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...

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...

Brother, have you heard the roar of the fast express? Have you seen starlight on the rails?" - Thomas Wolfe, “Of Time and the River”   Ben "Gitty" Baker writes: The Hobo Fiddle is a handmade instrument built from might-have-been's...

Fully fretted to a 23" Scale, this 3-string acoustic/electric cigar box guitar is strung "High G" GDG.  This is a "neck through" model cigar box guitar, where the neck runs through the inside of the cigar box. To make the body, our very own Dan...

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...

Brother, have you heard the roar of the fast express? Have you seen starlight on the rails?" - Thomas Wolfe, “Of Time and the River”   Ben "Gitty" Baker writes: The Hobo Fiddle is a handmade instrument built from might-have-been's...

This beautiful piece is one of our line of "illustrated" guitars, designed to capture the essence of fundamental, no-frills stringed instrument crafting. To the hand-crafted frame (tone-rich wooden cigar box, hardwood neck & fretboard, solid...

From the 19th century onwards, authors like Jules Verne and H. G. Wells and K. W. Jeter brought us adventures in a genre now known as Steampunk. Fusing Victorian Era sensibilities with mechanical wonders, Steampunk is a unique and lasting setting that...

Show off your love of homemade music and instruments loud and proud with this beautiful hand-made cigar box guitar!The image of a moonshine jug and the process of the still has inspired entertainment for years. Countless songs have sung of its sweet...

This beautiful piece is one of our line of "illustrated" guitars, designed to capture the essence of fundamental, no-frills stringed instrument crafting. To the hand-crafted frame (tone-rich wooden cigar box, hardwood neck & fretboard, solid...

This beautiful piece is one of our line of "illustrated" guitars, designed to capture the essence of fundamental, no-frills stringed instrument crafting. To the hand-crafted frame (tone-rich wooden cigar box, hardwood neck & fretboard, solid...