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VIDEO: Orkestra Obsolete Play New Order's "Blue Monday" on Diddley Bow & 1930's Instruments This wild video by UK ensemble, Orkestra Obsolete uses a diddley bow and other 1930’s instruments for a haunting version of New Order’s “B… Started by Cigar Box Nation	4	Oct 3, 2020 Reply by Southern Ray
How to Play Dire Straits' "Money for Nothing" on 4-string Cigar Box Guitar Janis Wilson Hughes takes you through the riffs of Money For Nothing on a 4-string cigar box guitar. She even gives amp settings! Tuning:… Started by Cigar Box Nation Official	6	Sep 2, 2020 Reply by Tim Pannabecker
Del Puckett's Pentatonic Fretboard Cigar Box Guitar Del Puckett is a one-man tour de force of the cigar box guitar. He's always trying new experiments with his instruments, from unusual fre… Started by Cigar Box Nation	4	Jul 4, 2020 Reply by Lonman
VIDEO: Guitar Hack - Get a Japanese Koto Sound with a Door Handle I'm always searching for the next unusual sound that can be coaxed from a guitar, so when I saw Kaki King's video for "Bowen Island" featu… Started by Cigar Box Nation	1	Jun 4, 2020 Reply by Paul Craig
How to Build This "Shabby Chic" Lap Steel Guitar Cigar Box Nation founder, Shane Speal created this weird monstrosity of a lap steel guitar using salvaged materials. He documented the wh… Started by Cigar Box Nation	5	Jun 2, 2020 Reply by Barry Morrison
Nine Inch Nails Cover Performed on by Velcro Mary on Cigar Box Guitar & Lap Steel This unexpected cover tune came across my Instagram feed the other day and I was absolutely floored! Velcro Mary is the performing name o… Started by Cigar Box Nation	2	May 14, 2020 Reply by Daniel Walter
The Tromba Marina - Ancient Ancestor to the Diddley Bow? In my ongoing quest to find historical instruments similar to our cigar box guitars and diddley bows, I recently stumbled across the Tromb… Started by Cigar Box Nation	3	May 5, 2020 Reply by the anonymous pick
Guitarcheology Video Series: The Latest from Poor Man's Guitar Using photos from my collection of instruments, I have been releasing a series of Guitarcheology videos, giving details to some great for… Started by Cigar Box Nation	0	Apr 28, 2020
Easy DIY Pre-Amp: Makes Piezo-Equipped Cigar Box Guitars Sound Better Reduced feedback. Deeper bass response. And no more "quack!" We were complaining about all the problems with piezo pickups when the idea… Started by Cigar Box Nation	26	Mar 24, 2020 Reply by cemcd99
Instrument Build-Off! "Hard Times Make Great Music" - Enter Now "Hard times make great music." Ain't that th' truth?! While e'rrybody is stuck at home, we're gonna get y'all building the coolest st… Started by Cigar Box Nation	1	Mar 17, 2020 Reply by Cigar Box Nation

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