Amplifiers & Accessories

This is a basic 2.5W Artec amp circuit board with on-board on/off/volume potentiometer, with an included 9-volt battery connector. We include a basic sheet with wiring diagrams for this board. These make a great little amp, which can be housed in a cigar...

These external-mount 9-volt battery trays are perfect for custom amplifiers, cigar box guitars with pre-amps or active circuits, and other electronics usage! Simply cut a rectangular hole in the side of your box, and use the included screws to mount...

Use these to connect your guitar to your amplifier! This is a nice basic black 3m (9.8ft) mono amp cord, perfect for plugging most any guitar into an amplifier, with plenty of length so you have room to move around. Best of all is the great low...

These battery holders are meant to be mounted on the exterior panel of a device (such as a guitar or cigar box amplifier), and allow a battery to be changed without having to open up the enclosure. This style allows the battery to lay flat, and requires...

These cables are made for connecting smart phones & MP3 players to guitar amplifiers and other devices that require a standard 1/4" mono input. They feature a stereo 3.5mm (headphone jack size) plug on one end and a 1/4" mono plug on the other...

THE PSYCHO KNOB KIT: It's like injecting four different boost/distortion pedals inside your guitar or amp!   FOR GUITAR:  This simple knob requires only simple soldering to place between your volume/tone knobs and the guitar jack...

  Build your own real working microphone!  Sounds like a vintage AM radio - perfect for vocals and harmonica.  These simple kits are great for ages 12+ and deliver an incredible sound.  No soldering needed Featuring our special...

This is a set of 8 brass-plated small trunk corners with matching screws (3 screws per corner). These give a nice distinctive look to any box they are used on, and are perfect for cigar box guitars, cigar box amplifiers, jewelry boxes and other wood...

This is a 3-pack of nice large 80mm (3.2") chrome wire sound hole covers. These can be screwed to either the outside or inside of the box, above or beneath (or both!) your sound hole(s), to give your CBG a very distinctive look. They also make...

These little speakers really pack a nice punch! Rated at 4 watts of output power with an impedance of 8 ohms, these make great speakers for homemade amplifiers - in fact, these are what we use in our own amps and amp kits! See the specs below and the...

This is a set of 5 nice quality red diffused 5mm (T 1 3/4) standard-brightness LEDs. They are recommended for voltages in the 2-volt range, at a current of about 20ma. These are through-hole style LEDs and they have a slight lip at the base of the lens...

This is a set of 4 shiny brass-plated medium-size trunk corners with matching screws (3 screws per corner). These give a nice distinctive look to any box they are used on, and are perfect for cigar box guitars, cigar box amplifiers, jewelry boxes...

These metal and plastic knobs fit 6mm pot shafts, and have a set screw for securing them in place on either knurled or flat shafts (note that on a knurled shaft you may need to file a small flat spot for better fit. We feel them to have a distinctive...

This is a set of two nice metal holding clips for 9-volt batteries. They can be mounted in various ways, including gluing, screwing or even pop-riveting if you enlarge the holes a bit. these hold a standard 9-volt battery in a flat alignment to that it...

This little dual-speaker amp sure packs a lot of sound into a small package - check out the demo video below for proof! If you've been looking for a nice loud little cigar box amplifier to go with your Cigar Box Guitar or store-bought guitar, then look...

Use these to connect your guitar to your amplifier! This is a nice sturdy black 5 meter (16.5-foot) mono amp cord, perfect for plugging most any guitar into an amplifier, with plenty of length so you have room to move around. Best of all is the...

This is a cable made for connecting smart phones & MP3 players to other devices, including amplifiers/powered speakers, car stereo AUX jacks and more! They feature a stereo 3.5mm (headphone jack size) plug on each end and are one foot in length...

This is a set of eight (8) nice metal holding clips for 9-volt batteries. They can be mounted in various ways, including gluing, screwing or even pop-riveting if you enlarge the holes a bit. these hold a standard 9-volt battery in a flat alignment to...

Boost those bluesy mid-range tones.  Clean-up muddy sounding pickups. Crank up the treble for leads.  The Tone Distiller gives your pickups five different personalities. This unique active tone circuit opens up many possibilities by...

This is a combo of one of our beautiful standard model cigar box guitars with a matching cigar box amplifier.  Built in C. B. Gitty's workshop, located in the Seacoast region of New Hampshire, USA, these are great cigar box instruments - if you have...

This is a pack of two nice nickel-plated box handles, with matching screws, perfect for use on cigar box guitars, cigar box amplifiers and other wood craft projects. As shown in the photos, these handles are 4 5/8" wide and about 1 1/8" high. The screws...

