Cigar Box Guitars

To create this beautiful resonator cigar box guitar, we took our tried and true Illustrated Guitar design and added one of our medium "Hubcap" spun paint can lid reso cones, to create a wonderful acoustic-electric instrument with a highly distinctive...

One of our most popular printed guitars is now available as an easy to assemble kit! Ready to be stained (neck), painted, woodburned, decorated and customized. No fretting installation needed.  Each kit comes with a fully fretted neck...

Originally hand-crafted by master-builder Farley Andresen, and used to record a track at the famous Capitol Records in Hollywood, California, this amazing four-string guitar is absolutely and uniquely "one of a kind".  Farley built this guitar as...

It's hard to beat a traditional design when it sounds this darn good. Fully fretted to a 23-inch scale, this 3-string acoustic/electric cigar box guitar is strung "Blues G" GDG. It is considered a "neck through" model cigar box guitar, where the...

With a beautiful, full-wrap color print of a rustic American Flag, this hand-crafted "Star Spangled" cigar box guitar is looks as good as it sounds! Designed and built by C. B. Gitty, and with most of the parts made right here in our workshops in...

It's hard to beat a traditional design when it sounds this darn good. Fully fretted to a 23-inch scale, this 3-string acoustic/electric cigar box guitar is strung "High G" GDG. It is considered a "neck through" model cigar box guitar, where the neck...

Fresh off of the R&D bench at C. B. Gitty HQ, we are proud to present this beautifully  decorated Made-in-the-USA cigar box resonator guitar, just in time for St. Patrick's day! This awesome-sounding cigar box resonator guitar features one of...

It's hard to beat a traditional design when it sounds this darn good. Fully fretted to a 23-inch scale, this 3-string acoustic/electric cigar box guitar is strung "BluesG" GDG. It is considered a "neck through" model cigar box guitar, where the neck...

Put your favorite photo on a C. B. Gitty acoustic/electric cigar box guitar.  Family photos, vacation pics, favorite artwork and images - it's up to you! We can print these using our full-color photo-resolution "Vivigraphic" process. There are...

Back in 2012, Ben "Gitty" asked Glenn Watt to build a special 4-string cigar box guitar, which could be used in videos and other promotional materials. This beautiful build as the result. Glenn chose a nice big Partagas Preferido for the body of the...

Ben "Gitty" built this 4-string resonator octave mandolin for himself in 2017, and played it on-stage and at sessions for some time. It has a biscuit bridge with built-in rod piezo pickup, and a 4-band EQ pre-amp as well, which allows the tone to be...

In 2016, Ben "Gitty" tasked CBG-building super-duo Farley and Glenn with building a 2-string bass that could be used on the brand new Cigar Box Nation TV show. This beautiful instrument was the result. Check out the photos of the build in process -...