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Free Cigar Box Tablature Library Did you know there is a fast-growing collection of FREE tablature for 3-string cigar box guitars over at CBN's sister site www.CigarBoxGuit… Started by Ben "C. B. Gitty" Baker in Performances, How to Play, Lessons, Concerts Latest Reply
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 in Performances, How to Play, Lessons, Concerts Latest Reply
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Free Cigar Box Tablature Library

Did you know there is a fast-growing collection of FREE tablature for 3-string cigar box guitars over at CBN's sister site www.CigarBoxGuit…

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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…

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UK - Best Place to Buy Cigar Box's Hi all, I am living in Thailand and building CBGs for about a year. I will be returning to the UK this year and looking to continue build… Started by Rich Butters in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion	4	6 hours ago Reply by Crazed Fandango
AI Search Query - Curious Answer I did a search query on a popular search engine, (Not Google), and got what I found to be a quite funny answer. Search AI: "copper water… Started by Southern Ray in Other stuff - off topic, fun stuff, whatever	2	9 hours ago Reply by BrianQ.
Are metal frets necessary? Hey there fellow CBN plunkers, strummers and sliders, I'm getting ready to construct a 3-string cigar box guitar with a humbucker pickup. I… Started by J. D. Woods in Performances, How to Play, Lessons, Concerts	7	on Saturday Reply by J. D. Woods
Busking Songs... Does anyone have experience busking with cigar box guitars? What are your favourite songs to play? Not been playing CBG long but got the bu… Started by Nomad Jack in Performances, How to Play, Lessons, Concerts	7	on Wednesday Reply by J. D. Woods
Joseph J. Rogowski about Current Based Pickup Design http://music-electronics-forum.com/t5447/http://forum.ampage.org/forum.php?cmd=va&author=bbsailor Started by Moritz Voegeli in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion	6	Apr 14 Reply by Southern Ray
crossover guitar. I will try to keep this short if i can. many years ago when i was about 10 my step father was a telephone installer for the PMG. T his is a… Started by Timothy Hunter in Other stuff - off topic, fun stuff, whatever	14	Apr 10 Reply by Timothy Hunter
Flat bucker under box top. Any Success? I searched "Ghost Pickup" and found a few entries from people who tried the Wicked Bucker under the box top. Apparently it was not particul… Started by Tom T in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion	9	Apr 9 Reply by Southern Ray
Has anyone tried this? Thoughts? I tried this build in this fashion for two reasons. It's all the wood I had for the neck, it wasn't long enough for a stick-through and th… Started by Southern Ray in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion	7	Apr 4 Reply by Southern Ray
just came accross this pickup idea on youtube. It is a concept and working pickup for a variable tuned pickup. It is quite technical in sections but the bottom line is this pickup can be… Started by Timothy Hunter in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion	1	Mar 27 Reply by Southern Ray
VIDEO: Building a CBG with limited resources. Hi, I made this video five years ago and agonized about posting it for public viewing. The reason is that I made the video and guitar kit f… Started by Taffy Evans in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion	1	Mar 10 Reply by Southern Ray

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