July 2015 Blog Posts (20)

The Electric Guitar Made in Prison

When I heard this guitar was built in a prison, I bought it.



This week, I learned the whole story...


The truth is, I've owned this guitar for almost two years.  Late last week, I was looking for a subject to write about in my Guitar World column, so I penned an article about…
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Added by Cigar Box Nation on July 31, 2015 at 3:00am — 3 Comments

Kicking around the idea of growing.

Been considering taking Fatduck Guitars out of the basement and out into the world with a website with with an online store, and the possibility of an actual location.

Added by fatduck guitars on July 29, 2015 at 7:37am — 2 Comments

The CBG's Infectious Desease Control

Information has leaked out that several underground movements using homemade instruments have surface in rural and highly populated areas around the world!

Surveillance photos are no longer needed with the amount of intel coming in through on line media.

We now know the six strings is no longer our main concern. We’re seeing a mass movements in the 4 & 3 string areas spreading like an infection.

Additionally, Bold buskers strumming their hand…

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Added by smilingdog1 on July 23, 2015 at 4:26am — 6 Comments

Cigar Box Nation News - Guinness Guitar, Free Travel Uke Plans & Lessons

"It's a Lovely Day for a Guinness"

Ken Vickets of Airdrie, Alberta (Canada) built this headless wonder.  The light fretboard contrasts with the black box and that tailpiece is just…

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Added by Cigar Box Nation on July 23, 2015 at 4:00am — 1 Comment

First cbg

Just finished my first cigar box guitar. In the true spirit of cigar box guitar making, it ignores all the rules, and therefore has no cigar box, lacking the right sources and the patience to find any. The virus got me hard, after reading David Sutton's book. I'm already planning number 2. Thanks for all the inspiration!

Added by Robin Baelemans on July 23, 2015 at 2:42am — 3 Comments

Open Mic #6 - Eclectic & Infamous

ec·lec·tic
əˈklektik/
adjective
  1. deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources.

"I was at an open mic the other week and there was a guy playing a TOOL BOX!"

"Yeah!  That's Eric."

That's…

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Added by Bad Finger (Eric) on July 23, 2015 at 1:57am — 5 Comments

Once a month every 3rd Saturday from 9Am till 11AM we meet at the Hwy61roadhouse to share our builds and play as many sounds as we can squeeze in.  We often mix it up a bit with gift exchanges/swaps …

Once a month every 3rd Saturday from 9Am till 11AM we meet at the Hwy61roadhouse to share our builds and play as many sounds as we can squeeze in. 

We often mix it up a bit with gift exchanges/swaps and once in a while a member will drop in to give away a stash of boxes or what not.

We decided on a build contest for our next meeting. Three hours may seem like a lot but actually the club has so many things happening at once, before you know it, it's time to go…

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Added by smilingdog1 on July 20, 2015 at 5:41pm — No Comments

In the Era of Twerking, this Square Dancers' Prayer to God is...

In an Era of Twerking, This Square Dancers' Prayer is Shockingly Pure

I've been reading the entire Foxfire…

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Added by Cigar Box Nation on July 20, 2015 at 3:30pm — 1 Comment

How to Play CBG: NEW LESSONS by Shane Speal just uploaded!

Free Lessons, A Speech and a Big Ol' Guitar-Be-Que





I've finally recorded more How to Play videos for you guys. 



Ben Baker, aka Mr. CB Gitty, challenged me to show…

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Added by Cigar Box Nation on July 17, 2015 at 3:25am — No Comments

Simplify set up with a homemade adjustable bridge.

There isn't much about building a cbg that I find tedious but set up can be trying.  I like a fairly low action on fretted cbgs and with that comes the requirement to refine bridge height and usually the nut (slots or overall height).

I was forever shimming or remaking bridge saddles trying to get the…

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Added by john w on July 16, 2015 at 5:00am — 12 Comments

Upton Blues Festival 16th to 19th July

Hey Ya'll

Any of you fancy performing at the UK's biggest free Blues Festival?

