Cigar Box Diddley Bow (One-string Guitar) Kit - includes all parts, hardware and how-to! $24.99

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...

Complete Cigar Box Guitar Fretting Starter Kit: Tools, Templates, Frets & Guide ($40 savings!) $89.99

 The All-In-One Fretting Starter Kit:  Everything you need to set up your own fretting station in your shop! We've had many customers ask us for an all-in-one setup for fretting instruments, and we've put together...

Cigar Box Ukulele DIY Kit - Everything Included - Download Instructions for Free! $79.99

Notes bloom and ring out in our Cigar Box Ukulele kits.  Make a fully playable instrument with a vintage "throwback" look.  Everything is here, from the neck, fretboard...even the box!   This is a complete,...

Three-string Open G Chord Poster for Cigar Box Guitar & More $15.00 $10.00

Tack this piece of art to your wall and you'll never be left guessing on chords for your 3-string cigar box guitar again! This poster features 24 of the most popular chord forms for playing songs on a cigar box guitar (or...

Tin Can Microphone Kit - build your own old-time mic! $19.99

  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...

Gray "Hard Times Make Great Music" T-shirt - Show your pride in homemade instruments! $15.99

We have more of these on order and expect to have all sizes back in stock by 2/25/17. "HARD TIMES MAKE GREAT MUSIC" It was true back in the day and it's still true now.  Wear it proudly. Our exclusive T-shirt with...

Blues Scales Poster for 3-string Open G GDG Cigar Box Guitar - includes 12 standard & exotic scales! $15.00 $10.00

Tack this piece of art to your wall and you'll be inspired to explore the blues on your 3-string cigar box guitar! This poster features a mix of the most popular scales for playing the blues on a cigar box guitar (or other...

The Cigar Box Nation 4 Guitar Slide Combo $27.99

Four Different Slides in one ultra low-priced combo...  Each slide arrives in its own seperate burlap Mojo Bag and all packaged in a beautiful cigar box with the Cigar Box Nation logo.  You'll get one slide from...

"What's Your Superpower" T-Shirt - for Cigar Box Guitar-building Superheroes ONLY! $15.99

Calling all Cigar Box Guitar-building Superheroes! Let the world know your secret superpower with this awesome shirt emblazoned with the motto: "I Turn Junk Into Guitars, What's Your Superpower?" Show your love for cigar...

New "Cigar Box Guitars" T-shirt (Design #2) - Show the world your love for CBGs! $14.99

Show your love for cigar box guitars with this new t-shirt available exclusively from C. B. Gitty! Designed by Shane Speal (King of the Cigar Box Guitar) himself, this is the perfect shirt for showing the world you love CBGs...

Build-it-Yourself DIY Ukulele Kit - Easy to Build, Fun to Play, Made in the USA- The Gittylele! $59.99

Countless songwriters and strummers are choosing the simple ukulele as their preferred ax over conventional guitars.  From teenagers singing on their Youtube channels to some of the biggest names in modern music,...

"Blue Voodoo Boogie" T-Shirt - features artwork by (and benefits) a homeless New Orleans street artist $17.99

Original art straight from the streets of New Orleans.  We were there.  (There's a story behind this shirt...) Shane and I were walking down Frenchman Street in the heart of New Orleans on a rainy night when we...

Open D "DAD" Chord Poster for 3-string Cigar Box Guitars - includes blues scale diagram! $15.00 $10.00

Tack this piece of art to your wall and you'll never be left guessing on chords for your 3-string cigar box guitar again! This poster features 24 of the most popular chord forms for playing songs on a cigar box guitar (or...

Coffee Mug: Cigar Box Guitar Chords & Scales - Big 14 oz $12.99

Here's a mug just for CBG enthusiasts! This 14-ounce coffee mug features original artwork by Shane Speal, showing a selection of chord forms and scales for 3-string Open G tunings - this is the same artwork used in our...

Guinness Beer Can Canjo with Premium Hardwood Neck - Fun & Easy to Play! $39.99

These hand-crafted canjos feature a real Guinness(TM) brand beer can as the resonator, as well as cool vintage reclaimed softwood necks. These are part of our "Brewery Lane" line of beer can canjos produced under the...

