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The Boat Oar Guitar Project: A Wild Two-String Slide Guitar(Post)
Shane Speal created this great sounding 2-string slide guitar with nothing but a wooden boat oar and a few CBGitty.com parts. Because of the long length of the oar, Speal opted to give the inst ...
THE BEST ACOUSTIC TONE: Piezo Rod Pickup & Pre-Amp in a Neck-Through Cigar Box Guitar(Post)When I first started performing live with my cigar box guitar in 1995, I would shove a tie-tack microphone into the sound hole to amplify it. It was just a cheap $20 mic from Radio Shack that ...
The Reso-Electro Cigar Box Guitar Project - Pt. 1: Intro, Parts and Layout(Post)Shane Speal's latest four-string cigar box guitar combines a wide array of CBGitty.com parts into an alternate-reality, retro blues machine. Follow along as he describes the gumbo of parts, ...
Cooking with Gitty: Disgraceland's Wild Creation(Post)...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.
Piezo Pickup Basics: Using Disk Piezos In Cigar Box Guitars - Part 2(Post)Confused about where in your cigar box guitar to install a disk piezo pickup? Or perhaps how to install one? Those questions and more are answered in this second article of a two-part series&nbs ...
Steal This Trick - The #1 Can't-Miss Tip To Tame That Hot Disk Piezo(Post)Want to tame the sound of your disk piezo-electrified cigar box guitar? Would you like to keep the disk piezos ease-of-use and get rid of the shrill high-end they often have?You do? Well then, let's ...
Cooking with Gitty: Bullethead's "Las Cabrillas 3-string"(Post)We're starting a new series of posts called "Cooking with Gitty." Each one will feature your instruments along with the Gitty ingredients you used to create them. Submit pics of your inst ...
Cooking with Gitty: Mark Standiford's Comacho(Post)On my last trip down to Arkansas I made it a point to stop in and see Bill Jagitsch (a.k.a. "Bluesboy Jag") and compare notes. We ended up trading boxes and I got a Comacho from him that I thought ...
Cooking with Gitty - Steve Larson's three stringer(Post)Steve Larson built as a gift for a friend’s teenage son who will be having open heart surgery later this month.He is a baseball player – the # 19 on the fret board is his jersey #.His name is stamped ...
Cigar Box Guitar Parts(Page)Welcome to C. B. Gitty Crafter Supply, the world's largest online seller of cigar box guitar parts! Open-Gear · Sealed-Gear ·&n ...
Build This Scrap Wood Slide Guitar - Easy Project(Page)Turn a hunk of scrap wood or salvaged material like this baluster into an electric 4-string slide guitar! This project was created by Shane Speal who saw the potential of our Hard Tail Bridge ...
Build an Electric Kazoo in Under 3 Minutes(Page)A simple plastic kazoo can be hacked and electrified. Imagine humming your kazoo into a guitar amp as it's fed through crazy guitar pedals such as wah-wah and echo. Give your kazoo more ...
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2pc. Recessed Jack Plates - Style 2 - Choose Finish Color
C. B. Gitty
$5.69 - $7.49These are recessed jack plates, such as are often seen on popular electric solid-body guitars. These are a different style from our other recessed jack plates, in that they mount to the guitar body...$5.69 - $7.49 -
4pc. Black-Button Open Gear Tuners - 2L/2R
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MSRP: $8.99$7.79This is a set of four black-button open gear tuners, in a 2-left 2-right configuration. These are economy grade tuners, with chrome-plated metal surfaces and a plastic tuning button. The post length...MSRP: $8.99$7.79 -
Easy-Install 3-piezo Endpin Jack Harness - No soldering required!
