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Experimental Cigar Box Guitar - sound samples

Quadraphonic Octopus shall take the cigar box guitar to places it has never imagined. We are the experimental side of this revolution. Woul…

Started by Quadraphonic Octopus

 1 Dec 15, 2009
Reply by Diydc

Fender mini amp

I bought a fender mini amp a while back for $10.00. On the side it has a place for headphones. It has an output jack I guess thats what you…

Started by Roger Morin

 2 Dec 15, 2009
Reply by Tim

CBNT-Shirt Pictures

Thought it might be fun to see different people wearing the t-shirts, and where you are located, because I think we are more then a Nation,…

Started by Hip Bone Bellaire

 3 Dec 14, 2009
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advice from experienced builders

I have been using 2x2 oak turning blanks to build necks for three string CBG's and they work very nicely with a poplar fingerboard on top.…

Started by James Walter

 3 Dec 13, 2009
Reply by ChickenboneJohn

Where do you get your CBG components?

I figured I would start a thread to talk about where we all get our materials to build CBG's. If someone can tell me a cheap source for ele…

Started by James Walter

 28 Dec 11, 2009
Reply by Sonny Wentling

Trouble downloading? Stream the Christmas album here

Hey, it's Shane. I've created this new profile to stream all tracks of the Cigar Box Nation Christmas cd. Maybe you have trouble downloadin…

Started by A Cigar Box Nation Christmas

 2 Dec 11, 2009
Reply by Diydc

Whats the deal with the weird pics ?

Those weird pics of what appears to be kids in the pic section? Have we been hijacked or what SHANE????????????????

Started by Roger Martin

 1 Dec 8, 2009
Reply by Cigar Box Nation

Found this in Smithsonian Art Museum

Thought I would Share

Started by Hip Bone Bellaire

 5 Dec 6, 2009
Reply by Kevin Sprague (Knotlenny)

has anyone tried 30 gauge wire for pickups ?

I'm wondering what happens if you stray from the recommended 42 gauge wire for winding pickups, anyone know?

Started by Matt Philip

 7 Dec 6, 2009
Reply by Matt Philip

Lunch Box... Port It?

Ok I'm trying real hard to finish an old Emergency tv show lunch box guitar for a guy at work... Just need to know if it's worth trying to…

Started by Hip Bone Bellaire

 2 Dec 6, 2009
Reply by Hip Bone Bellaire

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