I'm in my mid 40's with a wife and 5 kids (I'm livin' the blues in this economy). My guitar playing stinks but I love to play. I discovered CBG's while looking for an acoustic to purchase. Decided I could make one of these things. Made the first one (3 string) from a metal cookie tin. I made some mistakes but it worked! Sounds really cool in overdrive.

Decided to make one from a cigar box. This one turned out waaay better (4 string) although still a few mistakes. I bought a wiring harness and bridge/pickup from Ted Crocker. This has volume and tone controls. I carved my own bone nut from one of the bones my dog had buried in the yard years ago. I had an old chrome slide that I cut down to 3/4 of its original size. I love this thing! It sounds good unpluggged but plugged in, it's really nasty. I run it through a Line 6 Spider and sometimes through a Digitec effects system. Not real primal but cool nonetheless.

My next one will be a little different. I'm thinking of a resonator...If anyone actually reads this, let me know if you have any cool ideas.

I also want to build a cba (cigar box amp) so anyone who has some easy plans, let me know.