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  • Hall of Shame

    Hall of Shame

    96 members Latest Activity: Jun 21, 2019 If you have one of those colossal, bonehead, 'DOH' moments building, tell us about it here. Aw come on, admit it. You've done something…

  • Post Your Favorite Special Tools: DIY or Store Bought

    Post Your Favorite Special Tools: DIY or Store Bought

    274 members Latest Activity: Sep 6, 2021

    Hi Y'all,

    Every cigar box guitar builder eventually makes their own…

  • CBG wiring & electronics.

    CBG wiring & electronics.

    746 members Latest Activity: Feb 17

    Want to plug that thing in? Here's a place to share ideas about pickups (Both magnetic and piezo) and wiring in volume and tone control, the best…

  • Intermediate building tips and tricks forum

    Intermediate building tips and tricks forum

    255 members Latest Activity: Nov 10, 2022 This forum is for sharing general building information that falls between "CBG building 101" and "Super advanced building"

  • Home Made Resonator Boxes 101, v.2.0

    Home Made Resonator Boxes 101, v.2.0

    232 members Latest Activity: Dec 2, 2022

    Beginning Box Building. Nothing too fancy, but functional. For people who don't have easy access to cigar boxes. Other home made non-rectangular…

  • Super Advanced Cigar Box Guitar Building

    Super Advanced Cigar Box Guitar Building

    533 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!

  • How to Play a Cigar Box Guitar

    How to Play a Cigar Box Guitar

    877 members Latest Activity: Oct 19, 2022 Playing tips and secrets. Tunings. Primal music theory.

  • How good can it sound unplugged?

    How good can it sound unplugged?

    148 members Latest Activity: Dec 18, 2020 Share experience, tips & tricks that have produced the best acoustic unplugged sound in your cigar box instruments. This applies to commercial or…

  • Old School

    Old School

    83 members Latest Activity: May 9, 2018 19th and 20th century references to the humble cigar box guitar.

  • unusual guitar designs

    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.

  • Good Wood

    Good Wood

    135 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…

  • Scale Lengths, etc.

    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.

  • Cigar Box Ukulele

    Cigar Box Ukulele

    422 members Latest Activity: Nov 11, 2022 Does your cigar box contain a jumping flea?

  • Recycling Centre

    Recycling Centre

    128 members Latest Activity: Apr 21, 2021 CBGs by nature involve recycling old boxes. Here is a place to share all your ideas about recycling everyday objects into guitar parts. Eye bolt…

  • Tennessee CBGers

    Tennessee CBGers

    47 members Latest Activity: Nov 7, 2019 A place for all Tennessee CBGers to get together and share.

  • DUMPSTER DIVER'S MUSIC UNION

    DUMPSTER DIVER'S MUSIC UNION

    217 members Latest Activity: Jul 26, 2020 Scavengers unite! We want to know what unusual trash you've used to build instruments. Post your trash-to-treasure creations. Follow up on…

  • Pets With CBGs

    Pets With CBGs

    14 members Latest Activity: Jan 3, 2016 A funny day in the Nation's chat room led to this idea. Take a pic of your pet with a CBG. Could be yours, could be a photoshop deal. Just have it be…

  • Four String Cigar Box Guitars

    Four String Cigar Box Guitars

    212 members Latest Activity: Nov 25, 2022 Group for those who are interested to find out more and swap ideas for builds, chords and tunings for these versatile instruments!

  • CBGs Showing Up Everywhere

    CBGs Showing Up Everywhere

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

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Free Cigar Box Tablature Library

Started by Ben "C. B. Gitty" Baker in Performances, How to Play, Lessons, Concerts. Last reply by BrianQ. 19 hours ago. 18 Replies

Handy adhesive

Started by John B Treutlein in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by John B Treutlein 21 hours ago. 12 Replies

What's on your workbench?

Started by Paul Craig in Performances, How to Play, Lessons, Concerts. Last reply by BrianQ. on Thursday. 2226 Replies

Flat bucker under box top. Any Success?

