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All Discussions Tagged 'blues' (26)
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A Better Acoustic Pickup for Cigar Box Guitar: How I Install a Piezo Rod & PreampGet the most out of your acoustic/electric cigar box guitars with an inexpensive piezo rod & preamp unit. How-to Video In this vide… Started by Cigar Box Nation |
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Oct 14, 2019 Reply by Eric Shepherd |
12-Bar Blues Jam Tracks in the Key of GI just posted a few 12-bar blues jam tracks in the key of G. They are pretty simple arrangements just using Band in a Box. For the first pa… Started by Rick McKeon |
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Oct 28, 2018 Reply by Doug Noren |
How to Play R.L. Burnside's "Nine Days In Jail" on 3-string ***NEW TUNING!!!***Another great viewer request featuring an obscure R. L. Burnside song. I had to create a new tuning in order to play it... and I love it!… Started by Cigar Box Nation |
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Oct 11, 2018 Reply by Denny |
How to Play Muddy Waters on Cigar Box Guitarby Shane Speal Muddy Waters was one of my very first heroes when I was introduced to the blues. He had the swagger and the bravado like n… Started by Cigar Box Nation |
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May 13, 2018 Reply by Tom Lauten |
The Exit Sign Guitar + a quickie blues lesson. Built by Gary DesrosiersVideo + photos Here's a wild guitar concept I haven't seen before. This three-stringer was crafted from a discarded exit sign by Gary De… Started by Cigar Box Nation |
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Feb 12, 2018 Reply by Wichita Sam |
VIDEO: Samantha Fish's "Chills & Fever!" What do you think?She's the favorite darling of cigar box guitar fans worldwide. Now Samantha Fish is back with a sexy new video, "Chills & Fever," the… Started by Cigar Box Nation Official |
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Jan 25, 2018 Reply by Taffy Evans |
2017 "Kick The Can" Build-Off contest - Canjos, Tin Can Guitars"Come on, brothers and sisters, KICK OUT THE CANS!" For our final build-off contest of 2017, we're looking for your best canjos, cookie… Started by Cigar Box Nation |
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Dec 21, 2017 Reply by Rose Ericson |
How I Attach a Lid to a Cigar Box Guitar for Best Acoustic Response - by Shane SpealYou've shaped the neck, cut the soundholes and put all those glorious electronics inside. Now it's time to attach the lid to the box! In… Started by Cigar Box Nation |
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Dec 2, 2017 Reply by Wal Callaby |
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 |
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Dec 2, 2017 Reply by Richard Dean |
How to Play T-Bone Walker's Slow, Jazzy Blues on Cigar Box GuitarCigar Box Nation founder, Shane Speal delves into the jazzy side of blues with this T-Bone Walker inspired riff. Speal takes Walker's rhy… Started by Cigar Box Nation |
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Converting 3 string to 4 string
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Handy adhesive
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What random stuff have you used for a bridge?
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3 string or 4? Trying to make a decision
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Redeemed myself after a dumb mistake!
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Neck though corner
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Part 1 HUBCAP guitar build series!
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Inspired by the pick axe guitar, the sledge hammer
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Vintage Hub Cap Guitar Build
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