OLD TIMER MODEL -3- by John "Reddog" McNair (aka Beetlejuice). See his whole profile with more photos and videos here.
Canjo?
What's a canjo?
If you're interested in going beyond the cigar box guitar and create instruments out of other junk, check out the Can Jo Consortium on Cigar Box Nation. It's a group of builders who create unique one and two string instruments out of old tin cans.
Hack a Vintage Radio Into a Guitar Amp
John McNair of Reddog Guitars runs a group on Cigar Box Nation that encourages builders to hack into old transistor radios and turn them into guitar amps. It's just another example of creating new and exciting things from old junk.
Check out the Vintage Radio Group on Cigar Box Nation.
Cigar Box Nation founder, Shane Speal shows his unusual EBF# tuning used on the song, Pocketful of Tickets from his instrumental album, Empty Wooden Box. This song uses tuning in 5ths, allowing for cool, lush chords and jazzy funk fills.
When's the last time you "Nation'd?"
Cigar Box Nation has over 15,000 members worldwide who build, play and enjoy cigar box guitars. Get involved! If you perform, post your gigs in the Events section. Post a blog. Sell your instruments in the Forum. You can even upload your music to your profile and let everyone hear you play.
Check out these great discussions...
Show Us Your Workspace - a place to post pics of your workshops and setups. What are ya buildin' with? Let us know!
The Cigar Box Guitar Manifesto - a post started by Cigar Box Nation owner, Ben "Gitty" Baker and slowly becoming the philosophical discussion of the decade.
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