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Mick Jagger and Keith Richards will pay for the funeral of blues great Hubert Sumlin.

The Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger and Keith Richards will pay for the funeral of blues great Hubert Sumlin. Sumlin’s partner Toni Ann has pos…

Started by HOGS GRUNT

 3 Dec 10, 2011
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Tennessee Reps Prepare Bill to Protect Guitar Owners After Gibson Raid

Tennessee lawmakers alarmed over a recent federal raid on Gibson Guitar factories in their state plan to introduce a bill aimed at protecti…

Started by Dan

 10 Dec 9, 2011
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"The Screamin' Preacher" cbg - loaded with a P90 pickup

The Screamin' Preacher cigar box guitar by Shane Speal.  On sale at eBay.  Starting bid:  $160.  Buy it now:  $295.   LINK TO EBAY LISTING…

Started by Cigar Box Nation

 2 Dec 7, 2011
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JP Soars, Cigar Box Guitar Hero

Just found this..thought I'd share.. not to many 2 stringers out there

Started by Hip Bone Bellaire

 3 Dec 7, 2011
Reply by Dan Sleep

Is it narcissistic...?

Is it narcissistic to buy your own guitar?  I just snagged the THIRTEENTH cigar box guitar I ever built.  It was made back in 1995 when I s…

Started by Cigar Box Nation

 9 Dec 7, 2011
Reply by Keni Lee Burgess

2011 Cigar Box Nation Christmas Album

2011 Cigar Box Nation Christmas Album   I know it seems early, but Christmas will be here before you know it.   Shane had organized the Chr…

Started by Dan Sleep

 122 Dec 6, 2011
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Cigar Box Guitar Museum adding instruments

I'll be working at Speal's Tavern this Saturday, Dec. 10 to hang more cigar box guitars and spruce up the museum display.  If you have a ci…

Started by Cigar Box Nation

 1 Dec 6, 2011
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Macanudo demo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foja2Q8xkDI&feature=share Check out a friend of mine playing around with the CBG I made him.

Started by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars

 4 Dec 6, 2011
Reply by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars

One CBG in Low Open G, second in ?

Hey folks, new to the whole CBG thing but I just recently built a couple.  One is tuned to Low Open G (GDG) and I thought I'd tune the seco…

Started by Vick Griffin

 13 Nov 30, 2011
Reply by chris koh

Picked Out an Amp for my CBG

I've been searching around for an amp that would work well and sound good with my CBG.  I looks hard at Gitty's cigar box amps and a variet…

Started by Fred Railsback

 1 Nov 29, 2011
Reply by Jon Grinder

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