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The Vacationer
Wes Carl “Vacationer” suitcase amp Rehab sound sample and viewing. Played on my LPG 3 string guitar Dave Lynas 7 hours ago 18 views
Little Red Rooster W.Dixon - A. D. Eker 2018 mix
Classic Trad; Blues and blues only By the great lyricist Willie Dixon, made famous by the Rolling s… Andries D. EKER 8 hours ago 14 views
Home Grown Shade
Red Dog 3 string Guitar instrumental. By Dave Lynas Dave Lynas yesterday 47 views
Sweet Leaf - Black Sabbath - Cigar Box Guitar Cover
Someone mentioned Black Sabbath in my other video so I just uploaded this, had it on my phone for a… Clarky yesterday 45 views
Aerials - System of a Down - Cigar Box Guitar Cover
More of the heavy stuff. This is heavily detuned using a fancy pedal. Clarky on Tuesday 37 views
Me and My Little Guitar
Me and My Guitar Music By Richard Lyrics and Vocals By James o Lunsford Richard Sundberg on Tuesday 94 views
Blue Variations
Stephen plays variations on a theme on 6 of his instruments: a homemade cigar box guitar, a homemad… Stephen Cohen on Tuesday 37 views
~ Hot Rod Cigar Box Guitar ~ The Twang-inator Album
____________________ It's like 1984 all over again! Hot Rod Cigar Box Guitar Music from the websit… BeetleJuice! on Tuesday 63 views
1969 Realistic Carnival 5 Amp
Volume set to MAX. Tested with a 3 string piezo equipped cigar box guitar. Noisemaker59 on Tuesday 37 views
Country Boy Can Survive
I’m no singer, but had to show off my build. Texas License Plate Resonator. Kirk on Tuesday 38 views
A Sleepy Breeze
Trying some different acoustics on the landing. Downtown Vinnie on Monday 40 views
Restored banjolele sound demo
I was gifted this cool old banjolele but had to get it back to playable condition. So here is the t… Derek Rose on Monday 42 views
If You Could See What I Hear on LPG
original song If You Could See What I Hear a 911 dispatcher story Danny Gordon on Monday 31 views
Folsom Prison Blues
Johnny Cash’s iconic song! Muddy Creek Guitars on Monday 40 views
Cigar Box Guitar Basics
Some people have been asking me for instructional videos. If you’re new to CBGs, maybe this will he… Muddy Creek Guitars on Monday 20 views
METAMORPHOSIS
The Devil told me so. 3 string Parlor Bare Bones Guitar. Drawings and music by Dave Lynas. Dave Lynas on Monday 58 views
Sweet Hannah Lou
An original (just trying to have me some fun) blues song ~ by me ~ using a fairly generic bluesy tu… Uncle John on Monday 126 views
Recording cigar-box guitar in the bathroom / Homemade Old-Time Acoustic Recording
------------------------------------- If you like old time music recorded on cigar box guitar, I ha… BeetleJuice! on Sunday 63 views
tweeter and the monkey man
some traveling wilburys on four string licence plate guitar c# merle on Sunday 46 views
Basic barre chords for cigar box guitar
Prompted my an appeal posted on Facebook, here's a quick summary about forming a basic one finger b… ChickenboneJohn on Sunday 38 views
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Favorite pickups and position?
Started by Eliah Holiday in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by BrianQ. 19 minutes ago. 5 Replies 0 Likes
What's on your workbench?
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VIDEO: Napolian Strickland & His Diddley Bow (Historic footage from Alan Lomax)
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A DIY Kit for stompboxes?
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.50 Cal Shell Slide
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Spokeshave: flat or round?
Started by Clint “Uncle Gus” Turpen in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by Mark Prentice 11 hours ago. 13 Replies 1 Like
Review: Swamp Witch "Wesseh Tribute" Cigar Box Guitar
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Video Premier: Hymn for Her "Blue Balloons"
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VIDEO: The Flamethrower Organ
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2018 Pennsylvania Cigar Box Guitar Festival - Schedule and details
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I may not be a luthier, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.
Started by Steve Holladay in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by JB 14 hours ago. 6 Replies 4 Likes
VIDEO: You Gotta Move cover by Jerome Graille
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VIDEO: Playing the Limberjack - Randy Cato demonstrates
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The most versatile but overlooked guitar pedal. Graphic EQ.
Started by Cause the Blue rat in Cool gear discussion - that's not cigar box related. Last reply by BrianQ. yesterday. 2 Replies 0 Likes
How to electrify a harmonica for hands-free playing
Started by Dustin Aurand in Cool gear discussion - that's not cigar box related. Last reply by Taffy Evans on Tuesday. 12 Replies 0 Likes
Cookie Tin CBG Canjo
Started by JP Lace Master in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by Fergus Lester on Tuesday. 12 Replies 1 Like
D'addario exl110 or Ernie Ball 2221
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New to organizing, give me every bit of advice, details, do's and do nots, please!
Started by Kirk in Fests and Concerts: Organizing and Promoting. Last reply by Downtown Vinnie on Sunday. 8 Replies 0 Likes
speaker connection
Started by Joe Williams in Performances, How to Play, Lessons, Concerts. Last reply by wes carl on Sunday. 13 Replies 0 Likes
Playing Slide with a Pocketknife - Mance Lipscomb Captured on Film
Started by Shane Speal shanespeal.com in Feature Articles. Last reply by BrianQ. on Sunday. 5 Replies 4 Likes
Blog Posts
Other woodwork
Posted by Tom E on August 16, 2018 at 5:00pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
kannel/ kantele (Baltic psaltery)
Posted by Tom E on August 16, 2018 at 1:00pm 1 Comment 0 Likes
I probably should have been mowing the grass or something.
Posted by Steve Holladay on August 14, 2018 at 9:47am 1 Comment 3 Likes
final format for If You Could See What I Hear
Posted by Danny Gordon on August 14, 2018 at 2:38am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Cigar Box Guitar Quote of the day
Posted by BeetleJuice! on August 13, 2018 at 3:00am 1 Comment 2 Likes
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BrianQ. commented on Tom E's blog post kannel/ kantele (Baltic psaltery)"That’s a lot of chisel work! Looks good"
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Restored banjolele sound demo
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