Been lurking around here for several months, decided it was time to join in the fun.
Even though I've been playing guitar/bass since I was 10 (43 years now), I'm still very new to the building part. I attempted to build a Flying V some 35 years ago,
Read more…I am a man of a thousand hobbies. Building cigar box guitars is my latest and I love it. Started about a month ago. It has renewed my interest in playing guitar. I have completed four CBGs, two 4-string and two 3-string. One of the 4-string is a reso
Read more…Completely new to CBGs and have NO experience playing ANY instrument. I have always wanted to, but they all seemed complicated and/or intimidating - as I am not the most coordinated individual you will ever meet.
Anyway, I go by The Bane online and l
Read more…Hi everyone, I'm new and a beginner, after seeing a video on facebook I searched YouTube and watched hours and hours of related videos. My favorites were from ChickenboneJohn. I'd have to say his videos were what really got me hooked thinking I coul
Read more…My name is John. I just joined last month. Looking forward to the republic of Texas event. I hope I can make it. I live in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
I started making cigar box amplifiers by accident. About 3 months ago I had a friend who was moving into an R
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Darren from Victoria, Australia checking in.
Been following this and CBG's for a while, and just started building my first one today. Got a kit from Eb'n'Flo, a lovely couple from Queensland who found at the local markets one day playing the
Read more…Hi my name is Bernard, i'm french and live in Auvergne. I'm 58 years old and i discovered the CBG 2 weeks ago.... what a sound ! That's what i want to build and play. Of course, i'll post somme pics. Have good day ....or night (it's 10PM here).
Read more…Call me jacman. Some weeks ago - never mind how long precisely - having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me in this little corner of THE GREAT MOJAVE DESERT, I thought I would chill a little and see the cigar box par
Read more…G'day all Tiny from North West NSW been interested in these instruments for quite a while love Seasick Steve and the instuments he plays the sounds are so cool got more interested then found canjos and I do a lot of time round campfires just the perf
Read more…Hi my name is Jeff, I am also from Australia. Western Sydney NSW.
I am a carpenter and have been building CBG's for about 18months. I have built about 10 so far, given 7 away to family as gifts. I mostly play my 3 string but I have built some 4 strin
Read more…Hi, my name's Kevin, I started building a cbg last week and plan to build three at the moment to get a better understanding of the whole thing.. I know very little about guitars and music, but I do play ukulele and I am trying to learn the charango.
Read more…Hi all.... Thanks for letting me join your group. I'm retied and have the time now to branch out and learn new things. I do play the ukulele and guitar. Just bought a 4 string cigar box. Attempting to teach myself to play with the slide. So far so g
It all started with guitar at age 7 or 8. Then I built a dulcimer 25 years ago and did mountain, Celtic and other traditional music on it, and still do, but now that I've discovered the freedom of cigar box guitars, I wished I'd gotten THAT bug soone
Read more…G'day everyone.......another new member here from Australia. I live on the eastern seaboard, in New South Wales near the Victorian border. I first came across cigar box guitars while I was holidaying on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland about 18 mon
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Excited to be part of this community, Finishing up my first guitar today and already have the second in the works.. If any of you guys in the Twin Cities would like to share where you're sourcing lumber/parts I'd appreciate it!
Read more…Hi all, My 8 year old got us into the uku scene about 6 months ago, we now have 6... And the cigar box is the perfect hobbie to start as we just want to buy more and more, so this may slow us down a little. Great site and lots of info to get on with,
Read more…Hi everyone! I stumbled across this site a few times searching for answers on how to convert a transistor radio into a guitar amplifier. My lifelong dream was always to do something beautiful with music. I wanted to be a luthier when I was a bit youn
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This is Tono from Spain. Im not a professional musician but crazy about Blues and Rock music.
I found CBN and built my first CBG wich is my treasure by now. I play it everyday. And the more I play the more I love it.
Having lot of fun, ma
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Great to be part of this community. I've been building and playing now for about 3 years and am working on a new album at present.
NZ is slowly starting to wake up to the whole Cigar Box guitar scene and I hope to put on the first ever C
Read more…I am a lifelong musician (everything from Tuba to harmonicas and all sorts of stringed instruments) and just recently got around to making my first cigar box instrument from 'scratch.' I really tried to talk myself into buying a Seagull Merlin dulci
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