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Jason Hicks's Groups (39)
Best Virginia (West Virginia) Builders Group
11 members Latest Activity: Jun 11, 2013
A place for West Virginians (The Best Virginia)
to meet.
CBG Nation's Chapel
161 members Latest Activity: Feb 11, 2022 A place where you can talk about spirit, soul, God or anything that's weighting you down. We take prayer requests too. Wichita Sam - Chaplain
rat rod guitars
192 members Latest Activity: Dec 10, 2021 cbgs that may look a bit rough around the edges but sound like hot rods
Radios turned Guitar Amps
291 members Latest Activity: Jul 3
This is the group for Lo-Watt Rock & Blues.
Here is the place to post photos and information on how to convert vintage electronics into…
Greasy's Easy Chords
127 members Latest Activity: Aug 26, 2019
Since i started playing these cbg's i've been wishing i had a chord book. A recent attemp to teach myself music theory gave me the idea to try to…
Solidbody city
120 members Latest Activity: Jun 15, 2022
CBGs, cookie tins..…
Super Advanced Cigar Box Guitar Building
532 members Latest Activity: Mar 5, 2022 Here's where the freaks hang out. Get the inside scoop on wild cigar box guitar designs, advancements and experiments. Not for the timid builder!
Classifieds and Swaps
334 members Latest Activity: Jun 14
A place to buy, sell, trade cigar box guitars and other related gear.
Keep in mind that you can find most…
Smokehouse Guitars
155 members Latest Activity: Jul 11, 2019
The complete guide to advanced cigar box guitar making is now available:
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Ted's Mad Scientist Lab
221 members Latest Activity: Apr 8, 2018 Where music and invention collide...
Low Budget Land
389 members Latest Activity: Jul 24 Cigar box guitar builders are a creative and resourceful bunch. Share ideas for CBG materials and supplies that are free, nearly free, or recycled.
Secrets of the CBG Underground
345 members Latest Activity: Nov 7 Tips, Tricks of the Trade and Secrets that (almost) no one is supposed to know about... Tell us your secrets!
unusual guitar designs
171 members Latest Activity: Jan 18, 2019 bring us your most unusual builds that you think is not average so we can say yes that is different.
DULCIWORLD: Dulcimers & Strummers
387 members Latest Activity: Dec 12, 2022
This group is opened…
Good Wood
134 members Latest Activity: Mar 19, 2017 For everyone who gets excited by rare timbers, turned on by a good burr, or maybe you just have a technical query about working something new? Feel…
CBG Tabs
602 members Latest Activity: Jun 4 So you built your CBG and now you need something to play on it, right? Well, if you're not completely musically inclined or can't read traditional…
Best Deals Around
101 members Latest Activity: Oct 19, 2022 A place to share sources for great deals on instrument parts. If you find a great score, even if it's on ebay, be sure to post it hear so we can all…
Three string guitars
669 members Latest Activity: Oct 19, 2022
Everything about anything that's a three stringer
Cigar Box Basses
404 members Latest Activity: Oct 27, 2022 Where the lords of the lower frequencies dwell!!!
Scale Lengths, etc.
250 members Latest Activity: Feb 7, 2022 This group is designed as a resource for all things related to scale lengths, string gauges, etc.
The Essential Pages
Recommended Links & Resources
- CigarBoxGuitar.com - the knowledgebase of the homemade music movement.
- Cigar Box Music - How-to-Build CBGs DVDs, How to Play CBG and more!
- 3-String-Guitar.com - John "Red Dog" McNair's unique take on cigar box guitars and their history - lots of historic photos!
- The Cigar Box Guitar Manifesto - the mission statement and rallying cry for the Cigar Box Guitar Revolution.
Forum
Best power tool for building?
Started by Justin Stanchfield in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by Korrigan 1 hour ago. 3 Replies 0 Likes
hardtail bridge for 6-string license plate guitar
Started by Vincent Cuenca in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by Carl Floyd 19 hours ago. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Cutting down the neck of a CBG
Started by Tim O'Flynn in For Sale: Cigar Box Guitars, other instruments, cds and related items. Last reply by Justin Stanchfield yesterday. 10 Replies 0 Likes
Building with vintage paper/pressed board cigar boxes.
