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"How to Play the 3-String Cigar Box Guitar" book with 26 online video lessons Just Released! "How to Play the 3-String Cigar Box Guitar" book with 26 online video lessons. To see a preview and view the video lessons v… Started by Rick McKeon	0	Oct 10, 2018
How to Play Like Seasick Steve + Build Your Own "3-String Trance Wonder" In all my years of teaching cigar box guitar through Youtube videos, no lesson has been more popular than a quick class I filmed on Seasic… Started by Cigar Box Nation	1	Dec 2, 2017 Reply by Richard Dean
First Build (with pics and link to short video) Well, I strung her up today. And the intonation issues are bad enough that there is no way I'm gonna upload a sound clip. Nope. But she's k… Started by Richard Wilkins	26	Sep 9, 2016 Reply by Richard Wilkins
Almost Newbie- string confusion I'm figuring this all out as I go, for I have never played a guitar or any other plucked string instrument. 1.Diddly Bow. I mostly built t… Started by Mike	17	Mar 14, 2016 Reply by Mike
Most popular 3-string tuning? What's your favorite 3-string tuning? I hope to produce a bunch more lessons and want them to be useful for as many people as possible. The… Started by Rick McKeon	6	Jul 16, 2014 Reply by Rick McKeon
free cbg lessons Hi Everybody, I just joined the Cigar Box Nation. For a bunch of free lessons check my website here https://rickmckeon.com/cbglessons.html … Started by Rick McKeon	15	Jun 11, 2014 Reply by Rick McKeon

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