"Sawdust is Man Glitter" T-Shirt - Get in the shop and make some sawdust! $14.99

Show your love for woodworking and making sawdust with this new t-shirt available exclusively from C. B. Gitty! Designed by Shane Speal (King of the Cigar Box Guitar) himself, this is the perfect shirt for showing the world...

Coffee Mug: Hard Times Make Great Music - Big 14 oz $12.99

Show your love for the great music that comes from the hard times, with this exclusive coffee mug! Features original artwork by our own Farley Andresen! This 14-ounce coffee mug was designed by Shane Speal, using the "Hard...

"Razzy Daddy Spasm Band" Historic-themed 12x18 Poster $7.50

This is a historic-themed 12 x 18" poster printed on brown kraft paper. The poster, designed by Shane Speal, features a photo of the famous Razzy Dazzy Spasm Band, a group of yound New Orleans street performers from the late...

"Unfiltered" CD by John Nickel and the Cigar Box Sound Studio $11.99

This album from John Nickel, his first, features 10 original tracks performed exclusively on homemade and handmade instruments with 4 strings or less. The album features an intriguing blend of styles not often heard on cigar...

Junkyard Jam Band - DIY Musical Instruments by David Eric Nelson $24.95

How to Make: A reverb-drenched homemade microphone from a piezo, plastic cup and Slinky toy A pickup from playing cards, wire and magnets Cigar box synthesizers An electric kalimba Preamps Strange voice...

"Cigar Box Spasm Band" Print by Amzie Adams $7.50

This amazing piece of fine art was painted by Amzie Adams based on an old photo of a "spasm band" in New Orleans from the late 1800's. Showing a trio of young black musicians using homemade instruments (a cigar box guitar,...

The Cigar Box Guitar Player's Gift Pack - a box full of CBG essentials accessories! $34.99

All of the stuff a CBG player needs... For years, we've been including a "player's pack" with our cigar box guitars, containing all of the goodies new cigar box guitar player needs to get going. Now, we've made the same...

"Psycho Skeleton" Cigar Box Guitar T-Shirt - Artwork by Connan $15.99

Own an awesome cigar box guitar-themed T-shirt featuring original artwork, and help get a homeless veteran off the streets at the same time. Connan is the real deal. A veteran cast aside by his country (in his version of...

1886 Cigar Box Banjo Plans 12x18 Poster - reprint of real, vintage cigar box guitar plans! $8.00

This poster features a reprint of classic cigar box banjo (guitar) plans, which originally ran in the St. Joseph Herald newspaper in Michigan in 1886. These plans, which seem to be based on the classic Uncle Enos banjo plans...

8pc. "Cigar Box Blues Man" Greeting Card Set with Envelopes $4.79

This is a set of 8 greeting cards, printed with original artwork from our own Zoli Viva Nova (aka Farley Andresen). Her sketch was inspired by some classic black and white photographs of old blues musicians, but of...

C. B. Gitty Records Box Set - includes 5 CBG albums, a real Cigar Box and other goodies! $49.99

Here is a perfect gift for a cigar box guitar enthusiast! This box set features some of the best music being made by musicians and bands that feature cigar box guitars and other homemade instruments. We include 5 full...

8pc. "Blue Voodoo" Greeting Card Set with Envelopes $5.49

This is a set of 8 color greeting cards, printed with the distinctive "Blue Voodoo" cigar box guitar skeleton artwork by Connan, the New Orleans street artist. This pack contains 4 "top fold" cards and 4 "side fold" cards,...

Dark Blue C. B. Gitty Trucker Hat $19.99

This is a sturdy dark navy blue trucker-style hat, emblazoned with a patch bearing a rustic re-imagining of the C. B. Gitty logo. These hats have an adjustable hook-and-loop-style strap in the back making them...

"Vaudeville Frolic " Cigar Box Guitar Poster - 12 x 18-inch $8.50

This poster is an artistic throwback to the Vaudeville phenomenon that was made popular in the United States and Canada from the late 1800's until the early 1930's. Vaudeville was a mixture of many different acts, mostly...

Street Band "Hard Times Make Great Music " Cigar Box Nation Poster - featuring vintage photo $7.50

This poster features a vintage photo from the early 1900's, possibly taken in New Orleans. Shane Speal discovered this old photo at an antiques dealer back in the 90's, and recently re-scanned it in to make it available to...