tone and clear recording. I can just feel the emotion."

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Granddad's Homemade Rock n Roll Band

"Thanks for your comments guys."

Mar 27, 2021

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Granddad's Homemade Rock n Roll Band

"I love to see people making music together, especially children! Kudos!!!"

Mar 27, 2021

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Granddad's Homemade Rock n Roll Band

""Super Cool Grandad", best Backup Band I've seen in years, a perfect example of "Start 'em Young" :-)"

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Granddad's Homemade Rock n Roll Band

"Good on you, Gramps! Kids doing great!"

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Granddad's Homemade Rock n Roll Band

"Homemade is the best! Nice playing brickdust, great little band! A future of cbg players."

Mar 27, 2021

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How did you learn about Cigar Box Nation?: Returning former member

How many instruments have you built so far?: 50+

What do you find most interesting about cigar box guitars? (If you do not enter something meaningful here (at least one sentence long), your membership may be rejected as a spam/bot fake account).: Creativity, friendship, no borders or boundaries.

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Granddad's Homemade Rock n Roll Band

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All you need is a cardboard box and a piece of old pallet

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MAY 2024 Take Down Diddley

"Thanks Doug, will do :) -Glenn"

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Doug Thorsvik commented on Poorness Studios's video

Rainbow Stew (low budget cover on cigar box guitar) | Merle Haggard

"A new one for me Kale, and I like it! I always enjoy your CBG covers. Happy Sunday!"

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Doug Thorsvik commented on Glenn Kaiser's photo

MAY 2024 Take Down Diddley

"Clean and simple! Ready for a little Jailhouse Rock. Go for it Glenn!"

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AGP #533 - ''Beware of Wife''

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Rainbow Stew (low budget cover on cigar box guitar) | Merle Haggard

Happy Sunday folks. I've wanted to cover this 1981 Merle Haggard tune for a while and I decided today is the day. Here's a stripped down cover with nothing b...

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On Top of Spaghetti: 3D Printed Cigar Box Guitar

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cbg1

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