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How to Add a Panel-mount Gain Control to a C. B. Gitty Amp Board(Post)
Want to upgrade your next DIY amplifier with a gain control? Looking for greater control over your cigar box guitars tone? In this post, you'll learn how to hack a C. B. Gitty 2.5-watt a ...
Metal Box Corners: Stylish & Practical Cigar Box Guitar Hardware(Post)Metal box corners come in a variety of styles and finishes. From low-profile surface-mount types to long-legged trunk corner styles, they are a great way to spruce up your homemade instrument buil ...
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 eve ...
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 ...
What To Do After Attending A Cigar Box Guitar Festival(Post)Cigar Box Guitar festival season is a fantastic time of year filled with great music, terrific people, and one-of-a-kind musical instruments. For those of us who cannot attend festivals, there a ...
Mama Gitty Opens "Craft of the Raven" to Sell Fine Soap & Other Bath/Beauty Goods(Post)Seven years ago, I started this small guitar parts business cutting & selling fret wire from my grandfather's workbench in my basement. That little workshop area is bustling again with handmade bout ...
2020 Banjo Build-Off: First round of winners announced!(Post)We’ve been buried in entries for the 2020 Banjo Build-Off! This week, we’re going to announce the first sets of winners.Anybody who entered through Cigar Box Nation dot com, Instagram or our Friends ...
Cooking with Gitty: Cockey Creek Cigar Box Guitars by Randy Lee Thomas(Post)The cigar box guitar above was built by Randy Lee Thomas of Cockey Creek Cigar Box Guitars. Here's what he had to say about it: I've built a few CBG's and this latest one turned out very nicely ...
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 ...
Can An Apple Branch, Popcorn Tin & Waterskis Become Guitars?(Post)Nearly anything can be made into a musical instrument. All it takes is a little creative thinking and elbow grease.My first cigar box guitar was from a kit. Because of that, the components were ...
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 pa ...
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 v ...
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"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 commonly used on mandolins, octave mandolins, Irish...$6.29 -
2x4 Strummer Guitar Kit: How-to Book + Parts Pack - You Supply the 2x4!
C. B. Gitty
$44.99This kit contains (nearly) everything you need to build a 2x4 Strummer Guitar following Ben Gitty's how-to plans - you just provide the 2x4! The kit includes Ben's how-to book, with over 70 photos...$44.99 -
Cigar Box Nation Trucker's Hat
C. B. Gitty
$19.99This is a sturdy Black trucker's hat style cap, proudly emblazoned with the Cigar Box Nation Logo. These hats have an adjustable hook-and-loop-style strap in the back making them...$19.99 -
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 -
"Legend of the Hobo Fiddle" Printed Wooden Cigar Box
Hobo Fiddle
$19.99 - $21.99These unfinished cigar boxes bear original artwork celebrating the Legend of the Hobo Fiddle, the homemade instrument creation invented by Ben "Gitty" Baker. The central steam locomotive artwork is a...$19.99 - $21.99 -
Hobo Fiddle Strings - 3-string Nylon Set for Open G "GDG"
Hobo Fiddle
$6.79This is a set of three nylon strings especially for homemade instruments built in the style of Ben Gitty's Hobo Fiddles. They are intended to be used on 17-inch scale instruments tuned to Open G...$6.79 -
Hobo Fiddle Fretboard - Fully Fretted 17 -inch Scale - Custom-Engraved with Real Hobo Glyphs!
Hobo Fiddle
$47.99These fretboards were specially designed by Ben Gitty for use on his Hobo Fiddles. They are fully fretted to a 17-inch scale (the standard Hobo Fiddle scale) with a jumbo "zero fret". The fret...$47.99 -
2x4 Strummer Guitar Parts Pack
C. B. Gitty
$26.99Here are all of the parts you need to build a 2x4 Strummer Guitar following Ben Gitty's how-to plans. Includes: 3 open-gear tuners & mounting hardware (2 right/ 1 left alignment) 3-string...$26.99 -
Scarf Joint Miter Box Kit - Cut Perfect Scarf Joints by Hand!
C. B. Gitty
$31.99The miter box created from this kit allows you to cut perfect scarf joints with just a flush-cut hand saw (not included). Only a screwdriver is needed for assembly (no glue required), and only takes...$31.99 -
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Signed & Numbered "Cigar Box Spasm Band" Print by Amzie Adams
Amzie Adams
Now: $7.50Was: $15.00This amazing piece of fine art was painted by Amzie Adams based on an old photo of a "spasm band" in New Orleans from the late 1800's. Showing a trio of young black musicians using homemade...Now: $7.50Was: $15.00 -
"Patriotic USA" - Full-color Hard Maple Illustrated Cigar Box Guitar Fretboard - choose fretting options
C. B. Gitty
$15.99 - $54.99Ben Gitty has taken one of our popular Hard Maple fretboard blanks and printed it with his boldly colorful original design, a montage of patriotic American images. These fretboards are intended for...$15.99 - $54.99 -
Poison Apothecary Label Decal Sheet (#2) - 10 More Vintage Poison Labels for Craft Use
C. B. Gitty
$5.99This is a 8 x 10-inch decal sheet printed with carefully restored reproductions of ten actual vintage apothecary poison bottle labels. These are reprinted scans of actual old labels from actual...$5.99
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Valu-Craft JUMBO FRET "Scalloped" Cigar Box Guitar Fretboards - 25-inch scale
C. B. Gitty
Valu-Craft 25-inch scale Fully-Fretted Cigar Box Guitar Neck with Zero Fret
C. B. Gitty
Deke's "Wicked City" 6-String Electric CBG featuring the GittySIX Pickup
C. B. Gitty
The "GittySIX" 6-string Flat-Mount Cigar Box Guitar Humbucker - Made in the USA!
C. B. Gitty
The "Beale Street Busker" Amp-In Electric Guitar Kit - No Soldering!
C. B. Gitty
The Quick-Slotter Fret Miter System
C. B. Gitty
"Country Roads" Banjo Kit - Authentic Mountain Banjo Sound
C. B. Gitty
The GittyBucker Flat-Mount Cigar Box Guitar Humbucker - Made in the USA!
C. B. Gitty
The "G-Bass" Electric Bass Guitar Kit - Choose # of Strings and Fretted Options
C. B. Gitty
Adjustable Brass Guitar Slides - Hand-crafted in the USA - Choose Style
Stubby Slide
"The Chicago" Electric 3-String Cigar Box Guitar Kit
C. B. Gitty
Cigar Box Guitar Songbook - Volume 1: 45 Songs Arranged for 3-string Open G "GDG" Cigar Box Guitars
C. B. Gitty Publishing
Complete DIY 3-String Fretted Cigar Box Guitar Kit with Neck - includes Acoustic/Electric Pickup
C. B. Gitty
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!)
C. B. Gitty
Basic Cigar Box Guitar Kit with How-To Guide - Choose 3 or 4 String & Add-On Options!
C. B. Gitty
Premium USA-made Cigar Box Guitar Necks - select Wood, Headstock and Fretting options
C. B. Gitty