Gitty-Made

This poster features a reprint of the classic Edwin Forbes Civil War sketch of a Union soldier playing his "Figaros" cigar box fiddle while in winter camp. Forbes made this sketch while traveling with the Union army during the conflict, and later...

This blueprint-style poster features 24 of the most popular chord forms for playing songs on a cigar box guitar (or other handmade instrument) tuned to Open G "GDg". Shane Speal designed this poster, drawing the chord diagram and finger marks by hand,...

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...

Ben Gitty has taken one of our popular Hard Maple fretboard blanks and printed it with his boldly colorful original design, a montage of patriotic American images. These fretboards are intended for use on cigar box guitars - choose whether you want it...

A collection of unique heritage-inspired items you can use for decorative purposes, crafts, or for your next canjo or cigar box resonator tin. To create these unique pieces, we take Made-in-the-USA "F-style" spirits cans (either One Pint (16oz) or or One...

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...

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...

How to turn a common 2x4 plank into a guitar!     In this easy to follow and down-to-earth how-to manual, homemade instrument guru Ben "Gitty" Baker walks you through the steps to turn a length of common 2x4 lumber into a fully...

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 sturdy, no-frills frame (tone-rich wooden cigar box, hardwood neck & fretboard, solid...

This set includes all of our innovative "GEN2" second-generation fretting scale templates, from the soprano ukulele at 13 inches to the full-size Fender bass at 34 inches. Separately these would cost you over $150, but we offer them here at a serious...

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...

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...