Categories
- Books, Posters, Music & Media > Songbooks (Tablature) > Mandolin-family Songbooks
- Books, Posters, Music & Media > Songbooks (Tablature) > Guitar (6-string) Songbooks
- Books, Posters, Music & Media > Songbooks (Tablature) > Ukulele Songbooks
- Books, Posters, Music & Media > Songbooks (Tablature) > Canjo Songbooks
- Books, Posters, Music & Media > Songbooks (Tablature)
- Books, Posters, Music & Media > Songbooks (Tablature) > Cigar Box Guitar
-
Build CBGs That Move The Needle - These 5 Builders Show You How(Post)
You cigar box guitar builders continue to astound us folk, here at C. B. Gitty. Whether you're sharing your latest tricked-out gitty, experimenting with new ideas, or building your very first guitar,
The Yankee Yardstick Guitar - A Builder's Diary(Post)One hot August morning I decided to head out to the Gitty workshop and build something. I'd been spending too much time at my desk, you see, and while the air conditioning is nice, I needed an "ins
What's Your Story? 19 First-Hand Accounts Of How People Got Into Cigar Box Guitars(Post)We all have an origin story: the reason each of us began crafting handmade musical instruments.Some stumbled upon a cigar box guitar at a craft fair or music festival. Others saw Shane Speal’s videos
Watt Corner: Awesome Photos To Jumpstart Your New Year CBGs(Post)Welcome back to Watt Corner and happy new year! With 2018 behind us, it feels good to share the photos you'll see in this post knowing they'll jumpstart your new year CBGs.So first, big thanks to ever
Building the "Wagon Wheel" Tenor Banjo - A Photo Diary(Post)So rock me mama like a wagon wheel, rock me mama any way you feel... Before I had even finished my last heirloom build (the One-Way Ticket Steamer Trunk Guitar), I started thinking about what my ne
Building the "One Way Ticket" Steamer Trunk Guitar - A Photo Diary(Post)There's nothing like a cluttered junk shop to set the handmade instrument builder's imagination to fizzing. For me recently, that inspiration came in the aisle of an antique/junk/hardware store
Building the "Baker's Friend" Guitar - A Photo Diary(Post)Just as A. E. Staley's baking powder worked wondrous transformations in bakers' recipes a century ago, so a hearty measure of artistry transformed an old packing crate into this beautiful heirloom
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
- Product
- Qty in Cart
- Quantity
- Price
- Subtotal
-
"Country Roads" Banjo Kit - Authentic Mountain Banjo Sound
C. B. Gitty
$154.99 - $169.99Hear the full power of our banjo kit in this new demo video: New Orleans jazz musician, Brett Gardner performs "Up a Lazy River" with The Cigar Box Serenaders using the Country Roads Banjo Kit as...$154.99 - $169.99 -
$149.99 - $164.99 -
The Star Spangled Rustic U. S. Flag Acoustic/Electric Tenor Kit - Choose 3 or 4-String!
C. B. Gitty
$189.99 - $199.99One 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 - $199.99 -
The "Tupelo Tenor" Electric Box Guitar Kit - Choose 3 or 4-string
C. B. Gitty
$169.99 - $179.99Our blues-iest kit yet! Four (or 3) strings in Open G tuning with a classic Lipstick Tube Pickup! Easy to assemble and ready to be stained,$169.99 - $179.99 -
Red Barn Guitar Kit - Choose Your Model
C. B. Gitty
$159.99 - $209.99Custom-printed guitar kits inspired by old American barns painted with chewing tobacco billboards. This is our first kit series designed by Shane Speal! Easy to assemble and ready to be stained...$159.99 - $209.99 -
The Mountain Tenor Acoustic DIY Box Guitar Kit - Choose 3 or 4-string
C. B. Gitty
$139.99 - $149.99Designed 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 - $149.99 -
The "Reso-Plate" 3-string License Plate Resonator Guitar Kit
C. B. Gitty
$149.99Designed with front (or back) porch picking in mind, this kit has an full, rich resonator sound and is great for playing all sorts of music, including Blues, Folk and Country. The "Reso-Plate" kit is...$149.99 -
The "Rodeo King" 3-string License Plate Resonator Guitar Kit
C. B. Gitty
$184.99We've always been fans of the cowboy guitars with painted graphics that were sold in the 1930's-1950's. Our Rodeo King pays homage to those instruments, while delivering a rough-and-tumble look of...$184.99 -
"Octave Mandolin" GDAE String Set for 23-25" Scale 4-string Instruments
C. B. Gitty
$6.29This set of strings is selected specifically for tuning a 4-string instrument (such as a cigar box guitar) to G D A E tuning - the same tuning commo$6.29 -
Spirits Canjo Series One-string Tin Can Banjos - Choose From 7 Vintage Designs!
American Canjo Company
$69.99Get ready for some down-home pickin' and grinnin'! These awesome canjos feature beautiful vintage printed designs, printed on a Made-in-the-USA 1-pint F-style spirits can. The graphics are printed...$69.99 -
How to Build a Canjo - 60-page Book by Ben "Gitty" Baker (e-Book Download Version)
C. B. Gitty Publishing
$9.99This book contains all of the canjo-building how-to info that Ben "Gitty" Baker has gleaned over almost a decade of building these fun, easy-to-play instruments. Canjos are one of the easiest...$9.99 -
"The Legend of the Hobo Fiddle" Book by Ben "Gitty" Baker
C. B. Gitty Publishing
$12.50Part songbook, part history, part fiction and part memoir, "The Legend of the Hobo Fiddle" is author Ben "Gitty" Baker's attempt to introduce his musical instrument creation and share some of the...$12.50
Featured
Design Your Own Custom Guitar Slide - Engrave Text or Uploaded Image
Stubby Slide
$34.99
Design your own personalized guitar slide, a perfect for yourself or the slide guitarists in your life!