Started by Chance in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by Chance on Friday. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Cigar Box Nation Christmas Album 2023???
Started by Skeesix in Performances, How to Play, Lessons, Concerts on Thursday. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Fat Back Neck
Started by Jim Booth in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by Carl Floyd on Thursday. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Sliders only.
Started by Chance in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by Taffy Evans on Tuesday. 12 Replies 1 Like
Back of the box or the lid?
Started by Justin Stanchfield in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by Justin Stanchfield Dec 2. 8 Replies 1 Like
Sound holes, do we need them?
Started by RON NORTHCUTT in Performances, How to Play, Lessons, Concerts. Last reply by Justin Stanchfield Nov 23. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Sound holes, do we need them?
Started by RON NORTHCUTT in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by RON NORTHCUTT Nov 23. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Neck and Fret Board material.
Started by Michael Bowlin in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by RON NORTHCUTT Nov 17. 11 Replies 1 Like
Cigar box piccolo ukulele string gauge
Started by Tracy Glenn McDougal in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by BrianQ. Nov 13. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Aw, nuts......
Started by James Pobog in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by Order99 Nov 6. 11 Replies 2 Likes
Latest build.....
Started by James Pobog in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by Taffy Evans Nov 4. 1 Reply 4 Likes
humbucker height
Started by Mel Cooke in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by Mel Cooke Nov 4. 5 Replies 2 Likes
Pin Tin Banjo
Started by Michael Bowlin in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by Taffy Evans Nov 1. 11 Replies 0 Likes
EBE tuning
Started by Thomas A Morphew in Performances, How to Play, Lessons, Concerts. Last reply by Carl Floyd Oct 30. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Attention New Members
Started by BrianQ. in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by BrianQ. Oct 28. 1 Reply 5 Likes
Buzzing strings when fretted. Frets look good. I have a zero fret license plate guitar. Break angle I can inprove at the nut however the buzzing is coming from the bridge, I used a banjo bridge.
Started by Robbie in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by Taffy Evans Oct 25. 5 Replies 0 Likes
Building a gas can guitar
Started by Dave Roy in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by Taffy Evans Oct 21. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Blog Posts
Who will be the first to embed GO in CBG? =)
Posted by Vlad on December 6, 2023 at 12:17am 4 Comments 1 Like
Man & A Half ~ the Delta Blues Outlaws
Posted by billy jones bluez on December 2, 2023 at 12:33pm 0 Comments 1 Like
My first CBG from Captain Nemoff.
Posted by Vlad on November 29, 2023 at 3:41am 0 Comments 1 Like
I have not been 'round in a long time.
Posted by Craig Mayhem on November 22, 2023 at 11:28am 2 Comments 1 Like
New Album 2023
Posted by Gary O'slide on November 5, 2023 at 2:41am 0 Comments 1 Like
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3-string Guitars stand made of bamboo. Pic.2
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3-string Guitars stand made of bamboo. Pic.2
"Looks very functional and obviously unique! Nicely done Mick."
AGP #517 - ''Ali'' Modification
"Sometimes they don’t work quite like intended Alan! Good to see you resolved the problem."
Visiting the Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) in Phoenix, Arizona | vacation trip
"Nice video! The MIM is about 20min from my house. Been there several times. Saw a Shane Speal CBG…"
we all want to be like somebody!
-------------I'm still trying to find the right tuners for the price ratio : )----------------
White Christmas: 2-String Surf Chugger Cigar Box Guitar
"white christmesis ahhh those old day's getting special by the year ,we did have some , but im…"
The Letter (Box Tops cover on tenor ukulele)
"Box Tops ! yep thats a fine one , use to love that grunge ,raspy voice, a lovers tune ! instant…"
Turkey in the Straw BCB - A. K. A.- A. D. Eker 2023 - 2024
"Thank you Doug ! for liking my fancy picking ! i did try to keep it period real!"
Turkey in the Straw BCB - A. K. A.- A. D. Eker 2023 - 2024
"Interesting take on a classic tune! Fancy pickin’ Andries."
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