OK, Friends,
I got a FEW nice donations, so I'm grateful for them. But COME ON, we had more last year, and we wanna do the festival bigger and better this year, right?
I'm accepting CBGs and CBG-related items to raffle off during the 2012 Annual Ka
Read more…I'm new to electronics, CBG's, everything, but I'm excited and willing to learn. I can wire a disk piezo to a 1/4" jack and volume pot successfully, but I am struggling with using the rod piezo's I got from C. B. Gitty. I have searched unsuccessfully
Read more…Just wondering if any other cigar boxers out there attend festivals like the Appalachian String Band (Clifftop) Festival which happens this coming week? Acoustic music - mostly traditional but with other stuff mixed in as well. There's always a lot o
Read more…I'm sure this has already been posted, but worth a second look anyway!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7_lx5mjaxQ&feature=related
Read more…Every year my Mother in Law sells crafts at a street festival in her town this year my wife and I were planning on hanging in her booth with her so I brought about 6 of my guitars and a small amp with me.
I was sort of hoping to sell some but really
Read more…Hi all ive put this on the brits forum, but i thought it would be good here aswell.
Been messing around with a few Skip James songs
but ive been playing them in G ( just doesnt sound right) but ive found out that he plays in E minor
So does any of yo
Read more…Howdy folks,
I am a complete newbie to 3-string CBG.
If I need to be posting these BASIC questions elsewhere....please direct me to there.
Why do I see some CBG with frets and some without?
What are the advantages to either?
Thx....
kieta
Read more…Hey all,
I will have the great honor of opening up the night for Duwayne Burnside and Jimmy Burns this Saturday. So if any of you all are in town come on by! I'll be playing 3 home builds - 2 CBGs and one hand carved arch top I recently picked up
Read more…I have some old cigar box instrument prints from the 30's to 50's
I lised them on ebay at .99 cent auctions, if you are interested in CBG history they would make great displays for you buisness or man cave or dude hut or chick den (if you are a lady
Read more…Hi all,
not to shed doom and gloom, just to share news of a great guy who played cbgs and the meant allot to him, please if you can spend time with your family and loved ones today and remember life is great, read here for more and take note and be
Read more…I'm trying to build a cbg, but it seems I can't get my strings close enough to my fretboard? I'm completely NOT good at building things, but this should be simple enough! I've built two and can't get close enough to the fretboard to hold the string
Read more…CHRISTIAN ROCK LEGEND, GLENN KAISER TO HEADLINE AUG. 25 CIGAR BOX GUITAR FEST
(York PA) For immediate release: The Pennsylvania Cigar Box Guitar Festival has just announced their headliner for the August 25 event will be Chicago blues/rock musicia
Read more…Just wondering what everyone likes to listen to. We have a local station here in Ft. Lauderdale that has a three-hour blues show every Sunday and is available on-line all week at: http://www.blueatheart.com/podcast/showc.m3u
Anyone have other local
Read more…SORRY !
DOWNLOAD EXPIRED
FILES NO LONGER AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD
1. "Dear Prudence"....Slowpaw Steve T
2. "Helter Skelter" .....407bug
3. "Norwegian Wood"...Bluesheart
5. "Get Back
Read more…Hi I need to reduce head thickness to take machine heads is there any difference taking it from the top or underside of the head or doesnt it matter ? Thanks
Read more…I have a bunch of these excellent Padron 2000 based CBG's done and in my shop. Check them out. Some have piezo's and some are just acoustic. Hope you like 'em.
http://www.etsy.com/listing/104393525
Nope, no funny stuff here, just a new CBG made just for the ladies. A Country Girl Guitar.
http://www.etsy.com/listing/102555170
If you don't like the red one I will be listing a black one tomorrow!
Read more…Hey, y'all! Your patience has been rewarded! The Townes Van Zandt CBG tribute album, called Goin' To Townes: A Cigar Box Guitar Tribute, which started as a mere idea here on CBN almost 4 months ago, is finally available for Download!
A double alb
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any word on the Cigar Box guitar festival???? it's the biggest thing to happen all year I would guess and nobody has posted any videos or links....normally people post updates but havent heard anything today, yesterday was a full day of cigtars???
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