Hi folks, I'm looking for a bit of guidance here regarding learning material, I don't know the who's who of CBG yet so who should i be studying? who does the best lessons? what's the best How To Play DVD? and does anyone have a now redundent copy that i could buy?
Tags:
Hi Steve, I'm up in Brum and have only been playing a while to .. I got a DVD from a guy in the States. His web site is Red Dog Guitar .. have a look, the video is good and he explains a lot of stuff.
http://reddogguitars.com/cigar_box_guitars_1.html Heres his web site address ... the disc is about half way down the page.
I'll second that one. Another one to check out is Keni Lee Burgess. He has a series that provide probably the most comprehensive instruction available. I do not have them yet, but he is highly recommended by just about everybody.
check out Keni Lee, he has an ad to the right of this post.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/njmikeb/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from...
Steve,
It depends on what kind of music you want to play.
If you don't want to sing and want to make cool Delta sounds, check out Red Dog Guitar as Careless John said- listen to some Beetlejuice videos here first- if you like them, the DVD is well worth the money.
Also in the How To Play section, look at Shane Spiel's free instruction. If you want to sing and play, look in the How To Play section at knotlenny's CBG 101. Great starter.
If you want to be a master player and will work hard to do it, get Keni Lee Burgess instruction DVDs.
Good wishes.
Hi guys, thanks for all the feedback.
I have checked out all the suggested stuff and it all has merit, i was especially taken with Knotlenny's viv even though i know what he is doing is actualy a lot harder than he makes it look!.
I recon i am gonna get a copy of the Red Dog Guitar DVD cos that seems to be a real "Idiots Guide" and Lord knows i qualify for that category!.
I just completed the Neck for my CBG tonight so it's moving foward nicely, i woke up at 4am this morning thinking about the bloody thing and could'nt get back to sleep, this is how it's gonna be i recon, i was the same when i first started learning Blues Harmonica and 5years on i'm still loosing sleep over those little Tin Sandwiches!
By the way to answer Uncle Johns question, it's the blues all the way for me, it was reading a book about Howling Wolf that turned me onto the whole CBG thing so that's where i'm coming from.
Thanks matey, i will check that out.
The Phrygian Kid said:
At the clubhouse there's a group called cbg for dummies which has some great videos by LJ and myself. Kenis stuff may be a little beyond you for now. Enjoy
Glad to meet another blues man. knotlenny's CBG 101 free here on the nation will play a 'gajillion' blues songs.
"Tha Blooz is in tha blud. Ya gotta get tha blud poisonin ta get tha blooz sound. Ya gotta get them nikel
an them bronz strings bittin inta yer fingers til yer infekted but good."
--- Some Crazy Old Honky
Steve,
If you're wakin' up at 4 AM thinkin' about improvements, then yep, you have the same problem as the rest of us. Welcome.
Started by Bill Andy in Performances, How to Play, Lessons, Concerts 1 hour ago. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Started by BrianQ. in Performances, How to Play, Lessons, Concerts on Tuesday. 0 Replies 2 Likes
Started by J. D. Woods in Performances, How to Play, Lessons, Concerts. Last reply by Southern Ray Apr 26. 8 Replies 1 Like
Started by Southern Ray in Other stuff - off topic, fun stuff, whatever. Last reply by Southern Ray Apr 26. 6 Replies 0 Likes
Started by J. D. Woods in Performances, How to Play, Lessons, Concerts. Last reply by BrianQ. Apr 25. 4 Replies 0 Likes
Started by Rich Butters in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by Crazed Fandango Apr 22. 4 Replies 0 Likes
Started by Nomad Jack in Performances, How to Play, Lessons, Concerts. Last reply by J. D. Woods Apr 17. 7 Replies 2 Likes
Started by Moritz Voegeli in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by Southern Ray Apr 14. 6 Replies 2 Likes
Started by Timothy Hunter in Other stuff - off topic, fun stuff, whatever. Last reply by Timothy Hunter Apr 10. 14 Replies 3 Likes
Started by Tom T in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by Southern Ray Apr 9. 9 Replies 0 Likes
Started by Southern Ray in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by Southern Ray Apr 4. 7 Replies 1 Like
Started by Timothy Hunter in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by Southern Ray Mar 27. 1 Reply 2 Likes
Started by Taffy Evans in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by Southern Ray Mar 10. 1 Reply 3 Likes
Started by Cigar Box Nation in Feature Articles. Last reply by BrianQ. Mar 9. 4 Replies 3 Likes
Started by Ghostbuttons in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by Timothy Hunter Mar 9. 5 Replies 1 Like
Started by Justin Stanchfield in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by Taffy Evans Mar 8. 6 Replies 0 Likes
Started by Ken I in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by Brian partington Mar 8. 8 Replies 0 Likes
Started by Southern Ray in Cool gear discussion - that's not cigar box related. Last reply by Southern Ray Mar 6. 5 Replies 0 Likes
Started by Taffy Evans in Other stuff - off topic, fun stuff, whatever. Last reply by Taffy Evans Mar 5. 4 Replies 2 Likes
Started by Justin Stanchfield in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by Carl Floyd Mar 1. 15 Replies 0 Likes
Posted by Vlad on March 31, 2024 at 11:48pm 0 Comments 1 Like
Posted by Vlad on March 6, 2024 at 2:32am 5 Comments 2 Likes
Posted by billy jones bluez on February 28, 2024 at 2:09pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Posted by billy jones bluez on February 17, 2024 at 11:00pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Posted by Vlad on February 11, 2024 at 1:06am 1 Comment 1 Like
May 11, 2024 from 11am to 8pm – Speakeasy Grill
0 Comments 0 LikesMay 30, 2024 from 6:30pm to 10pm – The Casual Pint of Huntsville
0 Comments 0 Likes© 2024 Created by Ben "C. B. Gitty" Baker. Powered by
Cigar Box Nation is presented by C. B. Gitty Crafter Supply, your one-stop-shop for Cigar Box Guitar parts and accessories!