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Name is Phil, been playing guitar for a few decades and just stumbled upon CBGs. I had seen them here and there usually in a cigar shop and figured it was just some neat decoration. While browsing the interwebs for slide guitar techniques a
Read more…I'm Steve. My first guitar was a brand new candy apple red Fender Mustang back in '73, and when all the tree hugging started and everyone was playing naked maple Strats, I stripped it, took a big old electrician's soldering iron, and burned a mountai
My name is dusty just got a 4-string starting from scratch sound like a mashed cat but im havin fun
Read more…Greetings all, I picked up a CBG off ebay 2 weeks ago and haven't put it down yet. I play guitar (acoustic), fingerstyle, classic, flaminco and delta blues.Thing is, I stopped playing for a dozen or so years and got the bug once again this January. H
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I am a 40 year old guy from germany and I failed playing the guitar in a punk band but hope I will learn to play the blues on a 3-string-CBG until I aged 85....so at least there is some hope, some time and only thre
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I just wanted to post something here to introduce myself. I'm a fairly new Member to CBN but I have been a visitor of this site for quite awhile now (searching for tips, checking out new music, etc). I thought I'd finally get around to
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Been here for a year, figured an introduction is past due. My given name is Matt. My building name is Scufflegrit. There’s one true story and a bunch of lies about how I got that name. The lies are more fun—feel free to make up your own.
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Read more…Just a little background on what got me into Cigar Box Guitars, and becoming a member of the Nation. A few months back I was flying home from vacation through Houston when I saw a guy walking in the airport carrying a cigar box guitar. I walked over
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Not got my CBG yet , looking to buy one in the U.K., got no skills or tools , so need to buy ready make , been playing 6 string acoustic for about 2 yrs , but after watching all that great stuff on youtube & a fan of Seasick , got to g
Read more…Some how got well n truly hooked on Cigar box guitars on the weekend...and pyrography added a bit of spice too...spent most of my time collating stuff form google and youtube and have now ordered up various parts...Im in the UK in Shropshire and fidi
Read more…Hi all ,very new to CBG so new that I only found out about it yesterday after watching Seasick Steve on youtube !!!! totally hooked on the sound !!man its soooo cool ,,So here I am soaking up as much as I can !!,I've tried to play 6 string guitar,
Read more…Hey! Just getting into the cbg world. I've been entertaining myself on a concert uke for a couple of years, and being a woodworker/wood carver, and loving stringed instruments, I decided I wanted to build one. Thought I would practice on a dulcimer.
Read more…Hello from WV all! Apologies for initially sending this as a message to all group members. Been playing guitar for years, and banjo for a couple. Built first CBG 'bout a year ago - 19.5" scale, fretless, w/ piezo. It is an absolute blast to play thro
Read more…I ordered a CBG from Ebay and is JUNK. It looked great from the pics but when it arrived by UPS, I unpacked it, looked it over and put it back in the box. It "flat frets" above the 7th fret and is usless to me. I'm going to leave some unfavorable fee
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First, I tried posting this 10 minutes ago but I lost it somehow. Well, I obviously just found it. Forgive me, I am old and confuse easily................................
I hope I am sticking this in the right place. I am just trying to lea
Read more…Hey guys and dolls. Its Adam Holmes Here ( DUST BOX GUITARS) I finally got around to building my profile on here. Ive been sending all my customers here for the past year for resources. great site. All my FB friends, please add me to your friends lis
Read more…Hi. My name is Ted Stahl. I can't remember exactly how I got here, but I'm glad I got here to CBN. I built a 6-string for my wife and am currently working on a 3-string for me. I'm not your average woodworker (is there a category for below-below ave
Read more…My name is Frank Brewer, from Roswell, GA. I found this site a couple of weeks ago when I got curious about CBGs and thought it was time I joined. Over the last 2 years, I've built a number of guitars, ukeleles, and even a mandolin, but after looki
Read more…Hello everyone. I recently became intrigued with building a CBG and thought I would check this site out. I am a complete n00b at this as in I have never even attempted to build one. I spent the weekend in the Mississippi Delta last year and reall
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