Cigar Box Nation member, Richey Kay of Manchester U.K. built these superbly clean 3 string electric cigar box guitars.  Details:  Oak & walnut neck, Mother-of-pearl dots, walnut & bone bridge, bone nut.  Hand wound pickup (9500 winds) with volume and tone control.

New Seasick Steve video featuring his Hubcap Banjo!  Watch it here.

And speaking of hubcaps, check out Mark68's Hubcap Uke video:

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• Wayfinder builds a guitar amp from a thrift-shop Sony speaker
• Rob Uker invites you to "Post a Picture of Your Favorite Build."  The results are making us drool.
• Comrade Paul asks for advice on letting a straight-thru-neck touch the top of a ....  He gets detailed diagrams, explanations and more.  Worth reading...
• BadFinger Eric describes his first open mic and the reaction of the crowd to his Sawzall Case guitar.
• Christian rock legend, Glenn Kaiser test drives a Percolator 2-watt tube amp with his 3-string cigar bo....

The Australian Recycled Roots Festival returns for 2015 and features cigar box guitars and other great homemade instruments.  Find out more here.

Also, preparations have begun for the Pennsylvania Cigar Box Guitar Festival.  They are seeking new acts!  For more information on the fest and to drop a message, go to their official Facebook page.

Wayfinder starts a great discussion for new builders:  What Tools Do You Really Need to Build a Cigar Box Guitar?  Many people have contributed with their essentials. 

CONTEST #1:  Win a C. B. Gitty t-shirt.  C. B. Gitty wants to see the most outrageous one-string diddley bows.   Send a picture of your wildest diddley bow to GittyFans@CBGitty.com .   One picture per entry, one entry per person.  Entries must be emailed before March 1, 2015.  Email your picture, description of the instrument...oh and your shirt size.

CONTEST #2: Win a Shane Speal cigar box guitar.  Cigar Box Nation founder, Shane Speal continues his weekly columns for Guitar World Magazine and this week, he discusses his 'Pizza Dobro" guitar made from various parts and found objects.  He has invited readers to submit pictures of their own parts-guitars for a future article.     

How to enter:  Read the article on the Pizza Dobro to get an idea of what a Frankenstein guitar is like. Then send two to three photos and a two-paragraph description of your hacked/chopped/zombified guitar to shane@shanespeal.com. Describe what you did to it and why you love it so much. Send your submissions before March 1, 2015. Speal's favorite submission will get featured in this column, and he’ll even send the builder a handmade Shane Speal cigar box guitar as a thank-you.

CIGAR BOX NATION IS SPONSORED BY C.B.GITTY CRAFTER SUPPLY, your one-stop-shop for cigar box guitar parts and accessories. The McNally Strumstick - D-33 Open D "Grand Strumstick" - includes Soft Case and Songbook   The Strumstick is ridiculously easy to play and really fun!  You'll sound good right from the start and you can play songs the first day.  It was designed for people who don't play any music, and are sure they can't play any music. There are no wrong notes; there are just the notes of a simple scale. Since there are no wrong notes, there are no mistakes; you can have fun making sounds without worrying about "getting it right". This is an authentic McNally Strumstick, invented and patented by Bob McNally back in the early 1980's (along with the Martin Backpacker Guitar). These Strumsticks are one of the forerunners of the modern Homemade Music Movement, designed to be fun, easy to play, accessible instruments.   The McNally Strumstick (with soft case and songbook) - $219.99