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  • 6 string CBG's

    6 string CBG's

    242 members Latest Activity: Dec 31, 2021 Everything 6 string and only six stringers...post yer stuff here...don't let it get lost in the random photo secition!

  • Colorado CBGs

    Colorado CBGs

    41 members Latest Activity: Feb 1, 2020 Group designed for Colorado cigar box instrument builders, players, fans, enthusiasts and music lovers in general to hang out and talk about things…

  • Teisco and vintage Japanese Lovers group.

    Teisco and vintage Japanese Lovers group.

    100 members Latest Activity: Apr 1, 2020

    For all things Teisco. AND those sweet vintage japanese guitars with those vintage pickups made by Teisco that no guitar on the planet can match.…

  • Cigar Box Fiddles - Plans, ideas, tips & more

    Cigar Box Fiddles - Plans, ideas, tips & more

    152 members Latest Activity: Sep 18, 2022

    Idea trading post for bowed instruments. Share photos and tips of fiddles and whatnot that you've built, acquired or seen.

  • 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 Fiddlers

    Cigar Box Fiddlers

    90 members Latest Activity: Mar 12, 2020 welcome to my new group. lets talk bowed instruments.

  • 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…

  • The 2010 Double Neck Contest

    The 2010 Double Neck Contest

    85 members Latest Activity: May 18, 2015

    CONTEST…

  • Can Jo Consortium

    Can Jo Consortium

    250 members Latest Activity: Jan 31 The simplest little resonator instrument of all. Please add links to plans, photos of your canjos and ideas you've found that make the most of this…

  • Intermediate building tips and tricks forum

    Intermediate building tips and tricks forum

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

  • Wine Box Guitars

    Wine Box Guitars

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

  • Piezo pickups

    Piezo pickups

    202 members Latest Activity: Mar 13, 2022

    All ideas to make piezoelectric

    sound good and stable.

  • Headless guitar tuners

    Headless guitar tuners

    43 members Latest Activity: Jul 12, 2019

    All ideas to make headless guitar tuners if you are…

  • Hand built and custom microphones

    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…

  • Radios turned Guitar Amps

    Radios turned Guitar Amps

    289 members Latest Activity: Nov 7, 2022

    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…

  • Celebrity box guitars!

    Celebrity box guitars!

    48 members Latest Activity: Jan 26, 2016 Just a place for anyone to post a shot of someone famous!

  • 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…

  • Sell Those Puppies!

    Sell Those Puppies!

    168 members Latest Activity: Jul 16, 2021

    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…

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Need Help on building a Hubcap Guitar

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Guitar and amp settings

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What's on your workbench?

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Flat bucker under box top. Any Success?

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OT: Modifying by sanding the bracing

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Vintage Hubcap guitar build all stages...

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Guitar Pick-ups

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Free Cigar Box Tablature Library

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Handy adhesive

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3-String Bass Project - Dual pickups with switch.

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Blog Posts

Pictures of my new Guitar (4 strings).

Posted by Slow Mick on June 7, 2023 at 8:15am 0 Comments

Building instruments - playing them, inventing new ones...

Posted by Alan on June 6, 2023 at 11:03am 1 Comment

Will still be a awhile before us CBG builders are taken over by artificial intelligence.

Posted by Steve Holladay on June 1, 2023 at 9:45am 2 Comments

Vote for the Delta Blues Outlaws in the Blues Blast Music Awards ~

Posted by billy jones bluez on May 16, 2023 at 8:26am 0 Comments

Amazing Guitar Bridge for CBG!

Posted by 3 String Blues on April 22, 2023 at 1:08pm 2 Comments

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