Building my first Cigar Box....
I was wondering if anyone has feelings on the best way to apply what finish on the cigar box itself.
I would think some kind of finish would be necessary to keep the box clean and prevent the paper from wearing.....
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Read more…Mance Lipscomb was an American blues singer, guitarist and songster. Lipscomb spent most of his life working as a tenant farmer in Texas and was discovered in 1960 during the country blues revival. He released many albums of blues, ragtime, Tin Pan A
So I ordered 10 wooden cigar boxes and they're all gorgeous but I'm not sure what the best use is for the really shallow ones. Like this stunning red PDR box only has 1-1/4" of interior space....
Read more…I just have to ask. I see cbgs on Etsy for sale. The first time I looked (months ago) I was considering trying to sell some on there. I saw nice ones on there with legit prices, but I saw a ton that were sad looking and the prices were about the same
Read more…Couldn't find a good thread on this - when you combine two boxes, are you talking side by side or stacked? If side by side, what do you do with the top? Thanks
Read more…Here is a collection of some Fun Swampwitch Guitar Tunes and some (pre- Swampwitch fun songs too) https://407bug.bandcamp.com/track/spacey-redo https://407bug.bandcamp.com/track/swampy-goodness https://407bug.bandcamp.com/track/swampy-saturday https
Read more…Youtube star, Rob Scallon is known for his shred and djent metal guitar videos. However, his most bombastic vid features an electric one-string guitar made from a shovel. (BTW, we also found the video on how this guitar was built. It's also posted
Read more…Does string action matter on a slide guitar? My personal preference is high action--1/8" at the nut and 1/4" at the bridge. I did make one CBG that had low action, but I found it difficult to play. Since then I've gone with high action on my slide
Read more…When it comes to Seattle busking legend, Artis the Spoonman, Pete Seeger said he was "the best spoonplayer in the universe." After watching the video below, we agree.
Artis the Spoonman has been playing spoons as an art form since 1972, many years
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by Chick Who Tinkers
I use four small piezos straight to jack, no volume or tone. 2 on center under bridge, and one on each side. Super res
Read more…The C. B. Gitty Gold Foil acoustic pickup is one of the most versatile and easiest magnetic pickups to mod for cigar box guitars. At only $14 each, they're deliciously cheap and I always have a half dozen of them in my woodshop at any time. (It sh
Read more…Anybody know who built the oil can guitar that Samantha Fish uses?
Just curious. It's very cool
Read more…Just can't (won't) cut through a can..it's too flimsy. either it stays acoustic or I place a piezo somewhere other than the body (can). It's an olive oil can. I searched pics here and don't see many piezos placed on the neck itself. If you have a pic
Read more…These plans are archived as a downloadable PDF file, perfect for printing. In them, author "Bill" shows his schematic for making a primitive homemade bass guitar, as pictured below.
In our never ending search for cigar box guitar plans, we stumbled across these very simple instructions to build a one-string bass with a "whamola" style lever as the tuner. The plans come from a 1970's children's book. (I've lost the book's name o
Les Claypool's one-string Whamola is the mutated and high voltage bastard-son of the washtub bass. Using a lever tuning/playing system, the instrument delivers globular, freak-out sounds. Just watch this video to get an idea...
We've seen many
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We cover a lot of 3-string lessons on Cigar Box Nation, but with so many people are creating 4-string instruments, we thought we'd compile some of the best of Shane's 4-string lessons
Read more…Cigar Box Nation founder, Shane Speal interviews George Benson at NAMM 2015. Speal incorrectly thought Benson started out on a cigar box guitar. When asked about it, the guitar legend gave an even more compelling story.
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So, I ditched my radial arm saw in favor of a 220v Delta cabinet saw... I already cut 8 new fretboards from a piece of $7 Jotoba from my local hardwood supplier... I couldn't be happier...
And with my Tax refund, I was going to treat myself to th
Read more…Ok here is my final design idea for my next build that I mentioned in my other post. It will have a tube truss rod in the neck... The scale is 30" and I still need to choose what to tune it in.