Upload an image file, or enter up to 6 lines of text, and we'll lay it out for you and engrave...
"Hoochie Coochie Blues Medicine Vial" Custom-engraved 3-inch Glass Slide
Stubby Slide
$18.99
Get your mojo workin’ with a guitar slide inspired by the legendary bluesmen Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, and the original Hoochie Coochie Man, Willie Dixon!
Inspired by the glass bottles early blues...
"Swamp Root" Custom-engraved 2 1/4-inch Medicine Vial Slide
Stubby Slide
$17.99
Play slide like the bluesmen of old with this stunning custom-made piece!
The old-timers would often re-purpose glass bottles to use as guitar slides, and this style of medicine vial was one of...
"Pure Old Panther Piss" Custom-engraved 2 1/4-inch Medicine Vial Slide
Stubby Slide
$17.99
Play slide like the bluesmen of old with this stunning custom-made piece!
The old-timers would often re-purpose glass bottles to use as guitar slides, and this style of medicine vial was one of...
"Arsenic Poison" Custom-engraved 2 1/4-inch Medicine Vial Slide
Stubby Slide
$17.99
Play slide like the bluesmen of old with this stunning custom-made piece!
The old-timers would often re-purpose glass bottles to use as guitar slides, and this style of medicine vial was one of...
October Slide of the Month: "Lay Some Flowers on my Grave" - Custom 2-inch Stainless Slide
Stubby Slide
$19.99
Own a Beautiful, Limited-Edition, Custom-engraved Slide, only available during the month of October! Once the month is over, they'll be GONE. If you look closely, you can see the "Oct. '26" engraved...
"Dr. Rattler's Snake Oil Remedy" Custom-engraved 2 1/4-inch Medicine Vial Slide
Stubby Slide
$17.99
Play slide like the bluesmen of old with this stunning custom-made piece!
The old-timers would often re-purpose glass bottles to use as guitar slides, and this style of medicine vial was one of...
Valu-Craft 25-inch scale Fully-Fretted Cigar Box Guitar Neck with Zero Fret
C. B. Gitty
$39.99
Valu-Craft cigar box guitar necks are a fantastic choice for budget-friendly builder. Each features:
Beautiful & durable Hard Maple
Nickel-silver, medium/medium fretwire
25" Sca
The "GittySIX" 6-string Flat-Mount Cigar Box Guitar Humbucker - Made in the USA!
C. B. Gitty
$26.99
Proudly presenting the GittySIX, a six-string version of the classic Gittybucker EASIEST top-mounted cigar box guitar pickup! No routing. No cutting. Just attach to the top of your cigar box guitar...
The "Beale Street Busker" Amp-In Electric Guitar Kit - No Soldering!
C. B. Gitty
$289.99 - $297.99
Here's your chance to build a busker's dream - a cigar box guitar with a screaming built-in amplifier.
Fully electric cigar box guitar - can be plugged into any guitar amp
Internal 2.5 watt amp...
The Quick-Slotter Fret Miter System
C. B. Gitty
$67.99
NO MEASURING, NO MARKING, NO MISTAKES, NO PROBLEMS!
"This thing is just great. It made that tedious, time consuming and exacting chore a snap. I love it
The GittyBucker Flat-Mount Cigar Box Guitar Humbucker - Made in the USA!
C. B. Gitty
$21.99
Proudly presenting the classic version of the EASIEST top-mounted cigar box guitar pickup! No routing. No cutting. Just attach to the top of your cigar box guitar. The humbucker design makes it...
"The Chicago" Electric 3-String Cigar Box Guitar Kit
C. B. Gitty
$199.99
This deluxe kit includes everything you need to build am amazing-sounding heirloom quality 3-string electric cigar box guitar, including detailed instructions written by the man himself, Glenn...
Cigar Box Guitar Songbook - Volume 1: 45 Songs Arranged for 3-string Open G "GDG" Cigar Box Guitars
C. B. Gitty Publishing
$17.99
A collection of 45 beloved, easy-to-play classic songs arranged in tablature for 3-string Open GDG cigar box guitars. Each song incl
Complete DIY 3-String Fretted Cigar Box Guitar Kit with Neck - includes Acoustic/Electric Pickup
C. B. Gitty
$109.99
Build what you Play, Play what you Love!
Great for new and experienced builders, this kit comes with everything necessary to
Essential Cigar Box Guitar Fretting Starter Kit: Tools, Templates, Frets & Guide ($40 savings!)
C. B. Gitty
$122.99
The All-In-One Fretting Starter Kit: Everything you need to set up your own fretting station in your shop!
We've had many customers ask us for an all-in-one setup for fretting instruments, and...
Basic Cigar Box Guitar Kit with How-To Guide - Choose 3 or 4 String & Add-On Options!
C. B. Gitty
$44.99 - $46.99
Build a fully playable, Depression Era cigar box guitar using our modern parts and fully detailed directions.
Just add y