KITS: Guitar Kits, Amp Kits & More

Build the mythical one-string guitar from blues and Americana folklore.   This is the instrument that Blind Willie Johnson first learned slide guitar.   Countless other music legends have started with a diddley bow, too.   Originally...

"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 withholding the secrets of its construction all these...

A C. B. Gitty original, designed specifically for cigar box guitar builders! The miter box created from this kit allows you to cut perfect fret slots in your cigar box guitar necks and fretboards. Only a screwdriver is needed for assembly (no glue...

The miter box created from this kit allows you to cut perfect scarf joints with just a flush-cut hand saw (not included). Only a screwdriver is needed for assembly (no glue required), and only takes about 15 minutes. This miter box jig was designed by...

Now you can get our popular box kit with a custom-printed top, using artwork (old photos, graphics, etc) that YOU provide! Build a truly unique guitar using these great-sounding wooden boxes! This is a simple kit for easily constructing a 8.5 x 11"...

Here are all of the parts you need to build a 2x4 Strummer Guitar following Ben Gitty's how-to plans. Includes: 3 open-gear tuners & mounting hardware (2 right/ 1 left alignment) 3-string Set of Open G G-D-G strings for 23-inch scale 6 chrome...

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...

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 2.5-watt Artec amp circuit board with on-board on/off/volume potentiometer, pre-wired connection leads including a 9-volt battery connector. We also include a basic sheet with wiring diagrams for this board. These make great little amps, which...

"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 addicts!"  -Shane Speal describing his love of paint can...

We created this box kit with our custom printed veneer sheets in mind, allowing limitless customization. But this kit also affords builders the opportunity of building their own, perfectly sized Cigar Box Guitar body! This box style features true "Box...

We created this box kit specially for license plate resonator guitars at the request of the community. This kit also affords builders the opportunity of building their own, perfectly sized Cigar Box Guitar body! This box style features true "Box Joints"...