*****CAPO RULE***** Yes a Rule
OK I decided that the blues should NEVER and I mean Never be played with a CAPO!
Can I get an Amen...
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Performances, How to Play, Lessons, Concerts (2214)
Who Sings This?
I was listening to an internet recording and had never heard this song before...
Read more…Lucky Peterson ***WOW***
Last night I went to the Rochester International Jazz festival and seen
Lucky Peterson...Yep they brought on an incredible blues player and a Hammond Organ player all in one... Gotta say it's was one heaven of a show...
WOW
Read more…pickups
Great thin pups Output is 8k ohms
Measures 1 1/8" x 3 3/4 x 3/8"
2 Lead wires
Just wire this up to a volume control and or input jack and your good to go
$14.00 for chrome and $15.00 for gold usa orders only shipping $4.00
Read more…x3 string fretless.
would like to play delta style blues on x3 string fretless. using fingers and finger slide method . no glass, steel or bone slide, any advice?
Read more…walnut neck
should i use a truss rod for a wallnut neck im building 2 guitars 1 with a 1 in neck 1 with a 3/4 in neck
Newbie builder from Saudi
Mornin', folks! I go by oilyfool (Ron Sprague), as I'm a petroleum geologist living and working in Saudi Arabia. Been lurking, reading and thinking for the last two months here. After singing and playing acoustic and electric for 35 years in pick-up
Read more…Open g(GdGb) slide help
Trying to learn play in open g(GdGb) with slide
Any recommendation and help is good. If I find blues artist who played in open g
I think I can make songs in TuxGuitar for 4 string guitar.
My cookie tin tenor banjo ended as 4 string slide banjo.
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Read more…"Boogie Box" CBGs ... Tuning, learning and playing... Questions, Questions!!
I just bought an Arturo Fuente "Boogie Box" CBG (built by Tio Ezra in CA). Being new to the CBG scene, I jumped in without looking. According to Tio, his CBGs are built to be tuned one way - any other way and they will not work (or break). see his
Read more…new cbg sound help
hi, my name is mark and from from uk and got my first cbg yesterday. The short question is, it tends to sound very light and tinnie so i would like to base it out to give a heavy blues sound. obviously i need to change the strings but if i can desrib
Read more…New Guy! Help, Lessons,
Hello, My Name is Stan I'm in Eastern Pa. I was given my Cigar Box as a Fathers Day Gift. I'm open for all suggestions and help on getting started with same easy tunes and practice ideas.
Thanks, Stan
Read more…Looking for donations for festival!!!!
Guys, I'm looking for people who would be willing to donate items for a raffle I'm having at the Kansas City Cigar Box Guitar Festival--the first ever!!!
Items I'm seeking:
Guitars, of course, including diddley bows.
Music or instructional CDs
Read more…Line 6 or Roland?
If you had to choose, which would it be? Line 6 Micro Spider or Roland Micro Cube? And, why?
Read more…Not CBG but interesting performance
Seems I may be the last person on earth to catch on to a "viral video" so if youve seen this kid Graham Stooky already, my appologies.
Otherwise heres a link to a video of him playing a song he wrote on acoustic guitar. He is pretty gifted and talant
Read more…Found a Roland Micro Cube in the pawn shop today
I was able to walk out of there with it for only $60. Man, am I excited. This little thing is awesome and makes me sound like I halfway know what I'm doing. My wife and friends are also impressed that I can get so much sound out of two very unimpress
Read more…Discrimination and Cigar Box Guitars
To start off, I would just like to say these things don't bother me.
As a performer, you pretty much have to be thick skinned (as I'm sure many of you can attest to).
Usually, when people hear about cigar box guitars, they kinda write 'em off. Th
Twanging the box
I completed my CBG acouple of weeks ago. Played it in public for the first time Sunday. Pretty well received. Unfortunately only got a shot portion of it on video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMllwmLkuVk
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