All Videos Tagged wilson (Cigar Box Nation) - Cigar Box Nation

Linger by The Cranberries - CBG Tribute

2018-01-15T23:54:05.934Z

I was so shocked to see that Dolores O'Riordan, the lead singer of The Cranberries, passed away today at only 46. I've listened to her sing for countless hours on repeat. The Cranberries hit BIG while I was in high school, and I loved them! Last summer I put Linger on a list of songs I wanted to learn on cigar box guitar. In tribute to Dolores, today I learned it. This is a quick cell phone recording with no bells and whistles. I had to modify the intro and outro to make it work on CBG. I have no delusions about having a wonderful singing voice, but this is me with what I got goin' on today enjoying making music with a guitar I built. Thank you Dolores O'Riordan for sharing your music with the world! You brightened my days. I'm sad you are gone.

'Opening the Door' Handpan & CBG Ceramic Body Guitar Music

2017-11-19T14:32:06.668Z

Headphones or stereo speakers are recommended for best sound. I think you guys will enjoy this (I hope). It aint the blues! The song begins on handpan, then I drop in slide guitar about 1 minute in playing the 2 string ceramic seed pod 'chugger' guitar I built with one of my handmade stoneware slides. The guitar has a rod piezo, and I'm using an outboard piezo preamp that I built into a cigar box to shape tone.
I recorded this song for the Healing Handpan Alliance. It will be available for free download 11/20/17 along with many other handpan songs from www.healinghandpan.com if you want a free copy of the music.

PS. C.B. Gitty started carrying my stoneware ceramic slides last week!

Cigar Box Guitar Porch Picking Roan Mountain, TN

2017-10-15T14:44:06.988Z

Hey all, it's been a while since I posted. You guys were very encouraging when I when I first posted the blues lick I'm using here when I was first working on it. I promised to try to build it out some more, and it's become a go-to for me when I'm noodling around. I've had some fun looping it and trying to improvise over top. I need to work on my timing and my guitar face (I look bored and/or angry when I'm concentrating! }:^0 ). I also didn't think about rounding out the end with the looper. Maybe one of these days I'll bore you guys with guys with yet another rendition of this same jam but a bit more polished. I recorded this one on my phone while I was on vacation this summer.

This guitar is a favorite of mine. It's my first short scale build - 23". I used a zero fret & hard tail bridge. The action is great, and it's very smooth to play. I recently sold it, and now I need to build another player for myself to keep. That's a good 'problem' to have I suppose. :)

I hope everyone is doing well. Out of the blue I got struck with pancreatitis. I've been seriously ill for the last month, and I'm finally starting to feel myself again. It's a relief! I'm still moving slow, but things are getting better. Keep on keepin' on.

New Song Sketch on Ceramic Body Guitar

2017-02-04T14:41:20.034Z

Excuse the bedhead & low resolution. Yesterday morning I was noodling around on the ceramic guitar I made & took a quick cell phone video of a composition I don't want to forget. Watch the making of the guitar here: https://youtu.be/gWe9exqV5e0
Perhaps I have a hint of the uptempo blues in me after all? Maybe once I get this refined and smoothed out I can make a proper video. Hope everyone's having a good weekend!

How to Play Money For Nothing on CBG Cigar Box Guitar

2017-02-01T15:13:26.852Z

***It's easy to play this on 3 string! You just play the B string notes (there are only 2 in the riff!) on your high G. The 6th fret on the B string (my #1 string here) equals the 10th fret on high G string. For the second time through which uses the 8th fret on the B string here, that would equal the 12th fret on the high G string. You can do it! Maybe I'll make a 3 string tutorial for this song later. All my 3 string cbgs are fretless. So I'd have to make a new one.***
I put together a tutorial on how to play Dire Straits "Money for Nothing" on cigar box guitar. Hope it helps some of my CBG friends out there. This song is a blast! Try it; you might like it. :)

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