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Secrets of the Cigar Box Guitar Underground

Posted on December 31, 2008 at 8:31am 0 Comments

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At 3:32pm on December 22, 2022, Byrd Franklin said…

You didn't mention what you didn't like about the sound (volume, sustain, clarity, buzz, etc). mario games

Are there any sound holes in the box? I couldn't tell from the photo.

What scale length? What string sizes? 

At 5:20am on October 10, 2011, Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates said…

HOLY CRAP, I thought you fell off the face of the earth. When you gonna add some neat tips to the Secrets of the CBG Underground. I'm tapped out.

 

Cheers!

 

-WY

At 2:42pm on October 24, 2009, Dianne Woods said…
Thanks John.
At 3:02pm on September 21, 2009, Roberto Garza said…
hey John,I'm going to attempt building a cbg amp using the TBA820 2w audio amplifier would you have a diagram of how to go about it.Thanks
At 6:21am on August 24, 2009, Keni Lee Burgess said…
Hello,
I have started a CBN group entitled, "How to Play CBG" It is my hope and intention to encourage the "Wealth of Talent" here on the Nation to share their knowledge and skill to further the CBG movement. Please consider contributing an instructional "video" link to this group. If you are a viewer seeking instruction, please feel free to write. If you have any suggestions or know other players who you think may want to post instructional "video" links, please contact me. Thank you for your interest and support, Keni Lee

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