You've shaped the neck, cut the soundholes and put all those glorious electronics inside. Now it's time to attach the lid to the box!
In the video below, I show the simple way that I attach the lid. As you can see, I prefer to use "drop in lid" ci
Read more…Get the most out of your acoustic/electric cigar box guitars with an inexpensive piezo rod & preamp unit.
In this video, I show a simple mounting technique for neck-through cigar box guitars. The sound is fantastic and really allows a great tone re
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For our final build-off contest of 2017, we're looking for your best canjos, cookie tin banjos and any other playable stringed instrument made from discarded metal containers. It can have one st
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I have the C.B. Gitty Complete "Pure & Simple" Cigar Box Guitar Kit, I also have a stick on piezo pickup. I have been searching for info on external preamps that work well with my set up and I am not finding much. My budget tops out at $200.
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I have been gathering parts for a few months now and am planning to start building my first CBG soon. Off course I would also like to electrify it, but I have no experience whatsoever with electronics.
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Read more…I was thinking of getting a Line 6 Pocket Pod as a preamp for my 4 string CBG (w/piezo). Has anyone had any experience with them? Am I looking in the right direction for something that will help me playing gigs?
I've always told my [computer] users that the only time a computer acts "weird" is when it levitates. Of course there are other weird things that can happen every day. Take this morning for instance. I was reworking one of my [CBGs], had put everyth
Read more…Hey ive been playing electric violin for years and have just recently discovered these amazing instruments and i am looking to make my first cigar box from the plan provided on this site to make it electric but i had a question, If i intend to be run
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