A simple little box, a stick and a string. Something about it "resonates" with people. (No pun intended.) It''s a wonderful thing. And funny . . . when I first reveal to people I meet, that I build and play cigar box guitars, more and more I find myself almost immediately mentioning something about there being an "online community of thousands" like-minded people.
When I think about it, I suppose I do that to quickly try and assure folks that I'm not some kind of crazy unabomber type (ha ha). There is strength in numbers, after all. And with 5,000 members in sight, I was just reflecting on what an amazing thing we have here in the nation!
Thank You, Mr. Speal for staking out this little corner of the internet for us. You have done nothing less than spawn a worldwide culture! Not to overstate things, but I know that this has transformed people and changed lives. Anybody want to talk about what THE NATION means to them?
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sorry big guy, but, there is realy only about 100 members here...the other 4900 are my multiple Id's and user names!
don't fool yourself into thinking this hangout is anything more than a place for weirdos, think about it...a hubcab guitar???? a broomstick diddle rocker?????
arrrrrrrr......arrrrrrrrrrrrrr.......arrrrrrrrrrrroooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!
come'on Lenny let's bark at the moon!
i'm unable to drive or work so i just enjoy hanging out here and swapping ideas. losing my eyesight slowly limits things i can do. building cbg's with hand tools is relaxing the soldering and other things that need good eyesight can frustrate me at times but i plod on. sometimes it takes me twice as long to do something but i do git r done.
My online pub where everybody knows your name. Whatterya drinkin'?
it's become a big part of my life. the little cigar box. i've been looking for my own sound for years. these have alota sonuds.It's like a candy store. every time i pick up a cbg something new and cool comes out. this site is a great place to go thank you shane and everybody that makes this a friendly home.
I started by finding some delta blues music on YouTube. First thought was to get a CD. Then mooched around on the web a bit, particularly eBay and thought "Maybe if I buy a guitar I can have a go myself". Then found CBN and thought "Maybe I can make a guitar myself and then learn to play it".
Without CBN there's no way I would be making these things now. The information from members and the encouragement they give makes ALL the difference. I would also like to say that this seems to be one of the few places on the web where the atmosphere is really warm, constructive and above all respectful to all. Long may it continue and thanks to everyone who contributes here.
So, I saw this post on instructables..make a CBG. What, a guitar made from a box and a stick? (Although, i can't play anything) I have always been fascinated by instruments. So I had to build one. Well then I was hooked. After searching the internet, I found cbnation. Imagine a place for peeps making there own thing, playing there own thing.
Raised on punk and alternative, I don't think i have seen as much of the old 'punk' feeling as I have here with the other 'DYI' luthiers, builders, and players.
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