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Is it a Cigar Box guitar if you make the box yourself?

Here's what I'm thinking.

I intend to make a box out of scrap wood and a solid lump of Mahogany going through the middle for strength.

Now here's the thing, is it still a Cigar Box guitar if the box is not a Cigar Box?

I've made guitars out of Biscuit Tins, which can seem like a Cigar Box guitar, but are far from it, but is this going to be one of them?

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Permalink Reply by Blues Frog on September 4, 2016 at 9:46am

That says CBG to me

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Permalink Reply by JP Lace Master on September 6, 2016 at 6:44am

TinTar, TinGit, never heard those names before, I usually just refer to them as my Biscuit Tin Builds and then name them after girls.

Mark I is Bonnie Raitt, because it reminds me of her in some ways.

Mark II is Elvira, named after the girl who gave me the tin.

Mark III is Sybil, my Girlfriend.

Speaking of Mark III, what would you call this then?

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Permalink Reply by Blues Frog on September 6, 2016 at 11:36am

Basstar, Guibass or just plain Nuts.

That looks like it would be fun to play.

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Permalink Reply by JP Lace Master on September 7, 2016 at 5:38am

nothing short of unique is what I call it, a double necked Guitar/Bass Biscuit Tin bodied guitar named Sybil, It belongs on CB Nation, one crazy ass unique build.

It is fun to play, but it is very heavy, its got 2 lengths of solid Mahogany running through it and those necks ain't light either. The tone is unreal, the guitar is resonant and the Bass is thumping, but both are just a little twangy.

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Permalink Reply by JP Lace Master on September 7, 2016 at 8:34am

you miss my meaning, its twangy when I play it acoustically, the reaction of the strings resonating within the hollow Tin body, the body itself creates the twang, its subtle, I describe the ton as being somewhere between "This Charming man" by the Smiths and "Scar Tissue" by the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

once I plug it in and have my little Tobacco tin pre amp plugged into it, my get much more of a Cigar Box tone, almost gritty and unrefined.

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Permalink Reply by The Bane on September 7, 2016 at 2:09am

Yeah, she just plain nuts. ; )

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Permalink Reply by JP Lace Master on September 7, 2016 at 5:40am

Nuts is the right word, it used to contain chocolate covered Nuts, the cashews were nice at least.

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Permalink Reply by Blues Frog on September 7, 2016 at 8:27am

Yeah but I thought calling it Chocolate Covered Nuts was too much.

Still a nice looking piece of work though...

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Permalink Reply by JP Lace Master on September 7, 2016 at 5:39am

I'd say both necks have a similar quality in terms of tone, especially acoustically, both have a good twang.

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Permalink Reply by Timothy Hunter on September 4, 2016 at 8:46pm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/String_instrument

Theoretically CBG are a small subset of the stringed instrument class . so all of these "non" CBG's are related to far older instruments back to Ancient Mesopotamia and all over the world.

The humble stick in a box with strings is a noble instrument with a vast heritage that is not just depression American CBG's

call it what you want , as Shakespeare said "a rose by any other name would still smell as sweet"