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Kids Rock Cigar Box Ukes at New Orleans Fest It was all child's play at the First Annual New Orleans Cigar Box Guitar Fest when local students from Encore Academy took the stage with… Started by Cigar Box Nation	6	Jan 21, 2016 Reply by Rooster
Nation News: Kids Rock Cigar Box Ukes, Spoonman, Junk Cello Foot Bass, NAMM & more Kids Rock Cigar Box Ukuleles at New Orleans Fest It was all child's play at the First Annual New Orleans Cigar Box Guitar Fest when loca… Started by Cigar Box Nation	0	Jan 19, 2016
VIDEO: Street Musician Turned Junk Upright Bass Into Foot Piano + Jesse Fuller's Fotdella Here's a video that's been going around the interwebs for quite a while now. It's a New Orleans street busker that made a "Fotdella" foot… Started by Cigar Box Nation	1	Jan 19, 2016 Reply by Jim Morris
Cigar Box Guitars are Art, Even with Laser-Cut Parts The most popular discussion this week has been what people don't like added to cigar box guitars. The dogma has been running all over th… Started by Cigar Box Nation	34	Jan 11, 2016 Reply by Mark C
MOTORHEAD: A Cigar Box Guitar Tribute A few years back, Cigar Box Nation created a Motorhead Tribute Album. In the wake of Lemmy's passing, we share it again with you here...c… Started by Cigar Box Nation	10	Jan 7, 2016 Reply by Bristol Blue
Build a 2-String Coconut Shell Rebec Banjo Originally published in Sing Out! Magazine - Volume 26/Number6/1978 Transcribed and archived by Shane Speal, Dec 2015. Shane's notes: The… Started by Cigar Box Nation	10	Jan 7, 2016 Reply by J.Rob
VIDEO - Johnny Depp Plays Dobro & Cigar Box Guitar at Photo Shoot Here's a chestnut from 2014 that we recently discovered. Johnny Depp plays a beautiful dobro a (which provides the soundtrack to the short… Started by Cigar Box Nation	8	Jan 6, 2016 Reply by the anonymous pick
VIDEO: Two Cigar Box Guitars and a Telecaster Check out Duca Belintani's latest video, "Walking by Myself." It's a simple little blues shuffle that has him triple tracked with two diff… Started by Cigar Box Nation	0	Jan 6, 2016
Mini Documentary - Sandbox Percussion "Part & Parcel" performing 'junk chamber music' Sandbox Percussion is an NYC based chamber music group that specializes in percussive compositions played on junk. This quick documentary… Started by Cigar Box Nation	0	Jan 6, 2016
Gas Can Basses Youtube star, "SlapMonsterJoel" rocks out on a jerry can bass built by Marcus Reeves. The bass is plugged into a Hartke LH1000 head and a… Started by Cigar Box Nation	9	Jan 4, 2016 Reply by Charles Atchison

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Joseph J. Rogowski about Current Based Pickup Design

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crossover guitar.

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Flat bucker under box top. Any Success?

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Has anyone tried this? Thoughts?

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just came accross this pickup idea on youtube.

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VIDEO: Building a CBG with limited resources.

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Free PDF Download: Vintage Guitar Effects Plans - 1967 Fuzzbox and 1969 Treble Boost

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Tune up songs

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Duel output jacks

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No Harmonics

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Camera suggestions?

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CBG site issues, continued.

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Busking Songs...

Started by Nomad Jack in Performances, How to Play, Lessons, Concerts. Last reply by Southern Ray Mar 2. 6 Replies 1 Like

Anyone used a violin-style tailpiece on a CBG?

Started by Justin Stanchfield in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by Carl Floyd Mar 1. 15 Replies 0 Likes

Guitar for the grandson

Started by Joe in Performances, How to Play, Lessons, Concerts. Last reply by Carl Floyd Feb 29. 13 Replies 0 Likes

Building with vintage paper/pressed board cigar boxes.

Started by Chance in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by Southern Ray Feb 22. 12 Replies 1 Like

How to Get Your Own Music on Spotify

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Trash Canjo

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Do Measurements Matter?

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There goes the property values...

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I'll be fashionable this summer =)

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Everyone can make CBG. And I did it =)

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.✨. Cover Me ..♪♫•¨•. ~ the Delta Blues Outlaws

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Q&A with Arkansas-based talented blues musician Billy Jones, one of the very best authentic modern artists

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Big Power Bank for Small CBG =)

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