This special hand-crafted cigar box amplifier features a nice, big all-wood cigar box. The amp board itself is 2.5-watts and powered by a 9-volt battery, and it really puts out a nice loud sound. We laser-cut a custom speaker grill design (inspired by...

Steeped in the nostalgia of yesteryear, this is one of the best cigar box amplifier designs we have ever created. Designed by our craftsman Jason Munoz, with creative input from Ben "Gitty" Baker and Shane Speal, this is an heirloom-quality piece...

These cigar box amplifiers are hand-crafted in the U.S.A. in C. B. Gitty's workshop. Their heart is an Artec SDA-T 2.5W amp board, which is powered by a 9V battery. The amp accepts a standard 1/4" mono guitar chord as input, and output is through a...

These little speakers really pack a nice punch! Rated at 4 watts of output power with an impedance of 8 ohms, these make great speakers for homemade amplifiers - in fact, these are what we use in our own amps and amp kits! See the specs below and the...

If you've been looking for a great, custom and affordable Cigar Box Amplifier to go with your Cigar Box Guitar, then look no further! These great little amps are hand-crafted in the U.S.A. in C. B. Gitty's workshop. Their heart is an Artec SDA-T 2.5W...

If you've been looking for a great, custom and affordable Cigar Box Amplifier to go with your Cigar Box Guitar, then look no further! These great little amps are hand-crafted in the U.S.A. in C. B. Gitty's workshop. Their heart is an Artec SDA-T 2.5W...

This is a beautiful gold speaker cover, perfect for use on cigar box amplifiers and more. They also make great sound hole covers for cigar box guitars! This speaker cover has an "atomic" shape, and four holes for mounting screws/bolts (not included). As...

This is a set of 25 nice quality red diffused 5mm (T 1 3/4) standard-brightness LEDs. They are recommended for voltages in the 2-volt range, at a current of about 20ma. These are through-hole style LEDs and they have a slight lip at the base of the lens...

If you've been looking for a great, custom and affordable Cigar Box Amplifier to go with your Cigar Box Guitar, then look no further! These great little amps are hand-crafted in the U.S.A. in C. B. Gitty's workshop. Their heart is an Artec SDA-T 2...

This cool little amplifier was designed specifically with smart phones in mind! Built into a beautiful all-wood Arturo Fuente 858 cigar box, this amp runs on a 9-volt battery and accepts input via a stanard 3.5mm stereo jack (standard headphone size...

If you've been looking for a cool, affordable Cigar Box Amplifier to go with your Cigar Box Guitar, then look no further! These great little amps are hand-crafted in the U.S.A. in C. B. Gitty's workshop. Their heart is an Artec SDA-T 2.5W amp...

This is a pack of 5 black metal perforated speaker covers, the same as we use in most of our own amplifiers. They are specially made to fit our 3-inch speakers. These can also be used for sound hole covers (the look great mounted inside the box so that...

These little speakers really pack a nice punch! Rated at 4 watts of output power with an impedance of 8 ohms, these make great speakers for homemade amplifiers - in fact, these are what we use in our own amps and amp kits! See the specs below and the...

This is a bulk pack of 25 nice metal holding clips for 9-volt batteries. They can be mounted in various ways, including gluing, screwing or even pop-riveting if you enlarge the holes a bit. these hold a standard 9-volt battery in a flat alignment to that...

Catch the Katy, don't be stuck ridin' no mule! This awesome-sounding cigar box guitar and amplifier combo features vintage postcard artwork of the famous "Katy" limited passenger train. Its name was derived from the name of the railroad - the Kansas,...

This is a pack of eight stereo chrome-plated end pin/strap button jack perfect for use in guitars, cigar box guitars, and many other instrument and audio projects. This jack is intended to be mounted through the base of an electric guitar where the strap...

This is a bulk pack of 100 nice quality red diffused 5mm (T 1 3/4) standard-brightness LEDs. They are recommended for voltages in the 2-volt range, at a current of about 20ma. These are through-hole style LEDs and they have a slight lip at the base of...

If you've been looking for a great, custom and affordable Cigar Box Amplifier to go with your Cigar Box Guitar, then look no further! These great little amps are hand-crafted in the U.S.A. in C. B. Gitty's workshop. Their heart is an Artec SDA-T 2...

"She caught the Katy, and left me a mule to ride..." So began one of Taj Mahal's most famous songs, which went on to be featured in the opening scene of the classic movie The Blues Brothers. This cigar box amplifier is emblazoned with vintage postcard...