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$13.99Here's a great way to add a pickup to your cigar box guitar or other homemade instrument build! This harness has three piezo disks with adhesive backing, so you can position them around the underside...$13.99 -
Chrome Mandolin Plate-style Open-Gear Tuners - 4 Left / 4 Right - Mini Button
C. B. Gitty
$11.29This is a set of two (2) four-on-a-plate-style mandolin-style tuner plates with 15:1 gear ratio. Each plate has four tuners each and are oriented for mounting on the left and right sides of a...$11.29 -
Decorative Mandolin Tailpieces - Choose Chrome, Gold or Black
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$8.59 - $11.79These decorative tailpieces were designed for use on a mandolin, but are also perfect for cigar box guitars! Choose either chrome, gold or black finish. As shown in the listing photos above, beneath...$8.59 - $11.79 -
Shane Speal's Mutant Guitar Parts Pack
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$79.99Make a guitar out of pickaxes, shovels, boat oars and other weird objects! Shane Speal hand-picked these parts specifically for experimental guitar design. This parts pack includes all of...$79.99 -
Florentine Screamer(tm) Pre-wired Pickup & Pickguard
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$27.89Easy to install, screams like a banshee! Be sure to check out the how-to-install video from Glenn Watt linked to this listing! C. B. Gitty's pre-wired 6-string magnetic pickup harness, ready to...$27.89 -
Violin Piezo Pickup Parts Pack
C. B. Gitty
$18.29This is a set of parts designed to allow a standard 4/4 full-size violin to be electrified (so that it can be plugged into an amplifier). It includes a center-lead violin-style rod piezo pickup (part...$18.29 -
Ukulele & Cigar Box Guitar Pre-Amp Kit with 2-band EQ
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MSRP: $15.99$14.49No soldering required, just plug and play! Compact size and minimal mounting plate curvature is ideal for cigar box guitars. This is a compact little powered pre-amp unit, perfect for mounting...MSRP: $15.99$14.49 -
Chrome Hot Rod 3-string Electric Cigar Box Guitar Parts Pack
$84.99This parts pack includes all of the hardware you need to build a rockin' HOT ROD 3-string electric cigar box guitar - you just add your favorite cigar box and a neck! No more do you need to worry...$84.99 -
The Tenorlele DIY Tenor Ukulele Kit - Build Your Own Awesome Tenor Uke!
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$94.99Build - Decorate - Plug in - Cut Loose! Build your own tenor ukulele - easy enough to make right at your kitchen table! Decorate: The light birch wood body is perfect for...$94.99 -
"Gitty Gold" 3-string Electric CBG Parts Pack with Premium Cigar Box
C. B. Gitty
$94.99This parts pack includes an awesome premium cigar box and all of the GOLD hardware you need to build a rockin' HOT ROD 3-string electric cigar box guitar! No more do you need to worry about finding...$94.99
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Valu-Craft JUMBO FRET "Scalloped" Cigar Box Guitar Fretboards - 25-inch scale
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Valu-Craft 25-inch scale Fully-Fretted Cigar Box Guitar Neck with Zero Fret
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Deke's "Wicked City" 6-String Electric CBG featuring the GittySIX Pickup
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The "GittySIX" 6-string Flat-Mount Cigar Box Guitar Humbucker - Made in the USA!
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The "Beale Street Busker" Amp-In Electric Guitar Kit - No Soldering!
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The Quick-Slotter Fret Miter System
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"Country Roads" Banjo Kit - Authentic Mountain Banjo Sound
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The GittyBucker Flat-Mount Cigar Box Guitar Humbucker - Made in the USA!
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The "G-Bass" Electric Bass Guitar Kit - Choose # of Strings and Fretted Options
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Adjustable Brass Guitar Slides - Hand-crafted in the USA - Choose Style
Stubby Slide
"The Chicago" Electric 3-String Cigar Box Guitar Kit
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Cigar Box Guitar Songbook - Volume 1: 45 Songs Arranged for 3-string Open G "GDG" Cigar Box Guitars
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Complete DIY 3-String Fretted Cigar Box Guitar Kit with Neck - includes Acoustic/Electric Pickup
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Handcrafted Ceramic Stubby Guitar Slides by Janis Wilson Hughes - Choose from 11 Styles & Gift Sets
Stubby Slide
Essential Cigar Box Guitar Fretting Starter Kit: Tools, Templates, Frets & Guide ($40 savings!)
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Basic Cigar Box Guitar Kit with How-To Guide - Choose 3 or 4 String & Add-On Options!
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Premium USA-made Cigar Box Guitar Necks - select Wood, Headstock and Fretting options
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