Attention instrument builders going to the New Orleans Cigar Box Guitar Festival this week: If you'd like me to personally play one of your cigar box guitars in my Saturday night concert, email me at shanespeal@yahoo.com
Cigar box guitar fests are
Read more…Are shotguns the new shovels? Just last week, we posted a video of Rev. Peyton playing a working shotgun guitar. Now Christopher Ameruoso steps up with his own version!
Just off his wild cigar box guitar gig with Lita Ford (see video/interview her
Read more…Pictured: Lita Ford and Christopher Ameruoso with their cigar box guitars
Earlier this month, we posted a rare video of Lita Ford playing a cigar box guitar. Unfortunately, the video was quickly pulled off the internet. HOWEVER... We now have an
Read more…It’s refreshing to watch Seasick Steve command an entire festival crowd with just a one-string diddley bow. “It’s just a piece of wood with a string nailed on it,” says Steve as he introduces the instrument to the crowd.
The diddley bow is the legen
Read more…If you've never ventured into electronics, but always wanted to make your own guitar pedal, then this video is for you. The guys at DIYguitarpedals created this ultra-easy tutorial using the least amount of parts possible.
Parts needed:
We’ve all heard the Talkbox, the guitar effect allowing you to sing through your instrument. Peter Frampton is most famous for his “wah wah wah” solo on “Show Me the Way” along with Joe Walsh, Jeff Beck, Bon Jovi and a host of others.
In 1939, more
Read more…Johnny Brooke of Crafted Workshop has created a great step-by-step lesson on building your own snare cajon drum. The project was made with mostly scrap material and common snares from a snare drum. We have a parts list below and a link to detailed
Read more…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 “Blue Monday.” Also look for:
Artist, Dave Cole used a 22,000 lb vibratory compactor to drive a into a 2000 lb music box. The entire machine is capable of being moved through a single door, and was even installed in a second floor gallery. Here it is playing The Star Spangled B
Read more…A while back, Eddie Van Halen donated a replica of his Frankenstein guitar to the Smithsonian and Les Paul’s Black Beauty sold for $335,500 at auction. Both guitars are iconic and have created legendary music. And both guitars look like they’ve been
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Shane Speal explores the art of sparse arrangements, using 50% less notes in a song than originally recorded.
Poor Billy Bob Brockali has seen better days. The cigar box guitar playin' bear from Showbiz Pizza's Rock-AFire Explosion Band was discovered in Florida in rough shape.
POST YOUR BEST CAPTION TO THIS PHOTO!!! This ain't a contest...just having a
Read more…Youtube sensation, Snubby J is known for his devotion to the Blue Man Group's PVC instruments. In this viral video, he slaps a mashup of classical, ragtime and modern classics. His talent is just unreal.
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Read more…It ain't a cigar box... but this three string instrument has got to be one of the wildest things we've seen in a while. Deep blues hero, Reverend Peyton of Rev. Peyton’s Big Damn Band had a three-string guitar built from a working shotgun by guitar
Read more…Virtuoso guitarist, Jerome Graille of Montpellier France returns with the most righteous version of "Hysteria" by Muse, and it's performed on 3 and 4 string cigar box guitars! His guitar arsenal includes a four-string A.J. Gaither Arkansas Tenor Cig
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Cowboy music icon, Michael Martin Murphey tries out a Pure & Simple cigar box guitar owned by Buttermilk Junction's Will Cornell. Murphey is joined by Larry Lium.
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As we prepared our Uketoberfest celebration, we frequently asked for the input of Roy, Utah instrument builder, Daniel Hulbert. (Cigar Box Nation profile.)
His uke how-to articles at Circuits & Strings have been an awesome resource for all levels
Read more…Northwest Guitars UK goes through the process of applying a professional looking headstock decal. You can print out your own decals using waterslide decal paper and an inkjet printer to make a custom logo for your guitars.
Philip McKnight of Get To Know Your Gear runs down seven factors that allow guitar companies to sell their guitars a lot cheaper than in the past. Bindings, finishes and more are covered.
But if you want the cheapest guitar of all, you can build
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