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WHAT'S IN THE BOX? Shane Speal gives a rundown of his latest Gitty package
Shane films his first "What's In the Box" segment for http://cbgitty.com and shows off his cigar box guitar parts purchases. He has fun showing WHY he chose certain parts and what he plans on doing with them.
9th Aug 2016
Cigar Box Guitar Builder's Diary: The 7-20-4 (Part 1)
Howdy folks! My name is Nick Lanciano, and I am one of the newer folks over here at C. B. Gitty. This is a build progress diary I wrote for the building of my second Cigar Box Guitar, a 3-String Electric Cigar Box Guitar using a 7-20-4 Cigar Box (one of my personal favorites). Without further ado, here is a recap of what happened during this build!Step One: The BoxLike a lot of builders out there, I started with a box. Not just any box however, this was a box that I had some history with. I
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29th Jul 2016
EASY PROJECT: Build This Dual Speaker Tweed Guitar Amplifier
When we came out with our Cigar Box Amplifier Kit, we never expected to see so many radical designs, such as this dual-speaker tweed amp.
This is an easy project with only minimal soldering skill needed. To make this, you'll need a basic soldering iron, a spool of solder, and a pair of wire strippers.
This battery-driven guitar amp can be assembled in just a few hours.
Housed in
the top half of a vintage 1950’s film projector case, it’s 2.5 watts of solid-s
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7th Jul 2016
Cooking with Gitty: Disgraceland's Wild Creation
...from the wonderfully warped minds at Disgraceland Cigar Box Guitars.This is a BGCBMDH (Bubble Gum Cigar Box Mandolin Dulcimer Hybrid). It's tuned in G on a 19" scale, using 22-14-10 strings. It sports a magnificent canary wood neck and padouk fretboard with a zero fret.It uses Gitty parts throughout:Chrome open gear tuners 3R/3LSuper jumbo fret wire for the zero fretMedium/medium fret wire at other fretsPadouk biscuit bridgeRod piezoLong shaft mono jackDisgraceland says, "It sounds
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6th Jul 2016
Cooking with Gitty: Matt Cheever's Innovative Cigar Box Guitars
Dear C. B. Gitty,Here are my first four builds after discovering some cool CBG’s played in public and on Youtube. [This was] shortly after discovering C. B. Gitty and how easy and affordable parts are to get and the fast shipping times. I’ve enjoyed building a few. The necks are hand made from walnut I had milled, boxes I’ve collected but most of the other parts have come from C. B. Gitty. Here are my first four builds all togetherMy first build on the right used a “Cap O
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6th Jul 2016