Grounding
All put together plays great but cant play open without a ground hum.i have a grounds to the bridge plate and strings.
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Performances, How to Play, Lessons, Concerts (2214)
not a bad deal
Ok what i got. A fretting saw system,fret rocker,8"radius block12r,hot rod trusrod,ablony dots 3 ea range of sizes.hotrod routing bit,fretting hammer,actual cost to me under a dollor.they say scratch offs are waste of money.
Read more…helping hands
CBN brothers and sisters,
some of you may know i'm down to just my index finger on my right hand. really stinks cause i can't even pick my nose with my left hand, so i'm learning to be left handed. don't want to quit building though. slowly figu
Read more…Number 40, its time to celebrate.
My 40th guitar (not including prototypes and unfinished tests ; 0 )
http://www.etsy.com/listing/88305789/cigar-box-guitar-no-40-macanuda-maduro Buy a piece of history! : )
Read more…I took the plunge and got one of these
My existing amp showed its shortcomings during the recent recording for the Christmas album, so I researched and shopped around and got one of these:
http://www.guitarcenter.com/Vox-Valvetronix-VT20--20W-1x8-Guitar-Combo-Amp-106219355-i1570230.gc?es
Read more…Walking Man
Anybody know how to play Seasick Steve's 'Walking Man' on a slide CBG? Trying to figure out how to make it sound right, just cant get it
Read more…Final Christmas Album download numbers
The final download tally is in, and here are the total download numbers for the
Cigar Box Nation Christmas albums:
2011 album - 4029
2010 album - 929
2009 album - 790
Total - 5748!!
Thanks to everyone who participated!! Have a wonderful New Year
Read more…Man Just Going To Grab Guitar And Old Four-Track...
..., Go Out To Cabin In Woods, Make Shittiest Album Anyone's Ever Heard
http://www.theonion.com/articles/man-just-going-to-grab-guitar-and-old-fourtrack-go,20682/
Read more…Is it narcissistic...?
Is it narcissistic to buy your own guitar? I just snagged the THIRTEENTH cigar box guitar I ever built. It was made back in 1995 when I still called my company, Mississippi Catfish. It came up for sale on eBay this past week. I just couldn't beli
Read more…How to play the blues
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0Pu1bxt4dY Though you might like this.
Read more…The Ultimate Busking!!!
A bunch of sound engineers got together, recorded musicians from all over the world, and patched them together into this:
Stand By Me | Playing For Change | Song Around The World from Concord Music Group on Vimeo.
Read more…Homemade orchestra
Well I just discovered this link (http://www.facebook.com/reclaimers) and I am very impressed with the idea. Based in Queensland in Australia. Looks like they are really enjoying themselves. Don't know if anyone else has posted this but I just had to
Read more…Dennis Brooker Wood Fret Board Scale ?
Ok Just got out my template's from Dennis Brooker and can't remember the scale he made for the Fret Board ... Anyone remember, his site is down due to health reasons..
Read more…Cigar Box Guitar Museum adding instruments
I'll be working at Speal's Tavern this Saturday, Dec. 10 to hang more cigar box guitars and spruce up the museum display. If you have a cigar box guitar you want to donate and add to the museum, get a hold of me ASAP or simply send the instrument an
Read more…Best tuning for 3 String Newbie
I have a 3 string fretless. Is there a tuning where I can play major, minor and blues- 7th chords with a slide, all in one tuning?
I know I can play all the majors in open G.I think in Minor chords I should be playing the root,minor third and perfect
Read more…Blind Willie Johnson Tribute Album - repost
A while back, a bunch of CBN members got together and created a cigar box guitar tribute album to Blind Willie Johnson. The original post and link got lost in the shuffle during the change of ownership.
I will try to get a post here with all the con
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