Intermediate building tips and tricks forum

256 members Latest Activity: Feb 26 This forum is for sharing general building information that falls between "CBG building 101" and "Super advanced building"

Copy Carvers and other Eli Whitney clones

14 members Latest Activity: Nov 29, 2015 A discussion of building or buying a carver machine to using Bondo as a pattern and other helpful tips.

Wine Box Guitars

82 members Latest Activity: Oct 28, 2021 Drink and build !

Songwriting 101

44 members Latest Activity: Oct 19, 2021

   For the songwriter who wants to take his songwriting to the next level.  "Good songs are written, GREAT songs are RE-written"!  …

Garage Band Users group

46 members Latest Activity: Sep 29, 2019 All things GB. Set up. Recording, Editing. tips tricks and techniques. From set up to burning to disc.

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…

Headless guitar tuners

43 members Latest Activity: Jul 12, 2019

All ideas to make headless guitar tuners if you are…

CBGs Showing Up Everywhere

26 members Latest Activity: Dec 3, 2015 Pictures of cigar box instruments being discovered in the most unlikely places.

Hand built and custom microphones

85 members Latest Activity: Jan 29, 2022

thought about how i was using modern mics and effects, mainly distortion and reverb, to record with and it seemed the next step to me was hand…

Sell Those Puppies!

169 members Latest Activity: Mar 19

A group to discuss selling the instruments and accessories we build.  Where to sell, how to display, what works and what doesn't.  Where do you…

Solidbody city

120 members Latest Activity: Jun 15, 2022

CBGs, cookie tins..…

Effects and Pedals

31 members Latest Activity: Jul 14, 2022

For all things pedals and effects.  What are you using.  Whats on your wishlist.

The Great Midwest

64 members Latest Activity: Jul 8, 2017 From Arkansas to Minnesota and all points in-between and all-around, we live in a land rich in blues and bluegrass. Lets see if we can get some…

Radios turned Guitar Amps

291 members Latest Activity: Jul 3, 2023

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…

Low Budget Land

390 members Latest Activity: Feb 26 Cigar box guitar builders are a creative and resourceful bunch. Share ideas for CBG materials and supplies that are free, nearly free, or recycled.

CBG Tabs

603 members Latest Activity: Feb 18 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…

Secrets of the CBG Underground

347 members Latest Activity: Feb 26 Tips, Tricks of the Trade and Secrets that (almost) no one is supposed to know about... Tell us your secrets!

How loud can we make it?

228 members Latest Activity: Dec 2, 2020 bring on the home made resonators. tips tricks plans and songs.

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.

Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101

1746 members Latest Activity: Mar 20

This group is for discussing the basics of CBG building for newer builders - where to start, what to do, common pitfalls, tips and techniques.…