The one and only Johnny Lowebow, live on stage at the 2015 Huntsville Cigar Box Guitar Festival. John Lowe is one of the people who helped found the modern cigar box guitar revival, and his Lowebow guitars remain one of the best known and most recognizable representatives of the style.

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Comment by Ben "C. B. Gitty" Baker on June 11, 2015 at 7:19am

I just sent John a big carton of the Fuente King B and Queen B boxes he likes to use for Lowebows... and most of them were plywood instead of MDF! He tells me there will soon be a Lowebow with my name on it...

Comment by Uncle John on June 11, 2015 at 1:45am

Bob, never mind on that question.   I looked it up and most of the Purgatory Hill Harps are bass D and then DAD.   This has got me thinking about trying a  bass G and  then a GD.  

Comment by Uncle John on June 11, 2015 at 1:32am

Cool, Bob and neat guitar.   The Lowebows are a bass string plus just two more strings???

Comment by A.D.EKER on June 10, 2015 at 9:12pm

Great Video!  That Johnny LoweBow is realy Something pounding Bass ,and slick slide!!

Comment by the anonymous pick on June 10, 2015 at 7:56am

yes  indeed   ;-)

Comment by Ice Bob on June 10, 2015 at 5:47am

ive seen John 2 times video and recordings dont do john justus. the 1st chord john hit was like BANG!!!! Knock me out. thats what dont come thru recorded its powerful free flowing. he tunes to himself and has his owen timing. i bought a Hill Harp from him well made  instrument. no noise. im still trying to learn how to play it. im a fan of Johnny Lowebow and a friend of John Lowe P.S. only a guitar made by John Lowe is a true Loewbow out of respect to the innovator.;

Comment by Uncle John on June 10, 2015 at 5:25am

But it's a good sample.   And appreciated. 

Comment by Ben "C. B. Gitty" Baker on June 10, 2015 at 5:00am

All of the videos I took down there are too damn short... next year I need to take a videographer along.

Comment by Uncle John on June 10, 2015 at 4:30am

What a sound and what a legend.  Thanks for posting.  Too short!

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