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Constructing a Four String Electric Cigar Box Guitar Demonsrtation
Step by step tutorial on building an electric, four-string cigar box guitar. Includes instructions… Tim LaFave Nov 22, 2022 31 views
Have Mercy ! 3 string slide Blues A.D.Eker 2021
Sliding some gritty tree to even out the score , not to minamal but it does the Job, have mercy ! h… A.D.EKER May 15, 2021 91 views
Lucky 7 Guitar Build
A video showing my guitar and amplifier built from two 7-Up crates and some found parts. Electronic… Daryl Baird Jul 26, 2018 104 views
'Opening the Door' Handpan & CBG Ceramic Body Guitar Music
Headphones or stereo speakers are recommended for best sound. I think you guys will enjoy this (I h… Janis Wilson Hughes Nov 19, 2017 122 views
Cigar Box Guitar Porch Picking Roan Mountain, TN
Hey all, it's been a while since I posted. You guys were very encouraging when I when I first poste… Janis Wilson Hughes Oct 15, 2017 198 views
Brick House 6 String CBG Sound Check
This build was commissioned for a young man learning to play guitar. He wanted a CBG, but he needed… Janis Wilson Hughes Jun 11, 2017 134 views
House Of The Rising Sun
Cover of "House Of The Rising Sun" instrumental on a three-string electric cigar box guitar. Tim LaFave Dec 4, 2016 160 views
Santanajamma'
Original composition played by the artist on his home-made three-string electric cigar box guitar. Tim LaFave Sep 17, 2016 102 views
wildwood flower
Wildwood Flower played on a home made three-string electric cigar box guitar. Tim LaFave Jun 14, 2016 210 views
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
"I'm So lonesome I Could Cry", played on a home-made six string acoustic electric tin can guitar. Tim LaFave May 17, 2016 120 views
Goofing Off On 6 String Electric 0:46
This is a friend goofing off on my wife's 6 string electric I built. Sound and res could be better,… Donald Swan Apr 11, 2016 102 views
4 String Guitar with Lightning Resonator Cone
Handmade 4 String CBG with Lightning 5.5" Resonator Cone. http://charlesatchison.com The song is an… Charles Atchison Aug 12, 2015 201 views
Hand Spun resonator cones for home made instruments
Big Red - Home made resonator guitar Hand Spun resonator cones for home made instruments For more i… Charles Atchison May 6, 2015 106 views
Somebody’s Gotta Do It sung by (Curtis Borders) 0:29
Singing on the back porch along with my (first electric) CBG and I built the amp using a truck camp… Curt Dec 6, 2014 78 views
Capture_20140426 01:46
forgive my horrid playing, I just started learning 2 weeks ago! My harp is not as bad.. how do u li… craig d lybarger Apr 26, 2014 89 views
4 string Las Cabrillas Cigar Box Guitar
This was a commissioned build where the customer mailed me the specific cigar box he wanted me to u… Charles Atchison Apr 4, 2014 106 views
6 String Cigar Box Guitar Relic Style Handmade Folk Art
I tried to make this guitar look as if it was built 80 years ago. The tailpiece, bridge and even th… Charles Atchison Mar 26, 2014 110 views
Spanish GittyBox
My latest giitybox build. Birch box with oak and birch ply. Red oak neck, walnut fretboard, gold se… Mark Davidson Feb 2, 2014 94 views
4-string Padron Cigar Box Guitar
4-string, full-electric CBG. Single Humbucker with vol and tone. Maple neck, oak fretboard, corian… Jay Patton Oct 11, 2013 178 views
mrbangham's banjo 01:48
This is the first instrument I ever built. I wanted to make a gourd banjo but lacking a gourd i bui… Mike Bingham Sep 4, 2013 134 views
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Vintage Hubcap guitar build all stages...
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3-String Bass Project - Dual pickups with switch.
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Converting 3 string to 4 string
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Build this Wooden Kick Drum Pedal
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What random stuff have you used for a bridge?
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3 string or 4? Trying to make a decision
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Redeemed myself after a dumb mistake!
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My next creation,I’m hooked…I guess
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Neck though corner
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Part 1 HUBCAP guitar build series!
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Inspired by the pick axe guitar, the sledge hammer
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Need Help on building a Hubcap Guitar
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Vintage Hub Cap Guitar Build
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The Fred BassJo, aka the Sore Thumb banjo
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Instruments built by Slow Mick (aka Mikhail Yakunkin)
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I bought a torsion rod for a mandolin and lost the instructions to cut into the neck. I bought the torsion bar from gitty.
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Stereo recording with a looper pedal
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