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My 75th CBG and somthing new!!! I've been making cbg for almost 7 years, I just finished my 75th one, I have sold all but 8, it's been a fun journey, learning experience a… Started by Josh Thompson	4	Nov 5, 2019 Reply by Poorness Studios
A Better Acoustic Pickup for Cigar Box Guitar: How I Install a Piezo Rod & Preamp Get 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	10	Oct 14, 2019 Reply by Eric Shepherd
Cigar Box Guitar How-to Knowledgebase at CigarBoxGuitar.com Be sure to check out the ever-growing collection of Cigar Box Guitar How-to articles over at www.CigarBoxGuitar.com. C. B. Gitty is buildin… Started by Ben "C. B. Gitty" Baker	22	Aug 22, 2019 Reply by Martin Simpson
Cigar box guitar t shirts Hi guys, I’m designing and selling cigar box guitar t-shirts, if interested visit me at www.pixomanic.com thanks, Andy Started by Andy	1	Jul 31, 2019 Reply by Andy
One Finger Lesson: Take Me Home Country Roads - VIDEO & TAB Glenn Watt of C. B. Gitty Crafter Supply takes one of the most popular songs of the 1970's teaches you how to play the entire thing with o… Started by Cigar Box Nation	2	Jun 25, 2019 Reply by Chuck otto
Selling The Blues Lagoon, 4-String Reso. • 9.5" Biscuit Cone • '61 Falcon cone cover I'm selling one or two of my resos (trying to raise funds to buy a side bending machine), The details, photo, and video, are below, but thi… Started by Blind Doughboy	0	Mar 2, 2019
Weird buzzing sound Hello! new member here and i have not posted yet so i think it's time! Sadly not for a good reason. I have just finished my first Cigar box… Started by Emil Palmgren	13	Jan 24, 2019 Reply by Emil Palmgren
CBG from Wine Box? Hello, Newbee here... I would like to build a CBG from a wine box. A close friend died recently, quite suddenly and way too young. He was… Started by CJ	11	Jan 9, 2019 Reply by Jerry Jordan
How to Play EEB Tuning Cigar Box Guitar - Get easy, beautiful chords with this lesson Shane Speal has been championing the 3-string "EEB" tuning for years and has written several songs with it. In this lesson, he shows how… Started by Cigar Box Nation	12	Nov 3, 2018 Reply by Paul Craig
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	2	Oct 11, 2018 Reply by Denny

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