Shane Speal Signature

Ben Gitty says: "There is no one on earth better qualified than Shane Speal to write the book on cigar box guitars and handmade instruments. He has been living, eating and breathing this subject for...

"The sound is otherworldly, like stepping inside the grooves of an old Victrola record."   -Shane Speal describing his cigar box guitar, Making Poor Man's Guitars, page 11...

"Adding regular metal to the soundboard (box lid) simply adds a trashiness to the tone. Mind you, trashiness is awesome and more trashiness is divine. Paint [can] lid guitars are for us trash...

"This all started with the worst gig of my life... and the birth of my quest for a perfect foot drum instrument. [...] The concept of the Foot Stomper is so simple, I feel like a criminal for...

A unique set sound hole pieces, one coin slot and the other, a picture frame.  Each is cut from 1/8-inch solid mahogany panels. In his book "Making Poor Man's Guitars", Shane Speal shows using...

These string sets have been formulated by Shane Speal, King of the Cigar Box Guitar, based on his 25 years of experience of what works for cigar box guitars on stage. Choose either the acoustic or...

This set of Shane Speal Signature tuners is PERFECT for first-time Cigar Box Guitar builders, since it has exactly what you need and tells you how to use it, with no leftover parts! This is a set of...

This set of Shane Speal Signature tuners is PERFECT for first-time Cigar Box Guitar builders, since it has exactly what you need and tells you how to use it, with no leftover parts! This is a set...

The Shane Speal Preamp Bundle drives piezo pickups for better clarity, tone and volume while enabling you to “sculpt” tones on cigar box guitars. Shane has been building and playing cigar...