Started by Tom T in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by BrianQ. on Tuesday. 3 Replies

Vintage Hubcap guitar build all stages...

Started by Taffy Evans in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by Taffy Evans on Tuesday. 2 Replies

3-String Bass Project - Dual pickups with switch.

Started by Tim Dvorak in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by Tim Dvorak Mar 23. 8 Replies

First licence plate build

Started by Michael Myers in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by BrianQ. Mar 21. 1 Reply

Pick ups and number plate cbgs

Started by Michael Myers in Performances, How to Play, Lessons, Concerts. Last reply by Michael Myers Mar 21. 6 Replies

The entirely hypothetical encylopedic CGB design and construction book - a long post

Started by Infirmity Citrus President in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by Doug Thorsvik Mar 20. 7 Replies

Converting 3 string to 4 string

Started by Robert Bryan in Performances, How to Play, Lessons, Concerts. Last reply by Carl Floyd Mar 18. 15 Replies

String noise

Started by Michael Myers in Performances, How to Play, Lessons, Concerts. Last reply by Michael Myers Mar 17. 6 Replies

Build this Wooden Kick Drum Pedal

Started by Rose Ericson in Feature Articles. Last reply by Slow Mick Mar 16. 35 Replies

What random stuff have you used for a bridge?

Started by Muddytone in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by Ghostbuttons Mar 14. 16 Replies

3 string or 4? Trying to make a decision

Started by Nathan Binns in Performances, How to Play, Lessons, Concerts. Last reply by Oscar Stern Mar 14. 12 Replies

Redeemed myself after a dumb mistake!

Started by Hilo Greg in Performances, How to Play, Lessons, Concerts. Last reply by Hilo Greg Mar 9. 4 Replies

My next creation,I’m hooked…I guess

Started by John B Treutlein in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion Mar 2. 0 Replies

Neck though corner

Started by Engblom in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by Michael Fred Johnson Feb 28. 6 Replies

Part 1 HUBCAP guitar build series!

Started by Taffy Evans in Performances, How to Play, Lessons, Concerts. Last reply by Taffy Evans Feb 27. 1 Reply

Inspired by the pick axe guitar, the sledge hammer

Started by jonathan leslie in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by jonathan leslie Feb 26. 6 Replies

Need Help on building a Hubcap Guitar

Started by T-Gripped in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by Taffy Evans Feb 25. 22 Replies

Blog Posts

The Fred BassJo, aka the Sore Thumb banjo

Posted by Fergus Lester on March 7, 2023 at 12:11am 1 Comment

WARNING ABOUT NON_APPROPRIATE ACTIONS OFMr James Pollard

Posted by Slow Mick on March 4, 2023 at 10:00pm 5 Comments

Instruments built by Slow Mick (aka Mikhail Yakunkin)

Posted by Slow Mick on February 28, 2023 at 9:05am 5 Comments

I bought a torsion rod for a mandolin and lost the instructions to cut into the neck. I bought the torsion bar from gitty.

Posted by Anthony adams on February 28, 2023 at 4:49am 1 Comment

Stereo recording with a looper pedal

Posted by Sean Jay on February 27, 2023 at 3:30am 1 Comment

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Noodle Doodle.

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""Thankya Kindly James O", you know me!, always looking outside the Box ;-D"
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""Couldn't have put it in a better spot Richard" :-)"
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"Yep Juzzie is quite a character, plays Lap Slide, Cigar Box Guitars, 6 String Guitars, is a Whiz on…"
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""Thanks Doug", will try my best to get a Sound Sample of it done soon :-)"
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Psalm 49 14;21 Gospel BCB 2023

"for those who wonder how i play a organ whit my CBG ,whit this clever stompbox by electro Harmonix…"
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Psalm 49 14;21 Gospel BCB 2023

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Psalm 49 14;21 Gospel BCB 2023

My entry for this years Virtual Callyfest for the Gospel Stage is a rendition i translated of the Spalm 49 vers 14-21. Its a subject that many chunn cose...
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