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The Reso-Electro Cigar Box Guitar Project - Pt. 2: Fitting Neck to Cigar Body + Location of Hubcap Reso(Post)
Part 2 in Shane Speal's four-string cigar box guitar project shows how to properly align the neck to the center of the Hubcap resonator cone. It also shows a great way to notch out a neck using a
4 Simple Slide Cigar Box Guitar Lessons For Your Best Licks Yet(Post)Learning to play slide on your 3-string cigar box guitar can be hard.But not with Shane Speal's cigar box guitar lessons.Here's 4-part video lesson series from Shane Speal, the King of the Cigar Box G
The Illuminated Fretboard - A Builder's Diary(Post)Recently, Gitty customer Vince Wesley sent us a couple of pictures of recent builds, and one of them really "shone" - a homemade ukulele with light-up fret position markers! In the builder's diary bel
2024 Double Neck Cigar Box Guitar Build-Off Winners!(Post)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
HOBO PICKUPS: Video & Recording Studio Sound Tests by Shane Speal(Post)Hi all, it's Shane Speal. Gitty recently sent me their 3-string test guitar loaded with a brand new Hobo Pickup to take it for a test drive. I'm very impressed by the absolute clarity of the sca
The Gittybucker Guitar! Loaded with the all new Gittybucker Pickup(Post)We were so excited about the all new Gittybucker thin cigar box guitar pickups, we sent one down to Shane Speal for him to test it out. Little did we know he'd create an entire guitar around a single
120 Year Old Cigar Box Guitar - "The Horse's Bridle"(Post)The following article is excerpted from the book, Making Poor Man's Guitars by Shane Speal ($19.99). Measuring in at 30" (76cm) long, 5" (12 3/4cm) wide and 3" (7 1/2 cm) deep, this two-string cigar
DIY Stompbox: "The Tone Box" Cigar Box Pedal(Post)Much like the VariTone switch on BB King's "Lucille" guitar, this Tone Box DIY stompbox will dial in and boost highs, mids or even bass levels on your guitar. The secret ingredient is the CBGitty.com
Set Aside 20 Minutes Each Day To Do This(Post)Want to learn how to play chords on your 3-string cigar box guitar? Use flashcards 20 minutes a day.That’s right. Those things you used to learn your multiplication tables and other grade school lesso
CONTEST! THE Musical Mutants Build-Off by CBGitty.com - Mix Two or More Instruments Into One New Creation!(Post)Our most outrageous contest yet! OVERVIEW: Invent & build a new musical instrument that combines elements from at least two other musical instruments. Submissions accepted as photos and/or videos
Shane Speal's 1 Hour Project: Make Your Own "Shabby-Chic" Lap Steel (Post)Looking for an exciting one-hour project that rocks? Check out this lap steel made using beautiful, salvaged wood and a handful of parts. Yesterday, I got the urge to build something new, so I went i
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Cigar Box Guitar Hymnal Vol. 1 - 57 Classic Christian Hymns with Tablature for 3-string GDG
C. B. Gitty Publishing
$18.99Ben Gitty writes: I grew up in small Pentecostal churches, where my grandma Myra helped lead the singing. The great old hymns and spirituals I learned during those years have stayed with me all my...$18.99 -
"The Edison" One-String Electric Canjo by the American Canjo Company
American Canjo Company
$67.99This is a one-string electric canjo, offered under the American Canjo Company(tm) brand by C. B. Gitty. These instruments are hand-made in the C. B. Gitty workshops in New Hampshire, USA. They are...$67.99 -
Maple Neck Blank for Concert Ukulele
C. B. Gitty
$17.99This is a maple neck blank for concert ukulele fretboard, the same one that we sell in our popular Concert Ukulele Parts Pack (Product Code 37-004-01). They are intended for use on a Concert Ukulele,...$17.99 -
"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 -
Electric Delta "EZ-Mount" 3-pole Drop-in Pickup Harness
C. B. Gitty
$23.59Here's a super-easy "drop-in" option to electrify your next build, one of our popular line of "Electric Delta" pickups designed specifically for cigar box guitars. This particular EZ-MOUNT model...$23.59 -
Vintage-Style Glass Medicine Vial Guitar Slides - Choose Stubby or Full-Size
Stubby Slide
$8.99 - $9.99Play the blues like the first bluesmen did, with these awesome vintage-style medicine vial guitar slides! Choose from either the shorter "stubby" version (2.25 inch length) or the longer full-size...$8.99 - $9.99 -
Black Plastic "Top Hat"-style Knobs with Set Screw - Choose Pack Size
C. B. Gitty
$4.29 - $13.39These are black plastic potentiometer knobs, in the classic "top hat" design with a white line indicator. These knobs include a brass set screw and are intended for use on shafts that have a...$4.29 - $13.39 -
"Dog Ear" Soapbar 6-string Pickups - Choose Color
C. B. Gitty
$18.99 - $36.49These are beautiful vintage-style soap bar pickups with the classic "dog ear" design for easy mounting. Choose beautiful shiny chrome or gold finishes (plated steel) or go with the classic...$18.99 - $36.49 -
Black "Chickenhead" Pointer Knobs with Set Screw - Choose Pack Size
C. B. Gitty
$4.29 - $13.39These are black plastic potentiometer knobs, in the classic "chickenhead" pointer design. They include a set screw and are intended for use on shafts that have a flattened area for best results. You...$4.29 - $13.39 -
24oz. Brass Deadblow Hammer - the perfect hammer for your workbench.
C. B. Gitty
MSRP: $18.99$12.49This is a specialty 24-ounce hammer filled with metal shot to make it a "deadblow" style, which reduces bounce-back when hammering. The brass face is used to avoid marring surfaces while hammering,...MSRP: $18.99$12.49 -
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 -
$39.99 - $112.99