Fun Stuff & Misc.

These are the perfect "cover-up" for neck-notching mistakes, or purely for decorative purposes! This is a set of two neck collars for cigar box guitars, made to fit over a standard 1x2 (0.75" x 1.5") neck where it exits the box, to help hide jagged...

Marking your slide cigar box guitar neck with fret locations has never been easier. Just peel off the backing, snug the front edge up against your nut, and push it down onto the neck. Voila, you've got 25-inch scale fret markings on your neck/fretboard...

Grab your canjo and get picking, with this treasure trove of of the thirty best-known and beloved Christmas carols and songs! Playing these songs is easier than you ever believed, just follow the numbers above the words in the easy-to-play canjo...

Choose from four different options for these handy fretting scale length templates! Each template contains four separate fretboard templates showing fret placement for different ranges of scale lengths, from the shortest (soprano ukulele and mandolin at...

This book contains all of the canjo-building how-to info that Ben "Gitty" Baker has gleaned over almost a decade of building these fun, easy-to-play instruments. Canjos are one of the easiest homemade instruments to build, and now you have all of the...

These resonator cover plates are cut from .040-inch (around 19-gauge) thick aluminum and are designed and manufactured in the USA. We designed these covers to fit our 5.25-inch and 6-inch "Hubcap" paint can lid resonator cones, using our special...

These premium stainless steel slides, are perfect for standard guitar or cigar box guitar. They have nice thick walls and are available in three different lengths. Each slide has an inside diameter of  .827" (21mm) and an outside diameter...

These are sets of two stainless steel pickup rings sized specifically for several of our most popular styles of pickup. These are cut from thin-gauge stainless steel sheet, and the result is a beautiful, Made-in-the-USA way to add a touch of class to...

Here is a stylish single-piece trapeze tailpiece to add to your next 6-string cigar box guitar or other homemade instrument build. Building upon the success of our popular 3- and 4-string tailpieces, we have engineered these specifically for use on...

These are the perfect "cover-up" for neck-notching mistakes! This is a set of two neck collars for cigar box guitars, made to fit over 1x2 necks that have been extended at the heel (see photo), to help hide jagged notch cuts. These collars are laser cut...

Shane says:  "When Southbound Strings asked me to develop a set of professional electric guitar strings for cigar box guitar, I demanded three things: The strings must include a ‘wound G’ string (essential for grinding slide...

Follow along with Nick Lanciano as he builds his own great-sounding cigar box fiddle using C. B. Gitty violin parts! A combination of a how-to guide and a builder's diary, this book gives you all of the basics you need to get started on your DIY...