Hello folks. Justin here from Asheville, North Carolina. Brand new here. Just ordered my first CBG, a four string. Looks like most videos and playing instructions are for 3 strings. Any tips where I can find info specific to 4 strings? Thanks! Glad t
Read more…Hi all. I cant even play guitar yet but hooked on the building :)
Took real interest after seeing Reverend Peytons Big Damn Band in Manchester a couple of years ago and decided to buy one of these things, Straight away I thought ' I can do that ' !
Read more…Took a 20 year break from music as I traveled the world for our favorite uncle.
Looking to pick up a CBG and yes I understand the reward of building and do plan to at a later point. For now I'm looking for recommendation on where to buy a 3 or 4 stri
Read more…Helloes all, I'm 40+ dude from Finland and I am currently building my very first own instrument, it's not actually CBG, because here is so hard to get those boxes, but no prob, I started to build own body for it :). Lets see what become of it :D. I'v
Read more…Hello everyone,
I hope I'm in the right spot for introducing myself. My name is Bill and I'm really glad to be a member of Cigar Box Nation.
I am retired so I have a lot of time on my hands to create things. Looking forward to my first build, which w
Read more…Long time blues player here, I recently got into CBGs. Boy, was I missing out! I enjoy being part of a community who knows who Blind Willie Johnson is....
Read more…Hi folks. I'm new to cigar box guitars and look forward to learning and seeing what you all have to offer. I'm not handy at all so I'm passing on building a CBG and instead enlisting my wife, who is handy, to do it for me.
Read more…Hey folks, (Admin) Thanks for the forum accept.
Just a quick intro from me, I'm a kiwi living in the South Island of New Zealand, been woodworking most of my life (47 years old) and have always been into music. I have an acoustic guitar and a uke han
Read more…My name is Dave, I am from Missouri, I have been playing Ukulele for a little over a year, and absolutely love it. I also enjoy woodworking, so why not combine the two. I found what appears to be an endless supply of advice and inspiration on this si
Read more…I’m new to CBG’s, I’ve been looking at Youtubes and have ordered some lessons. I don’t yet own a CBG, but I’m doing a lot of online looking.
I have a life-long love of music and have been listening to blues for a while now. I’m smitten with the
Read more…hello everybody, i'm paolo from italy.
i have yet to receive my first cbg, which is a presents from friends. i discovered this community and so... thanks for all the knowledge you share!
paolo
Read more…1st, thanks for the add!
2nd...time for the introduction. I'm logging in from the outskirts of Tomball, TX, a town NW of Houston. I've had a McNally Strumstick for MANY years, but still have a very limited amount of skill with it. I have an intere
Read more…Hey y'all, I'm Rod, and I'm in East Texas. My story getting into CBG;s is probably different from most. I've been doing bone and antler carving off and on since 1995, and making jewelry off and on since 2003, and was even working on gettin a small bu
Read more…Hello Cigar Box Nation, my name is Joe Nanzer, I hail from a town about 2 hours west of Chicago. Over the last few weeks I have been completing my first build. A three string totally acoustic slide cigar box guitar. I got it stringed up and had be
Read more…Good day to you all! I wanted to take a minute to introduce myself, since I will be reading and learning from you all. I'm Trey. I come from a metal working background. That changed about 5 years ago. Being in the military, I move often. The la
Read more…Hello CBN! My name is Eric, and I'm from east coast Canada. Province of New Brunswick. Thought I should introduce myself since signing up a day or two ago. Came across this site on Facebook and quickly became a fan and wanted to join..many thanks for
Read more…...or something... My name is Andy. Been thinking about building a cigar box guitar for years...finally have a garage now so just finished my first in a couple of days. Sounds decent, looks cool...and I already started the next one...this time with
Read more…I'm a total noob when it comes to CBG's. I'm 51 and currently on long term disability. I needed a hobby and while researching online I came across the Cigar Box Nation. I was very intrigued with these instruments and their versatility and relative si
Read more…Hello, thought I'd introduce myself since I'll be learning from all the great info on this site. I stumbled across CBG's recently and they struck me as a great way to combine my (poor) guitar skills and my (mediocre) woodworking skills with my love o
Read more…Hi I'm Ron. Just joined up. I'm 71, retired and play the instruments I build
Currently working on a 4 stringer with 23-1/2" vsl.
I live in Cushing Ok. The center of tornado alley.
Lookin forward to spending time here
"The Twang's The Thang
Ron H