I'm running an open mic at the Upton Social Club on Friday , your more than welcome to come along bring your chosen intrument and play, enjoy a weekend of Rock & Blues by The River from over 100 top acts, come and be a part of it , pm me if you're interested.

Plenty of camping facilities ,

Get Busy Livin!!

Kev.

Added by Chillicool on July 13, 2015 at 9:18am — 2 Comments

Forty Ounce Feller- short story Part II in the Carroll series

Forty Ounce Feller

My name's Carroll and I'm a guy.  I say that up front so there's no confusion. This is a story about Forty Ounce Feller.  Forty's birth name is Bobby, but only his momma calls him that. You'll probably figure out the nickname as the story goes on.…

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Added by Uncle John on July 13, 2015 at 8:30am — 23 Comments

Short Story by Jamie MacBlues

What's  In A Name? ,by Jamie MacBlues  (with thanks to Uncle John)

I thought I was alone in having the Christian name I was blessed with........

It was a few years back. An old fellow came into the sex shop where I was working, looking to buy the videos "Big Ben Comes Out  The Closet" and "Big Ben Goes Back In Again".…

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Added by Jamie MacBlues on July 11, 2015 at 4:00am — 12 Comments

Rockton Ontario concert by Strangewaves.ca BRING ON SOME CBG's culture

everyone@strangewaves.ca

Rockton Ontario

Strangewaves.ca  August 21-23, 2015

HELLO EVERYONE.  This is my first post to Cigar Box Nation and I am also just about to finish my first acoustic cigar box guitar.

My son and friends are putting on a concert in Rockton Ontario.  If you are interested please contact using the above email.  I have also posted their website.  This group love all talents and personally I would really like them to experience all of the…

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Added by Anna on July 7, 2015 at 6:22am — 3 Comments

Led Zeppelin "Rain Song" on Zeppelin Design Amp

Our customer Chuck sent us this recording: He is playing Led Zeppelin's "Rain Song" on his 4-string CBG through some pedals and our Percolator 2 Watt Tube amp. He recorded it with his iPhone.…

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Added by Zeppelin Design Labs on July 6, 2015 at 9:45am — No Comments

Carroll Is A Guy's Name Too - Very short story - some CBG content

Carroll Is A Guy's Name Too    by John Bolton



Everybody has some weird shit happen to them, but I've had more than my fair share, starting out the day I was born and my folks named me Carroll.  Carroll is a guy's name too.



I live in a piss-ant little town.  We got cheap housing, low taxes and one store, the Kwik Stop.  I was in there one night paying for gas and this…

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Added by Uncle John on July 6, 2015 at 9:30am — 37 Comments

First effort

This pic is my first CBG. Tuned GDG and Diatonic, may refret to chromatic as my fingers aren't long enough on the 25.5" scale.

Added by peter ciupa on July 3, 2015 at 8:24pm — 3 Comments

Open Mic Successes & Good Times at Caffe Lena

If you are following along, you know about the trials and sometimes tortures I put myself through performing at the Acoustic Blues Open Mic Nights at Caffe Lena in Saratoga Springs.  To be fair, I judge myself pretty critically in an effort to figure out this live solo performance thing - acoustic no less.  In a lot of respects, I have little business being up on the stage at this point of my musical journey, but that doesn't show much initiative, does it?

Here's a pic of the Acoustic…

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Added by Bad Finger (Eric) on July 3, 2015 at 2:17am — 4 Comments

Belt Sander Thickness Sander????

I thought I had seen photos on CBN in the last year of someone's awesome homemade setup that mounted a hand-held belt sander as a thickness sander. I cannot find anything in the search results. Any awesome inventors out there? I would love to try it without reinventing the wheel.... or thickness sander.

:)

Added by Scott W on July 1, 2015 at 4:25am — 2 Comments

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