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10% off a Country Boy Guitar Thats right, get one of my fine guitars for 10% off to Nation members only. But you must act fast, offer good till 6:00 pm tomorrow (tuesda… Started by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars	0	Sep 26, 2011
Giving new tuners a stressed look. After hurricane cleanup and house repairs (actually still ongoing) I've managed to start another build. Finally located a box worthy of my… Started by SlowHound	1	Sep 25, 2011 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague
Dead string!! Hi all, this is my first time on this great site and I hope to tap into the world of knowledge you all have!! I am on my 3rd cbg build and… Started by Damien	7	Sep 25, 2011 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague
Where Do I get those Cool CB Nation "Tee Shirts"??? Anyone know where to order CB nation Shirts??...Skeleton holding up the CBG or the other ones. Thanks Started by Mark Milam	10	Sep 24, 2011 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague
Flying with a CBG Does anyone have any experience flying with a CBG? I'm going to be traveling for 2 weeks on business (4 cities in 2 weeks) and thought I'd… Started by Devin Thompson	18	Sep 24, 2011 Reply by Ice Bob
Cigar Box Guitars at Guitar Center http://www.guitarcenter.com/search/default.aspx?internal=1&src=cigar+box+guitar Anybody seen this, know who built 'em? Eric Started by Gadsden Guitars	10	Sep 22, 2011 Reply by Bad Finger (Eric)
Chicago Man Killed Mother Over Avril Lavigne Concert Tickets, Jury Finds Avril Levigne??? C'mon now, is that the best he could do? http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/09/22/chicago-man-killed-mother-over-avril-lavig… Started by Dan Sleep	0	Sep 22, 2011
Need a little help from the CBN community! Hey everyone, I need a little help with this contest I entered. It has nothing to do with cigar box guitars but more or less Bluegrass/Folk… Started by California1967	0	Sep 20, 2011
Tuning pegs Where is the best place to find tuning pegs? Started by Mark Carey	3	Sep 17, 2011 Reply by Clock The Wolf
Ammo Box Guitar For Sale on Etsy Just put the first ammo box electric 4 string up on Etsy! http://www.etsy.com/listing/80820159/electric-guitar-ammo-box Got a bunch mor… Started by Tate Chmielewski	4	Sep 15, 2011 Reply by Tate Chmielewski

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