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VIDEO - The Shane & Ben Radio Hour (or something like that)(Post)
Shane Speal stopped by this week and sat down with Ben Gitty for a little pickin' & a-grinnin'. In this impromptu broadcast, they cover a diverse set of cigar box guitar topics like: Diddley b
Fret Saw MOD! Make Your Own Depth Guide With These Simple Steps(Post)Bob G. of New Baltimore, MI bought a C. B. Gitty fret saw along with a fretting miter box kit, and came up with a simple way to add a depth guide. He cut a piece of acrylic and bolted it to t
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
Watt Corner: End 2018 Right With These Awesome Customer Builds(Post)This is the last Friday in 2018. Therefore, this is the last Watt Corner of the year!And what a Corner it is.2018 is filled with so many fantastic handmade musical instrument photo and story submissio
Practical Tips For Junkers & Pickers Making DIY Musical Instruments(Post)I love junk. Not for its own sake, really, or out of any desire to accumulate it myself. I love junk because of its potential – the story of what it was, and the unwritten story of what it could
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
Totally Free 2 & 3-String Holiday Song Tablature (Some Bonus 4-String Tab, Too!)(Post)With Thanksgiving behind us and Christmas quickly on the way, now’s the time to learn some holiday songs on your 3-string cigar box guitar and 2-string G-Bass.Everyone loves to gather ‘round with frie
Piezo Pickup Basics: Using Disk Piezos In Cigar Box Guitars - Part 1 (Post)Are you struggling with how to use a disk piezo pickup in your cigar box guitar? Do want to electrify your CBG with a piezo but don't know where to start?This is the first article in a two-part series
Winners of the Hard Times Make Great Music Build-Off(Post)With hundreds of entries across three social media platforms and direct to our email, this was the most popular build-off contest we've ever hosted. The instruments were diverse and covered everyt
Build This Cigar Box Mandolin: Video + Photos(Post)Hi all, it's Shane Speal.I just made a great playing acoustic/electric mandolin from a cigar box and parts from CBGitty.com. I also filmed the entire process and turned it into this mini documentary.
Festival Orphans: Persevering in the Face of Adversity(Post)More and more people are getting into building cigar box guitars and other homemade instruments. In turn, a growing number are also hitting various festivals, craft shows, and street fairs to try t
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The "G-Bass" Electric Bass Guitar Kit - Choose # of Strings and Fretted Options
C. B. Gitty
$149.99 - $219.99Building your own homemade electric bass just got a LOT easier, thanks to the "G-Bass" kit from C. B. Gitty! This kit includes all of the parts you need to build your own short$149.99 - $219.99 -
The Quick-Slotter Fret Miter System
C. B. Gitty
$67.99NO 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$67.99 -
1pc. Chrome Geared 5th-string Tuner for Banjos
C. B. Gitty
$8.49This is a geared friction-mount tuner/machine head for use with drone strings on 5-string banjos. This style of tuner is mounted into a hole drilled part-way up the side of the neck. They feature...$8.49 -
6pc. 3L/3R Open-Gear Guitar Tuners/Machine Heads - Choose Color
C. B. Gitty
$10.79 - $13.99This is a set of 6 economy, open-gear tuners, perfect for use on guitars, cigar box guitars, dulcimers, banjos, diddley-bows and other stringed instruments. This set includes 6 chromed plastic...$10.79 - $13.99 -
Chrome Open-Gear Guitar Tuners/Machine Heads - 6pc. 3 left/3right
C. B. Gitty
$10.79This is a set of 6 economy, open-gear tuners, perfect for use on guitars, cigar box guitars, dulcimers, banjos, diddley-bows and other stringed instruments. This set includes 6 chromed plastic...$10.79 -
Black Nylon Guitar/Cigar Box Guitar Strap with Pick Pocket
C. B. Gitty
MSRP: $4.99$4.29These are black nylon guitar straps, which include a slitted hole at both ends for attaching to strap buttons, as well as a tie cord for tying to the top of a headstock if necessary. This strap...MSRP: $4.99$4.29 -
The "Oliva V" - Special Edition Fretted Cigar Box Guitar
C. B. Gitty
$179.99It's hard to beat a traditional design when it sounds this darn good. Fully fretted to a 23-inch scale, this 3-string acoustic/electric cigar box guitar is strung "High G" GDG. It is considered$179.99 -
The Tenorlele DIY Tenor Ukulele Kit - Build Your Own Awesome Tenor Uke!
C. B. Gitty
$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$94.99 -
Rod Piezo Acoustic Instrument Pickups - Choose from 3, 4 and 6-string Options
C. B. Gitty
$3.79 - $32.19Are you (and your instruments) ready to graduate from piezo disk pickups? Choose from 3-string, 4-string and 6-string options, and save money buy buying in bulk with our 10-packs!$3.79 - $32.19 -
"Pawn Shop Monorail" Single-Coil Electric Guitar Pickup - Choose Pre-wired Options
C. B. Gitty
$13.39 - $34.89Here is a awesome retro-looking magnetic pickup for your cigar box guitar or other special build. This one is part of our "Pawn Shop" series of pickups, all of which have the look and feel of stuff...$13.39 - $34.89 -
"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