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"Get Carter" theme on 3 string cigar box guitar

As often happens. I was noodling around on the guitar, and something familiar seemed to fall under… ChickenboneJohn Jun 22, 2015 104 views
Chickenbone John - a short film by Kris Boll

A month or so back, Kris Boll and his fellow students Emma Whalen and Karl Dixon came to spend a da… ChickenboneJohn May 8, 2015 216 views

New guitar..new tune

3 string guitar made from one of the boxes bearing my "signature logo" - designed by Hunt Emerson.… ChickenboneJohn Jan 28, 2015 160 views
Cigar Box Guitar necks from ChickenboneJohn

Yes..shameless self promotion, so what's new?..I've had several customers asking me if I can supply… ChickenboneJohn Jan 25, 2015 95 views

Autumn Leaves on 3 string guitar

A very rough version of this after someone did a post on Facebook about a tab for this tune for 3 s… ChickenboneJohn Jan 8, 2015 237 views
Brooks Williams - Sitting On Top Of The World

Brooks Williams' version of the traditional "Sitting On Top Of The World," played here on Chickenbo… ChickenboneJohn Nov 17, 2014 160 views

Shotgun Blues

Chickenbone John and Dave Smith opening on the Lunar Stage at Moseley Folk Festival. As well as pla… ChickenboneJohn Aug 31, 2014 114 views
Mojo Blues Bar, Copenhagen

Just dropped by and sat in with the house band for a couple of numbers..old school blues bar, small… ChickenboneJohn Aug 15, 2014 102 views

Double Three Cigar Box Guitar

Guitar with three double courses...3 pairs tuned in octaves. This is the first one I've made in thi… ChickenboneJohn Jul 23, 2014 102 views
Muddy Roots Europe 2014

This is what it's all about folks..I'm in this mash-up about 52 seconds in..very flattered and plea… ChickenboneJohn Jun 25, 2014 100 views

Tobias Mudlow & Chickenbone John jam on CBG's

Tobias Mudlow and Chickenbone John sharing an impromptu jam at Muddy Roots Europe 2014 ChickenboneJohn Jun 24, 2014 130 views
You've Got To Move... on cigar box guitar

Mississippi Fred McDowell's classic, transposed to 3 string. It not an exact repro, it's just inten… ChickenboneJohn May 22, 2014 122 views

Cigar box guitar & looper pedal

I'm trying to get to grips with my looper pedal. I've had it a while but not made the time to get t… ChickenboneJohn Apr 19, 2014 104 views
Chickenbone John @ The Chambers, Folkestone

Thanks to Adam Smith for catching the last number of my set, opening for Hollowbelly at The Chamber… ChickenboneJohn Mar 26, 2014 124 views

Chickenbone John / Session signature amplifier

Here's a quick demo of my latest creation, my own signature amp! It's 22W of state-of-the-art,solid… ChickenboneJohn Feb 20, 2014 118 views
Resophonic 3 string guitar

A little video taken with my new camcorder showing the construction of one of my resophonic guitars… ChickenboneJohn Jan 23, 2014 190 views

Lady GoGo Goch (TEASER)

I'd never heard of a Crwth until a few months ago, until I was asked to make one for Kindle Theatre… ChickenboneJohn Dec 10, 2013 282 views
Chickenbone John metal sign 3 string guitar

Another one just finished - for Hans Siongers of Cafe Palieter, Westerlo, Belgium. A few months ago… ChickenboneJohn Nov 5, 2013 192 views

Chickenbone John on Pawnstars UK

Thanks to Humidor Guitars for finding and posting this clip. I was called into Regal Pawn in Cheste… ChickenboneJohn Oct 4, 2013 630 views
Chickenbone John -- Van Thom Weekender 2013 -- Jitterbug Swing

Early evening spot on the Saturday night in Bremen...after a day of making cigar box guitars ....28… ChickenboneJohn Sep 8, 2013 204 views

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hardtail bridge for 6-string license plate guitar

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Building with vintage paper/pressed board cigar boxes.

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Cigar Box Nation Christmas Album 2023???

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Back of the box or the lid?

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Sound holes, do we need them?

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Sound holes, do we need them?

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Neck and Fret Board material.

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Cigar box piccolo ukulele string gauge

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Aw, nuts......

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Latest build.....

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Pin Tin Banjo

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EBE tuning

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Attention New Members

Started by BrianQ. in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by BrianQ. Oct 28. 1 Reply 5 Likes

Buzzing strings when fretted. Frets look good. I have a zero fret license plate guitar. Break angle I can inprove at the nut however the buzzing is coming from the bridge, I used a banjo bridge.

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Building a gas can guitar

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String Gauges??

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First licence plate build

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Man & A Half ~ the Delta Blues Outlaws

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My first CBG from Captain Nemoff.

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I have not been 'round in a long time.

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New Album 2023

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