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Once upon a time, I needed a ukulele. But since I play the guitar, it was difficult for me to transition to the 4-string uke. So I searched for a ukulele with 6 strings and I found this amazing 6-string guitalele by Gretsch. I loved it and played…
Read more…Hey Cigar Boxers, Just listened to Seasick Steve's new song, Internet Cowboys. Does anybody know where I could get the lyrics? I caught most of the words but didn't get all of them. It seems like Steve is delivering a timely message with the tune so…
Read more…Hey there fellow CBN plunkers, strummers and sliders, I'm getting ready to construct a 3-string cigar box guitar with a humbucker pickup. I'm really fascenated with the fretless fingerboard and have heard upright bassists produce warm single note…
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If you are interested in building your own pickups, I wrote a blog about how I make my scatterwounds...
https://www.cigarboxnation.com/profiles/blogs/pickup-winding-troglo...
Welcome! My handle is Southern Ray - Call me Ray if you wish. This place is pretty quiet lately, had a few losses... a few just left due to some tech issues here. Main one is the "Visual Mode / HTML Editor is wonky. It seems to prefer HTML, but not always for me. I write my post on a notepad program then cut and paste to the Editor, so if it erases your work during posting you can try the other one. s'Make sense?
We still have a few active members, a few very impressive luthiers amongst us that love to share their magic. There are others, like myself that just put sticks and strings in boxes and bang on them. There is a TON of info on everything regarding homebuilt guitars. Lots of music too.
One rule here about building CBGs. NO RULES!
Have fun!