Gift Ideas

 Wacky Wednesday returns for a special combo deal!  You get two great weekend projects for one low price:  The Psycho Box Distortion Pedal Kit and the Tin Can Microphone Kit.  Just $49.99 for the combo.  This is a one day offer,...

Designed in the style of vintage railroad station signs, these custom-printed wooden placards make great decorative additions to rustic decor, train rooms, camps and much more.  Designed in the style of actual station signs used on Midwest railroad...

Custom-printed guitar kits inspired by old American barns painted with chewing tobacco billboards.  This is our first kit series designed by Shane Speal!  Easy to assemble and ready to be stained (neck), painted, woodburned, decorated and...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Hear the full power of our banjo kit in this new demo video:  New Orleans jazz musician, Brett Gardner performs "Up a Lazy River" with The Cigar Box Serenaders using the Country Roads Banjo Kit as both lead and rhythm.     Build your...

This is a set of 10 mini diamond files, each 5.5 inches long and in a range of profiles (flat, half-round, quarter-round, triangle, round/rat tail, etc). These are perfect for notching nuts and bridges, reaming out or enlarging holes, and other filing...

If you're looking for a unique option to add to your slide collection, you don't want to miss this one! In the years that we've been doing this, we've seen slides come in many different materials. Ceramic, Stainless, Brass, Glass, Copper... but this...

Build your own resonator guitar for $ hundreds less than any dobro on the market.  The Hubcap Howler isn't just a fun kit... it's a serious deep-blues guitar. Assembly time: just 3-4 hours, not including glue drying time Traditional cigar...

We've always been fans of the cowboy guitars with painted graphics that were sold in the 1930's-1950's.  Our Rodeo King pays homage to those instruments, while delivering a rough-and-tumble look of modern ranch life.  This guitar would look...