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Look what i found at ALDI

iot even has a glass slide in there... i think the box is cardboard not even MDF.

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Permalink Reply by darryl kernaghan on December 6, 2016 at 9:55pm

They were discussed on here a while back Timothy, and it was said they aren't too bad, i think by memory Chicken Bone John built one and did an article or blog on them, what was the price?

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Permalink Reply by Timothy Hunter on December 7, 2016 at 12:44am

$27.99 AUD.... damn tempted to get one if they have any left by payday....

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Permalink Reply by Moritz Voegeli on December 6, 2016 at 11:50pm

Here the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HdwFpg_01o. This baby comes with a well made 32 page booklet and a CD for a quick start playing blues on a cigar box guitar with a slide.

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Permalink Reply by ChickenboneJohn on December 7, 2016 at 3:18am

At the money it can't be beat. Fibreboard box with a printed film finish, but it's got a maple neck and a simple piezo pickup. I know a lot of people love to hate these, claiming that they rob sales from "genuine" cbg builders. Of course it's not "the real deal", but we don't notice any negative effect on our sales of "real" cigar box guitars. A while ago someone bought a "Blues Box" from us, then a month later dropped £300 on one of our twin pickup cigar box guitars, so for them it was a good introduction.

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Permalink Reply by darryl kernaghan on December 7, 2016 at 6:31am

great analogy John, no threat to people who make crafted gits,but an intro to newcomers, kids etc, who may buy upscale, or even better, think they can personally improve on the store bought item and add there experience to the knowledge pool

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Permalink Reply by Timothy Hunter on December 7, 2016 at 10:51pm

i agree , it lowers the barrier to a first time player not willing to spend a lot of money on something that might just be a fad. once they get bitten by the bug they will want a better instrument..its inbuilt flaws short scale and too high action will see to that.

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Permalink Reply by Cause the Blue rat on December 7, 2016 at 4:04pm

Looks like I gotta go to Aldi's. : )

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Permalink Reply by Moritz Voegeli on December 7, 2016 at 11:04pm

If you are not happy with this baby bought for $27.99 AUD or $20.85 USD you got a set of three strings, three tuners, two bolts, a harness with piezo and jack, a glass slide, a well made booklet and a CD, so what...