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Build This DIY Guitar Fuzz Pedal in 10 Minutes - VIDEO If you've never ventured into electronics, but always wanted to make your own guitar pedal, then this video is for you. The guys at DIYgu… Started by Cigar Box Nation	38	Jul 17 Reply by Robert Bruner
The Cigar Box Mandolin Project - Discussion Page for Questions & Answers Hi all, it's Shane Speal. On April 29, 2022, we debuted my mini documentary, The Cigar Box Mandolin Project. I show you how I built a gre… Started by Cigar Box Nation	11	Jul 8 Reply by Kidd Filby
The Cigar Box SITAR Experiment - by Shane Speal I've always been fascinated with the sitar. The buzzing, droning and string bending sounds are unlike anything out there. If the Beatles… Started by Cigar Box Nation	2	Jun 16 Reply by t-belly johnson
Build a Les Claypool Whamola! Les Claypool's one-string Whamola is the mutated and high voltage bastard-son of the washtub bass. Using a lever tuning/playing system, th… Started by Ben "C. B. Gitty" Baker	11	Jun 14 Reply by Cindy J
How to Build a Mailbox Dobro This article is an excerpt from Shane Speal's book, Making Poor Man's Guitars. Get your autographed copy at stubbyslide.com INTRO This g… Started by Cigar Box Nation	3	Jun 13 Reply by Cindy J
Easy DIY Cigar Box Guitar Stand by Eric Denton Builder & musician, Eric Denton has invented a simple cigar box guitar stand using another cigar box and a dowel rod (or old drum sti… Started by Cigar Box Nation	5	Apr 5 Reply by Jim Winslow
Build This Simple Cigar Box Uke for Under $20! These cigar box ukulele plans by Shelley Rickey of the Mourning Glories offer some of the easiest methods for constructing your own playabl… Started by Cigar Box Nation	9	Apr 1 Reply by Wanhavihtahousu
Download These One-String Fiddle Plans from 1907 Since the beginning of Cigar Box Nation, we have provided free musical instrument plans to inspire your next build. These plans for build… Started by Cigar Box Nation	1	Jan 21 Reply by evanmars
Headless Guitar Project - a $100 eBay kit & Gitty pickups Ok, so it's not a cigar box guitar... but from time to time, I love getting a cheap guitar kit from eBay and putting my own spin on it. A… Started by Cigar Box Nation	6	Jan 20 Reply by Johnny Deck
2021 Throwback Holiday Build-Off Contest! SCROLL DOWN FOR THE RULES, BUT FIRST, READ THIS VERY IMPORTANT REMINDER: and then do this... THE 2021 THROWBACK HOLIDAY BUILD-OFF! We… Started by Cigar Box Nation	77	Jan 1 Reply by A.D.EKER

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