OK I have all the parts to do this. I want to build a 4 string CBG. I bought 2 boxes, one 6X9" 1 3/4 deep, including lid and bottom. The other is 10X5 3/4" 1 1/2" deep. I wanted to use the 10x5 as it is a little longer but it is not all that deep. If
Read more…hello cigarboxnation! i have just built my first cbg and i had a pretty decent problem. i planned on making a 6 string cbg, i reused a guitar neck and a guitar bridge for the build, but the box simply couldn't handle the string tension. i took off tw
Read more…The newest 2 are better ( i think) but does anyone see anything I might be doing wrong? I know the "no rules" thing, but I didnt start checking out all the tips and tricks on here til after I fought my way thru these first couple. I actually thought
Read more…nox and i have recently played a gig. we've now been informed that our services may also be needed to play a sidewalk gig for the same place on st. patrick's day AND mardi gras! sooner still, we are told there is a local bluegrass festival coming up
Read more…Anyone have a favorite Blues program on radio that you listen to? I have been listening to the inaugural broadcast of a Blues progam on a local radio station. You can listen online here: http://radiotime.com/station/s_24438/Weevil_101_1011.aspx The
Read more…Has anyone had experience with installing a small 9volt amp and 3 or 4 inch speaker into the cigar box itself? I have a Little Smokey amp that I have plugged directly into the jack of my piezo CBG's with a 1/4" male/male connector.It actually sits ri
Read more…I am making a guitar for my Grandson. I'm putting the little tin pictured below in it, mostly for decoration. The top of the tin will project slightly through the top of the guitar. The tin is about 3 1/8" in diameter and about 1" deep. I'm wondering
Read more…Hey all, found this site and have been reading through a whole lot of things. Bought a cigar box today at the cigar shop, and its a cute one, its very small compared to most CBs. I am making a 4 string, and plan to tune to mandolin tuning (GDAE) just
Read more…Hello everyone, I've built a couple of CBG's now and I don't think I'll ever stop! I've created a website with a store. It's a free web hosting so it's not as professional as it should be, but it's free and it's not like I have a booming business any
Read more…I need the advice of 6 string builders out there. I want to make myself a nice CBG: 6 strings, pup, string through design, real tune-o-matic bridge, but I was wondering what type of reinforcing for the neck I would have to do. I use oak with poplar f
Read more…I want to build a simple but cool case for one guitar. If you have any photos of cases you've built could you please add them here so I can get some ideas. I know there are some on here already but they don't all come up when I search for "case"
Read more…noxterran and i played a half hour set to open at a small place in lake wales, and it went GREAT!!!! i'm posting the videos on youtube right now, so watch for them - there'll be links and new videos too!! there were so many great elements to this g
Read more…How long was it before you guys started ripping the guts out of perfectly serviceable 6 string guitars to use in your CBGs? Of the 11 electric guitars I own, 2 have no electronics or tuners left in them. I don't plan on killing any of my others, but
Read more…exact quotes, "...now i gotta get back on the road with this here cigar box guitar....if "y'all need me you know where to find me" I was watching Tuner Classic movies and Andy mentions the cigar box guitar by name...if someone has a way to record th
Read more…There was a pic of some CBGS, Daddy Mojo I think, in Playboy magazine a few years back. Does anyone remember what issue that was? I thought it was maybe in the June issue and the CBGs were mentioned as gifts for Grads and Dads.
Read more…Howdy folks. I'm a first-time builder. Recently got it into my head that I want to build an electric oil can guitar, like the ones you see coming out of South Africa. I've gathered all of my materials, but have one crucial question: How do you work i
Read more…This is a pretty good article about Furry Lewis, jug band and blues artist extraordinaire. http://www.cascadeblues.org/History/FurryLewis.htm
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