How to Play a Cigar Box Guitar

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Comment by John on February 26, 2010 at 3:04pm

Hello,
I believe I have just been bitten by this Cigar Box Guitar bug. It is a sound that I have loved for as long as I can remember. I beleive I first fell in love with the sound when I saw the movie Crossroads. Just wanted to introduce myself. I am looking into building my first cigar box guitar as soon as I feel I know what I am doing. Thanks to those who are hosting this fourm, it will help me a lot, hopefully one day I will have the knowlage to be able to help someone out like you guys are doing here.

Thanks again and looking forward to a new future in music.

John

Comment by MichaelS on February 18, 2010 at 10:31am

I would like to see more GDG tunes also, Hank Williams (Sr.) would be great. Slide too.

Comment by Rickshaw Ron on January 12, 2010 at 4:01pm

Do any of you have any videos of playin' old time country music on cgb tuned GDG and strummed with maybe playin' the melody on the high G string? Something maybe by Hank Williams? I'd love to see somethin' like that if it's available. Thanks

Comment by Rickshaw Ron on January 10, 2010 at 7:10pm

Plastic or metal finger picks?

Comment by O-DAD on January 1, 2010 at 6:17pm

hello everyone! i am new, i'll just sit in the back and try to learn what i can

Comment by BigBog Cigar Box Guitars on December 8, 2009 at 7:38pm

I just posted pictures of my very first attempt at building cigar box guitar,
3 strings
fretless
electric
let me know what ya'll think.
Alan.

Comment by chris ekelman on December 6, 2009 at 11:55am

hi.

Comment by bemuzic on November 24, 2009 at 4:11pm

Hi, if anyone is wanting to get as slide I have just got a MojoBone Works one which I would highly recommend!!!
I got a stubby slide which Randy made exactly the size I wanted….he makes each one individually by hand and it’s a real work of art! I’ll put a link to some photos below so you can see how beautiful it is, with hand carving all round the edges.
He also threw in some amazing extras as a surprise which you’ll see on the photo – a bone and wood pick, a bone sound hole cover and some bone nut planks….he also gives you some adhesive moleskin to put inside to make it fit just right : -)

Here’s a link to the photos http://www.cigarboxnation.com/photo/albums/mojobone-works

and there are more details here if anyone’s interested http://smokehouseguitars.com/blognewsroll/?cat=34

or Randy is on CB Nation http://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/RandySBretz

Comment by Wade on April 18, 2009 at 6:39pm

Not a cbg, but a guitarist playing on one string. Imagine the possibilities!!!
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Comment by Wade on December 30, 2008 at 6:50pm

This guy is shredding on a CBG! I had to share this. He's a little scary looking, but so is his playing! Worth checking out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pf3IKZcqboM

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