Cigar Box Guitars

Blues Bars and Juke Joints. Nightly Dancing. Whiskey, Women and Wine. Frenchmen Street in New Orleans on a sultry summer night. This cigar box guitar is... Open - Live Music. This is a fretted 3-string acoustic/electric cigar box guitar, strung "low...

Great music, great food, and a party that almost never sleeps... Bourbon Street has long been the heart of New Orleans' French Quarter nightlife... and on each sidewalk corner you can look down and see the classic tiles that spell out the famous...

It just ain't supper without some biscuits! Based on actual packing crate stencils from long ago, this design celebrates the tradition of good eatin' in the American south. Check out the the demo video below to hear what this line of "Pure and Simple"...

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...

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...

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 either a standard 1/4" mono guitar cord as input or 3.5mm...

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...

"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...

This is a one-string electric canjo, offered under the American Canjo Company(tm) brand by C. B. Gitty. These instruments are hand-made in the C. B. Gitty workshops in New Hampshire, USA. They are fun and easy to play, well-made and look great - all at a...

Get ready for some down-home pickin' and grinnin'! These awesome canjos feature beautiful vintage printed designs, printed on a Made-in-the-USA 1-pint F-style spirits can. The graphics are printed directly onto the surface of the can using a special...

This is a one-string acoustic canjo, offered under the American Canjo Company(tm) brand by C. B. Gitty. These instruments are hand-made in the C. B. Gitty workshops in New Hampshire, USA. They are fun and easy to play, well-made and look great - all at a...

This is a one-string acoustic canjo, offered under the American Canjo Company(tm) brand by C. B. Gitty. These instruments are hand-made in the C. B. Gitty workshops in New Hampshire, USA. They are fun and easy to play, well-made and look great - all at a...

This is a one-string acoustic canjo, offered under the American Canjo Company(tm) brand by C. B. Gitty. These instruments are hand-made in the C. B. Gitty workshops in New Hampshire, USA. They are fun and easy to play, well-made and look great - all at a...

This is a one-string acoustic canjo, offered under the American Canjo Company(tm) brand by C. B. Gitty. These instruments are hand-made in the C. B. Gitty workshops in New Hampshire, USA. They are fun and easy to play, well-made and look great - all at a...

This is a one-string acoustic canjo, offered under the American Canjo Company(tm) brand by C. B. Gitty. These instruments are hand-made in the C. B. Gitty workshops in New Hampshire, USA. They are fun and easy to play, well-made and look great - all at a...

This is a one-string acoustic canjo, offered under the American Canjo Company(tm) brand by C. B. Gitty. These instruments are hand-made in the C. B. Gitty workshops in New Hampshire, USA. They are fun and easy to play, well-made and look great - all at a...

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...

This is a full-size (4/4) horsehair violin bow, with an ebony frog and round profile. It is a solid bow that will serve well for homemade cigar box fiddles and students of conventional violin. Like all violin bows, the tension is adjustable.

    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...

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! Trays such as this make it possible to change batteries without opening up the enclosure, which...

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 small trunk corners with matching screws (3 screws per corner) give a nice distinctive look to any box they are used on, and are perfect for cigar box guitars, cigar box amplifiers, jewelry boxes, cabinets, furniture and other wood box crafts...

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 metal clips were designed for mounting 9-volt batteries in electronics projects and enclosures. 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...

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...