Just wanted to post to say hello to all the cigar box guitarists and builders, from here in England!
I played drums for many years, originally inspired to play by "The Figure"-drummer for the legendary blues band "Dr Feelgood".
I got interested in d
Read more…I have built 2x 3 string CBG`s so far and already have some ideas for the next 200
Read more…Whoops, I sent this as a message, when I think it should have gone here! Anyway, possibly due to the popularity of Seasick Steve, here in the UK,making has started to catch on. Anyway, I'm Alan Lawrence, from Gillingham, near London, England, have
Read more…Hi guys, I'm Anna, I live in Wales, UK. I'm a singer/songwriter/guitarist, currently doing solo acoustic folk & over the years been in various rock/metal/blues bands. Always had an obsession with guitar gear & I've just discovered CBG's (not many o
Read more…Well I'm on the verge as in I just to push the buy button at CB Gitty to get the stuff for my first CGB. Have plenty a tools and a fair bit of wood working experience but never made anything that would or could make music. So I'm a bit nervous but lo
Read more…Hi everybody. My name is Daniel Ruiz and I'm from Monterrey in Mexico. I can't remember when was the first time I saw your web site but i have been a follower scince. About two years ago i found an old cigar box in my home that I was going to use
Read more…I've been playing guitar for nearly 30 years, but this is my first attempt at building anything. I'm using a 19" scale neck from a first act acoustic that I found in the garbage, and attempting a six string 3 course instrument kind of like a trichord
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having already used a lot of this community's info treasure, I built my first CBG last year. Now, with a new project about to be started, I decided to join the Cigar Box Nation, for eventually becoming more active in its community.
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Read more…From Michigan and not yet a player of a guitar, but I still am building a 3 string CBG... I have built a toy banjo for my son when he was younger and tried my hand at building a cookie tin banjo, but made several mistakes...
I hope to not make the sam
Hello everybody my name is Mike. Started building these things about a year ago and now can't stop...Only wish I could play a bit better lol. These are a blast to build, each one has its own mojo and no two sound the same..is that a good thing...?
Read more…I got interested in GBGs after seeing my brother-in-law's marvelous efforts ( he's a carpenter!).
So I got me a couple of cigar boxes and a piece of oak from an old sofa and off I went. The resulting 3 stringer came out not too badly, considering my
Read more…Greetings from England! I live just outside Derby UK (pronounced Darby over here). Took up guitar four years ago at 50. Love most genres of music but have a soft spot for roots blues. I knew nothing of cbgs until I saw Seasick Steve on TV and thought
Read more…Would love to hear how you guys and gals started creating your first guitars. I've been a long time fan of folk/bluegrass music and would love to discover new music, new instruments, and new friends!!
Read more…Hey y'all - new to CB Nation and cigar box guitars. Been following Glenn Kaiser for years (decades) as a fan and I decided to pick up one of his signature CBGs after seeing a couple of vids of him getting down with one. I liked it so much I decided t
Read more…A few years ago I went out to the back 40, cut down a maple tree, and 11 months later finished building an electric guitar. It was damn hard, especially since I didn't know the first thing about guitars, and my woodworking skills pretty much ended wi
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Newbie here........Just wanted to give a shout out to everyone. I just started building about 2 months ago. I actually never knew about CBGs until April when i cut off the last knuckle of my index finger on my fretting hand. i was lo
Read more…Hey ya'll, just finished my first CBG build (after a slight diversion into a diddley bow). The neighbor kid showed up with a CBG his grandparents bought him for his b-day so I tuned it for him & set him down on youtube to watch some playing tutorials
Read more…Hi I'm new to all this I've just picked up a didley bow from eBay BTW I live in the UK
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I'm new here, not even done much lurking... I've made a few very basic one-string things, here's a fairly poor photo:
Tin-can-on-a-plank was first, then the very short one (or "the tiddly bow," as I think of it) & more recently the broom handl
Read more…Hi All, I got introduced to CBG's recently by accident, a friend plays the blues & did a gig at a local club. He had a CGB & it had a great sound. Another friend in the audience remarked that he had a pile of cigar boxes in his attic from when he wor
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