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Gittylele Concert Uke Completes "Retro Trifecta"(Post)
Shane Speal has posted photos of his latest C. B. Gitty kit project, a retro-inspired Gittylele Concert Uke. The ukulele is part of his "Retro Trifecta" of Gitty Kits, which includes the G-Bass
VIDEOs & PHOTOS: Shane Speal's Radical Red G-Bass (Post)Shane Speal was the first person to receive our "G-Bass" 2-string DIY Electric Bass Guitar Kit, and he posted photos and video of the completed project. "The kit is easy enough to build on your d
Cooking with Gitty: Matt Cheever's Innovative Cigar Box Guitars(Post)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 ar
The Cross-Country "Hobo Fiddle" Cigar Box Guitar(Post)Early in the summer of 2021, I embarked on a two-week 8,400-mile solo journey around America by train. This adventure was equal parts post-modern walkabout, mid-life crisis, and long-awaited escape af
Jack Bowers celebrates 700th instrument build and offers up a few thoughts on the magic of making(Post)Today I am working on the 700th instrument I've built in the last fifteen years. This is a mark I imposed on myself, that I felt I would never achieve. Like a goal in the distance I had to move toward
The Radical Radio Resonator by Michael Copado(Post)I was extremely excited when you guys announced that you were spinning paint can lids into resonators (The Hubcap Spun Cigar Box Guitar Resonator) and ordered a large and medium almost immediately. It
The Toolshed Guitar Builder's Diary(Post)Legacy. Heirloom. Memorial. Commemoration. What do these words mean? When something momentous happens in our lives, such as the passing of a dear friend whose life impacted many, how do we find a
Meet Bob McNally, Inventer of the Strumstick and Backpacker Guitar(Post)In the modern cigar box guitar and handmade musical instrument movement, we sometimes forget that there were some key innovations, and innovators, that in their own way helped lay the groundwork for t
CONTEST WINNERS: What Came Out of Santa's Workshop 2018(Post)With hundreds of entries via C. B. Gitty's Customer Gallery, CigarBoxNation.com, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, the Santa's Workshop photo contest was our most popular ever! Thank you to all who su
What do you find most interesting about cigar box guitars? (Part One)(Post)CigarBoxNation.com has been the online home of the cigar box guitar and homemade music movement since Shane Speal launched it back in 2008. In the fourteen years since, over 22,000 people from all ove
Dead Cigar Box Guitar Given "Frankenstein" Life with C. B. Gitty Parts, Psycho Knob(Post)Shane Speal brought a dead cigar box guitar back to life using C. B. Gitty parts. The guitar was a 3-string solid-body, built in 2007 by West Virginia builder, Tomi-O Hartwell, and was an essenti
Outrageous Frankenstein Guitar Comes To Life [VIDEO](Post)See how Shane Speal turns dead yard-sale guitars into an outrageous Frankenstein build with C. B. Gitty parts.The FrankenTulip is one gnarly slide monster! Loaded with a snarling P90 pickup and str
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"Tin Pan Alley" 3-String Paint Can Resonator Guitar Kit
C. B. Gitty
$99.99The "Tin Pan Alley" 3-String Paint Can Resonator Guitar sounds like the Deep South, circa 1928. It delivers the iconic classic metallic, Delta Blues tone in an easy-to-assemble guitar kit. Play...$99.99 -
3-String Open G "GDG" Modal/Blues String Sets - Choose from 4 Set Varieties!
C. B. Gitty
$4.29 - $32.49Open G "GDG" is perhaps the most popular tuning for 3-string cigar box guitars, and for good reason. It's just so easy to bang out good ole gritty blues using this classic tuning. Sometimes known as...$4.29 - $32.49 -
6-pack Gold Open-Gear Tuners/Machine Heads
C. B. Gitty
$13.99This is a set of 6 gold plated economy-grade open-gear tuners, perfect for use on guitars, cigar box guitars, dulcimers, banjos, diddley-bows and other stringed instruments. This set includes 6 gold...$13.99 -
"WickedBucker" Flat Hand-Wound Surface-Mount Pickups for 3 or 4-string - Choose Cover Style!
WickedBucker
$31.99 - $34.99NO ROUTING. NO STRING SPACING PROBLEMS. PURE TONE... The Wickedbucker: t$31.99 - $34.99 -
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Tombstone-style Sealed-Gear Guitar Tuners/Machine Heads - Choose Alignment and Color
C. B. Gitty
$12.89 - $18.296-piece sets of beautiful sealed-gear guitar tuners, available in chrome, gold and black and either 3-left/3-right or 6-in-a-line-Right alignment. The buttons of these tuners are the vintage...$12.89 - $18.29 -
The Star Spangled Rustic U. S. Flag Acoustic/Electric Tenor Kit - Choose 3 or 4-String!
C. B. Gitty
$189.99 - $197.99One of our most popular printed guitars is now available as an easy to assemble kit! Ready to be stained (neck), painted, woodburned, decorated and customized. No fretting installation$189.99 - $197.99 -
The Mountain Tenor Acoustic DIY Box Guitar Kit - Choose 3 or 4-string
C. B. Gitty
$139.99 - $145.99Designed with front (or back) porch picking in mind, this kit is perfect for playing good old down-home mountain music. Whether around the campfire, at church, or a pickin' and grinnin' jam...$139.99 - $145.99 -
"Dual-Blade" Humbucker Pickup in a Single-coil Size - Choose Color
C. B. Gitty
$11.79 - $12.19Here is a classy, inexpensive little pickup for your cigar box guitar or other special build, featuring a "dual-blade" design. Best of all, it's a humbucking dual-coil pickup fit into a...$11.79 - $12.19 -
6pc. Chrome "Wing-Tip" Sealed-Gear Cigar Box Guitar & Ukulele Tuners - Classic Art Deco!
C. B. Gitty
$12.89This is a set of 6 (3 left, 3 right) chrome-plated tuners with elegantly curved bases and distinctively shaped buttons that evoke wings. Originally designed for ukuleles, these have smaller-diameter...$12.89 -
Acoustic & Cigar Box Guitar Preamp + Piezo Pickup - Model EQ-7545R
C. B. Gitty
MSRP: $14.99$13.39This is a flat face pre-amp unit, perfect for mounting directly into the side of your standard acoustic guitar or cigar box guitar. For standard acoustic guitars, this pre-amp gives you an on-board...MSRP: $14.99$13.39 -
12pc. Brass-plated Gothic-Style Hinges
C. B. Gitty
$14.99This is a set of twelve (12) shiny brass-plated gothic-style hinges, with matching mounting screws. Great for box making & woodcrafts, replacing the chintzy hinges that come on most cigar boxes. See...$14.99
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