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Spammer Alert, Beware!!!

Members beware, we have a Spammer in our midst once again? If you receive anything like the message below, you can report it to the Site Moderator? Scroll all the way down to the right hand corner of the Homepage & you will see the  “Report an Issue” tab, click that & leave your message, they will resolve it within a few days? Once in awhile this happens, but if nobody reports it, then nothing will change. It’s up to us to keep these people out of here, so please help keep Cigar Box…

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Added by BrianQ. on September 11, 2023 at 6:30am — 1 Comment

Let’s talk Aeolian…

Here’s something for the Beginners or players that aren’t familiar with the Aeolian scale. Transposed in the keys of G & D, which makes it perfect for anything with One string. Learn it front to back & easily apply the Formula to 3 strings to add some flare to your playing style. Play on my good People…

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Added by BrianQ. on August 26, 2022 at 5:05pm — No Comments

Let’s talk Dorian…

 Here’s something for the Beginners. A simple introduction to the Dorian scale. It only requires one string, so it shouldn’t be hard at all. Learn it up & down, then apply the basic Scale formula to 3 strings for even more possibilities…

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Added by BrianQ. on March 26, 2022 at 8:17am — 2 Comments

One String Wonder- A Major journey

Here’s a little skill builder exercise for beginners, based on the Major scale. It starts with a simple Scale, then progressively builds on it, adding one note at a time. You only need one string for this, so Diddley Bow’s are perfect for this exercise.

 

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Added by BrianQ. on April 20, 2021 at 10:00pm — 6 Comments

Let’s talk LM386... Part 4 W/ True Bypass & Ext. Power for Dirt box Layout

Here’s the conclusion to the Dead Easy Dirt, for now...

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Added by BrianQ. on October 23, 2020 at 8:54am — No Comments

Let’s talk LM386... Part 3 W/ Stripboard Dirt box Layout

Let’s talk LM386, The continuing saga...

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Added by BrianQ. on August 31, 2020 at 9:52am — 10 Comments

Let’s talk LM386... Part 2 W/ Perfboard/Stripboard Amp Layouts

Here’s the conclusion of the Smokey amp & Amp head, this is a continuing saga, so there’s more to come? This time we’re adding an External Power Adapter. This will give us freedom from dying batteries & a steady 9 volts at all times? And it’s super EZ! Rock on, my good people...

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Added by BrianQ. on August 17, 2020 at 7:00am — No Comments

Let’s talk LM386... W/ Perfboard/Stripboard Amp Layouts

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Added by BrianQ. on June 17, 2020 at 2:03pm — 3 Comments

DIY Rubber bands or How to Recycle a Bicycle Tube...

Here’s something that might be useful to some folks. I learned this from a veteran Handyman some decades ago, so I won’t claim it to be my idea? Something he didn’t notice? If you use as much of the tube as possible, only a 1 1/2” by 3/8” piece (Valve Stem) of it will be thrown in the trash. That’s good for the environment! Which is always a plus. The Tools used were: Razor Knife & Sharp Scissors/Shears. I ended up cutting over 200+ different size bands from 1 Bicycle Tube? Get your…

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Added by BrianQ. on May 19, 2020 at 11:53am — 3 Comments

Missing Post/Comment Fix

I know this has been driving everyone crazy, and I see there are lots who have not caught on yet, so here is how to do it?

Added by BrianQ. on May 1, 2020 at 5:58am — 7 Comments

Something sweet amidst the Pandemic, or How to make Rocky Road...

Something to knock the edge off. I know it’s been hard having to shelter in place & at the same time, trying to find joy in such a serious time. So here it is, knock yourself out... 

Added by BrianQ. on April 2, 2020 at 10:19pm — No Comments

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