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2024 Double Neck Cigar Box Guitar Build-Off Winners!
The 2024 Double Neck Cigar Box Guitar Build-Off saw dozens of entries from all over the globe. There were only two main rules: 1. The instrument had to have at least two necks. 2. There had to be a cigar box somewhere in the build. Our judges were Reverend Peyton of Rev. Peyton's Big Damn Band, Del Puckett, Steve Arvey, Hambone Skinny, and Michael Bianconi of Southern Fire Guitars.Here are the winners, as chosen by our judges:First Place - $250 C. B. Gitty Gift Certificat
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11th Jul 2024
New Seasick Steve Song + How to Play It on Cigar Box Guitar
Seasick Steve is back with his 4-string cigar box guitar and just launched a brand new video for the song, Internet Cowboys this morning. In a flash, our own Shane Speal has taken that song and created a full How To Play video, showing everything from the special tuning to all the parts. He even gives an alternate version using a 3-string cigar box guitar! First, enjoy the brand new song, Internet Cowboys by Seasick Steve. And now dig into the deep groove with S
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24th Apr 2024
2024 Double-Neck Cigar Box Guitar Build-Off! $500 in prizes!
Why should Led Zeppelin or Rush have all the fun? We build cigar box guitars... so let's make double-neck cigar box guitars! OVERVIEW: We challenge you to invent & build a new musical instrument that combines a cigar box with two playable necks. We will award C. B. Gitty gift certificates to the top five submissions as determined by our celebrity judges:
Reverend PeytonDel PuckettSteve ArveyHambone SkinnySouthern Fire Guitars' Michael Bianconi! The de
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22nd Apr 2024
How to Get Free Stuff with Your C. B. Gitty Order
Shopping for your instrument parts can be just as fun as building the instrument, especially when there's freebies involved! We've just revamped our Gitty Rewards Program, giving you an opportunity to score even more free stuff, including our brand new Hard Times Make Great Music gear! The Hard Times aprons, shirts, glassware and mugs all appear in different rewards levels. The more you spend in a single order, the bigger the freebies.Some new items in the Gitty Rewards:
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6th Mar 2024
Will JEB Dermady's Award Winning Boat Oar Guitar!
C. B. Gitty presents the winner of the 2024 New Orleans Cigar Box Guitar Build-Off, Will Dermady of JEB's PoBox LLC. We asked him all about his wild instrument and himself. Here's his story in his own words. I started making cigar box guitars in 2016 with parts and pieces I’ve collected thru the years. The first one was originally made to just hold wine and hang on the wall. I took it apart 8 times to make it a playable bass. Losing heart, I stopped making them. After visiting C
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22nd Feb 2024