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Uncle John's Videos (198)
Weary Blues ~ Hank Williams song on CBG and Iowa Saxophone
Sorry about the wind noise. The snow falls 'round my window But it can't chill my heart God knows… Uncle John Oct 27, 2018 110 views
Stella Guitar from my cousin Vinnie AKA Mark Alaniz
I got a nice surprise in the mail a couple of days ago. This nice old Stella guitar from Mark Alani… Uncle John Sep 14, 2018 102 views
Alberta
Good old traditional blues done by many from Huddie Ledbetter on to modern day. Uncle John Aug 28, 2018 114 views
Hello Josephine
Fun old song by Fats Domino. Kind of where blues meets rock. GDGB tuned Iowa LPG, Roland Microcube… Uncle John Jul 13, 2018 132 views
White Freight Liner ~PLUS Happy Independence Day
Great song by Townes Van Zandt done by a low talent (but highly photogenic) hack on a CBG and Iowa… Uncle John Jul 1, 2018 128 views
Ragged Old Truck
Pretty loose cover of a great Billy Joe Shaver song. Played on an Uncle John 3 string cigar box gui… Uncle John Jun 27, 2018 201 views
Mallard CBG for Dave
Simple CAB (cheap ass build) with a scrap pine neck, lathe finger board and lathe through the box h… Uncle John Jun 19, 2018 114 views
When She's Gone
Mother's Day ditty - quite a bit of borrowing done from Elizabeth Cotten's 'When I'm Gone.' When Sh… Uncle John May 9, 2018 162 views
My Creole Belle
Old timey song - done by Mississippi John Hurt and possibly written by him. Done here by a hack on… Uncle John Apr 22, 2018 186 views
Some These Days on Diddley Bow
Diddley with mag pup plugged into a Roland Micro Cube. Using the 3rd string from a six string set t… Uncle John Apr 8, 2018 188 views
Sweet Home Chicago ~ Iowa LPG
Robert Johnson wrote this good old blues and addition lesson. Played here on an Iowa LPGtuned to an… Uncle John Apr 5, 2018 160 views
The Wreck Of The Old 97'~ new Dave Lynas guitar slide
Dave's slides are functional art. Note if you can that the steam engine on the shipping box is # 9… Uncle John Mar 31, 2018 182 views
You Don't Know My Mind
Traditional Blues Song on a GDGB tuned Iowa License Plate Guitar and Iowa Saxophone while wearing f… Uncle John Mar 11, 2018 160 views
Wallflower- Can you guess the song writer?
Who wrote this song? The answer is a 1:18 on the video. It may surprise you. Uncle John Mar 5, 2018 180 views
Trouble In Mind Instrumental
LPG and harp. 8 bar blues for those days when 12 bars are just too many. Uncle John Mar 4, 2018 122 views
Black Cat Bone CBG and harp
In-Ster Mental. Black Cat Bone fretless CBG made by Andries Eker in Holland. Normally tuned GDG, bu… Uncle John Feb 26, 2018 172 views
Angel From Montgomery on a FACTORY built 6
John Prine is my favorite living song writer and he is a treasure. The git is Landfill Loretta. Sh… Uncle John Feb 23, 2018 170 views
Test Ride ~ Lynas CBG Mojo slide
Trying out a new slide from Dave and a new to me song that I heard on Pandora Radio and done by Cep… Uncle John Feb 16, 2018 116 views
Minglewood Blues ~ virtually live from Callyfest.
I love the tune of this old blues whether played slow (like here) or fast. Minglewood Blues - poss… Uncle John Feb 2, 2018 201 views
Vinnie & John Collaboration - co writing a song
Song by Mark (Vinnie) Alaniz and John Bolton. Still needs a title - maybe will leave that to Vinnie… Uncle John Dec 12, 2017 146 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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Flat bucker under box top. Any Success?
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just came accross this pickup idea on youtube.
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I'll be fashionable this summer =)
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Everyone can make CBG. And I did it =)
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.✨. Cover Me ..♪♫•*¨*•. ~ the Delta Blues Outlaws
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Q&A with Arkansas-based talented blues musician Billy Jones, one of the very best authentic modern artists
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Big Power Bank for Small CBG =)
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