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Did you miss The Gitty Gang Show this past Friday? No worries. We’ve got you covered. In this post, not only do we have the entire video for your viewing pleasure, we also have links to the most important parts of the show, just in case you’re running short on time and want to see the best of what Ben, Glenn, and Nick have to offer. The Full Episode Here first is the full video clip of Gitty Gang Show #68. Why Play A 6-String? Over the first 67 episodes, the musical performanc …

Veterans Day in the United States is fast-approaching. To celebrate those who’ve served in the U.S. military, we’ve got free tablature for you to learn bass lines to some patriotic tunes on your C. B. Gitty 2-string G-Bass. After downloading these free tabs, your chest will swell with pride as you play the resounding bass parts to songs such as Battle Hymn of the Republic, Ballad of the Green Berets and of course, America the Beautiful. Plus, we’ve included a couple more stalwart and t …

This week we launched a new product line here at C. B. Gitty: The "Hubcap" Series of cigar box guitar resonator cones, spun from metal paint can lids. To folks out in the "real world" (the non-homemade-instrument-building public), this might sound like gibberish... but cigar box guitar builders immediately know it's a big deal. It's a big deal because building resonators is an interesting and important part of the larger cigar box guitar building hobby. It's a big deal because the supp …

A railroad traveler, who whistled while he worked for food, inspired the name of this handmade musical instrument.Since Ben "Gitty" Baker wrote the book, The Legend of the Hobo Fiddle, friends of Gitty have been sharing their own regional railrider tales and personal hobo encounters.These stories show the rich history of people who crossed the United States of America by railcar, searching for work, for food, and for a better life. Here is one such story, shared by frien …

Last week, we shared videos and photos of Shane Speal's Radical Red G-Bass.  Well, he's back with another retro inspired guitar, the CBGitty Tin Pan Alley Paint Lid Resonator Kit.  Matching his G-Bass, Speal recreated the classic 1950's artwork from a Stella Sundale acoustic guitar except he substituted a retro blue for the original red.  All paint is simple Rustoleum spray paint.  Speal also used gloss spray polyurethane for the neck.  The paint jobs make …