Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101

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Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101

This group is for discussing the basics of CBG building for newer builders - where to start, what to do, common pitfalls, tips and techniques.

Keep in mind that new builders can find other great informative articles on CBG building, as well as most of the parts you'll need, over at C. B. Gitty Crafter Supply!

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Cutting deep boxes in half

Started by Justin Stanchfield. Last reply by Taffy Evans Mar 20. 9 Replies

Attention 1st time builders!

Started by BrianQ.. Last reply by MadGomer Feb 27. 2 Replies

Brickhouse CBG Wiring

Started by Ian Boyd. Last reply by Ian Boyd Dec 11, 2023. 1 Reply

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Comment by Thomas "Duck" Petry on October 27, 2016 at 6:42am

Nothing like the sound of vintage debate rehashed.

Comment by Paul Craig on October 27, 2016 at 6:35am

Well if you guys are itching for a discussion on this,start a thread and try to disprove it already.

Comment by Mark Bliss on October 27, 2016 at 4:58am

+10

And there it is. Oh and the same guy who is adamant about the superior tone of his maple capped LP proceeds to play nothing but muted Ka-chunks between flurries of arppegiated scales and has never let a note resonate, ever......

Comment by Jim Dickison on October 27, 2016 at 4:34am

What I think is funny is guitarists who swear up and down that tone wood is crucial and they can tell an audible difference between plastic tuner knobs and metal, use $400 vintage Russian Paper-In-Oil tone capacitors... then play their axe through a fuzzbox, distortion pedal, reverb, overdriven tube amp... etc...

Comment by Oscar Myer on October 27, 2016 at 1:26am

For me, it made the tone of the mistakes sound much sweeter.

Comment by MadGomer on October 27, 2016 at 12:24am
Purely for medicinal and woodworking use officer, I swear!
Comment by Fomhorach on October 27, 2016 at 12:15am

Eery tone sounds good with 80%

Comment by Mark Bliss on October 26, 2016 at 11:59pm

But how did it effect the tone Oscar, its all about the tone man........

I once tried staining some maple with Tennessee Whiskey. Then I learned that Grain Spirits were invented to raise the grain during the finishing process at Martin guitars. So I built a still near my woodshop. Seemed like the natural solution to keeping the whole process in house ya know?

Does anyone else hear helicopters? I hate that!

Comment by Oscar Myer on October 26, 2016 at 9:26pm

In the empty space in the back of my little amp/speaker combo I keep my polishing rag. It's there just to hide my 80 proof amp lube....

Comment by Thomas "Duck" Petry on October 26, 2016 at 5:34pm

And the hollow bodies got the donuts and the rest of us got board.

 

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