Stand By Me: 2-String Chugger License Plate Cigar Box Guitar
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ChickenboneJohn's Videos (142)
Everthing you know about fretless cigar box guitars is wrong.
There's so much more to playing a fretless guitar than just using a slide. With a good low action y… ChickenboneJohn Nov 19, 2022 106 views
Learn to play ZZ Top's " La Grange" on 3 string cigar box guitar, with Chickenbone John
Here's a one chord favourite of mine, based on John Lee Hooker's one chord boogie style - La Grange… ChickenboneJohn Mar 2, 2021 130 views
Learning the basics of a simple blues shuffle on Cigar Box Guitar, with Chickenbone John
Get your three string guitar tuned in G D G and let's get started!!! I was prompted to do this les… ChickenboneJohn Nov 29, 2020 53 views
Choosing a guitar slide
ChickenboneJohn Nov 1, 2020 50 views
SRV Stevie Ray Vaughan Texas-style blues shuffle played on 3 string cigar box guitar, Pride and Joy
Here's my attempt to put together a basic Texas-style blues shuffle. It's inspired by Stevie Ray Va… ChickenboneJohn Sep 21, 2020 70 views
Cigar Box guitar- neck angle or no neck angle?
The big question - do you install the neck flat or with a neck angle? There are lots of opinions, b… ChickenboneJohn Sep 18, 2020 100 views
Making a cigar box guitar neck with ChickenboneJohn
This is the first of a series of videos on how to make a cigar box guitar. Whether you are making a… ChickenboneJohn Feb 16, 2020 41 views
Tuning your Cigar Box Guitar to GDG or why a headstock tuner is your best friend & your worst enemy
Quite often my customers contact me to tell me they have broken strings whilst trying to tune their… ChickenboneJohn Jan 15, 2020 76 views
CBG-Festival at the Sea
Cuxhaven Germany.... 2000km drive across 5 countries in a weekend. CBG Make & Play Workshop plu… ChickenboneJohn Nov 7, 2019 55 views
Chickenbone John interviewed at Henry's Blueshouse
The godfather of the cigar box guitar, Chickenbone John, talks about how got into playing the blues… ChickenboneJohn May 15, 2019 54 views
Mini-amp shootout - TomsLine Engineering vs Roland MicroCube
The classic Roland MicroCube and the new Tomsline DSP 10W go toe-to toe. I've always loved my Micro… ChickenboneJohn Jan 19, 2019 100 views
Easy-Build 3 string cigar box guitar kit
Here's our latest guitar kit, based on the kit that we use at our "Make and Play" workshops. Super… ChickenboneJohn Nov 11, 2018 102 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 Aug 12, 2018 102 views
Battery/mains amp shootout - Aroma AG-10 vs Roland Microbe
A direct comparison between two battery/mains amps, the trusty Roland Microbe and the new Aroma AG-… ChickenboneJohn Aug 10, 2018 110 views
Using the hand plane for cigar box guitar makers
I've been prompted to make this quick video about one use for the hand plane after a couple of cust… ChickenboneJohn Jul 8, 2018 106 views
Fishman equipped ChickenboneJohn 3 string guitar
I'm really liking these acoustic cigar box guitars. This one has a solid top with parallel bracing… ChickenboneJohn May 1, 2018 114 views
How to play slide on a Cigar Box Guitar.
The Godfather of Cigar Box Guitars 'Chickebone John' shows Britain's Rare Guitas' Becky and Gareth… ChickenboneJohn Apr 15, 2018 100 views
Acoustic cigar box guitar with Fishman pickup & EQ
Another new little experiment - this 3 string guitar is designed for maximum acoustic volume - a de… ChickenboneJohn Mar 14, 2018 106 views
ZZ Top's Sharp Dressed Man played on 3 string Licence Plate Guitar
Here's quick demo of a couple of new 3 string guitars. I'm playing the basics of ZZ Top's "Sharp Dr… ChickenboneJohn Oct 27, 2017 138 views
ZZ Top's "25 Lighters" on cigar box guitar
Here's a new guitar that I've just finished. 3 strings, single humbucker with coil tap switch, cher… ChickenboneJohn Oct 17, 2017 144 views
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- CigarBoxGuitar.com - the knowledgebase of the homemade music movement.
- Cigar Box Music - How-to-Build CBGs DVDs, How to Play CBG and more!
- 3-String-Guitar.com - John "Red Dog" McNair's unique take on cigar box guitars and their history - lots of historic photos!
- The Cigar Box Guitar Manifesto - the mission statement and rallying cry for the Cigar Box Guitar Revolution.
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Attention New Members
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What's on your workbench?
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Aw, nuts......
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3 string or 4? Trying to make a decision
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Some thoughts needed....
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Are there a set of plans for a six string Cigar box guitar?
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Truss Rods. Needed?
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Tone switch
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Easy DIY Cigar Box Guitar Stand by Eric Denton
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VOLUME POTS
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Does anyone use GBE tuning?
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Converting 3 string to 4 string
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Tuning Wuestion
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Electric Delta 3-pole Pickup
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Look what I picked up
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Evans solid body guitar.
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Baby Please don't Go BCB A.D. Eker 2023
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