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Who would you MOST like to see playing a CBG?

Picture the scene...

You are at a gig. The first set has been blinding. You are sweaty, grinning like a maniac and wondering if life will even be worth living after the show, because nothing will ever beat this. Period.

The 'band' retake the stage, the drummer and the bloke who hangs around with the band (the bass player) bring it back in with an infectious rolling rythm, the lead vocals requests you 'put your hands together' to welcome a 'very special guest', we are honoured to be joined by etc etc, and on walks the most unexpected guest you could have thought of. But theres more! He (or she, or it, or them) are packing CBGs!

Living or otherwise, for better or worse, or just for the sheer hell of it, who's it gonna be??

Lemmy from Motorhead maybe? Postman Pat perhaps? Gordon Ramsey playing a mandolin cbg?

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Permalink Reply by Shane Speal on October 23, 2009 at 5:05pm: Susanna Hoffs.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by bonehead on October 23, 2009 at 5:10pm: id like to see halle barry play one of mine; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by paul @ huckleberry guitar on October 23, 2009 at 6:49pm: amos garrett, dave wilcox, bill frisell, chris whitley, jeff lang, colin linden, will oldham, harry manx, kevin briet, bill callahan, derek trucks, jerry douglas, leo kottke, glen campbell, django - that'll do; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Will Carter on October 23, 2009 at 10:00pm: Ry Cooder
Brian May
Joe Satriani
David Gilmore
John Mayer
Any one that plays a Cole Clarke Guitar (cause they rock)
Dick Dale
Jimmy Page
Tom Lehrer
Leonard Nimoy
William Shatner
David Letterman; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by william E. Drumm on October 24, 2009 at 12:13am: Steven Colbert of course, from one nation to another.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Diydc on October 24, 2009 at 6:49am: I`d love to see and hear Rory Block playing a cbg, she is a wicked slide and blues player already, just needs a cbg shoved in her hand...; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Jacob Blackwood on October 24, 2009 at 4:17pm: me; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Wes Yates on October 24, 2009 at 9:46pm: Oooooo that would not look pretty. Not to mention, smelly. Besides if she were alive, her boobs would get in the way of her playing (or was that the point?)

Shane Speal said:
Jayne Mansfield.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Wes Yates on October 24, 2009 at 9:46pm: Roy Clark and Unknown Hinson. And I would resurrect Lightnin' Hopkins just to watch him play.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Wes Yates on October 24, 2009 at 9:49pm: Oooooo super! I would pay to see that. I would pay to see MK anyhow.

HOGS GRUNT said:
Mark Knopfler; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by paul @ huckleberry guitar on October 25, 2009 at 10:41pm: Billy Zoom - Johnny hit and run Pauline - nasty lyrics but probably one of my favourite rock n roll songs by feel. Double nickles on the dime - who put that one out? Some group from San Pedro in the early 80's - was D Boon involved. You are scratching my memory Brother Sonny, pretty soon i'll be going through the old vinyl again.

brother sonny said:
D. Boon, Nels Cline, Mike Watt CBG/Bass, Ali Farka Toure, Billy Zoom, Pete Seeger, and many More!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Roosterman on October 26, 2009 at 5:34am: Y'know who Id really like to see?

Everyone on Cigar Box Nation, all playin together - AWESOME!; ▶ Reply to This