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VIDEO: Glenn Watt Plays a "Boxless" Cigar Box Guitar(Post)
Here's Glenn Watt playing a boxless cigar box guitar! That's right folks, all of that sound from just a lid! This is part of one of the A. J. Gaither Arkansas Tenor cigar box guitars we build and sell
Cooking with Gitty: Matthew Templin's 4-String Silverware Box Bass(Post)4-string silverware box electric bass guitar, made by Matthew Templin of Jemison, AL.Bass body is a wood silverware box purchased at a local thrift store for $2.00bridge is made from a maple cutting b
Cigar Box Guitar Design: The Autumn Rust Look(Post)I've used this look on several cigar box guitars and they're always the fastest to sell: The bridge cover is a Gitty Colonial box handle that I painted with Rustoleum Dark Brown textured spr
VIDEO: "They're like driving a Masarati!" - Rob Wrobel and his high class cigar box guitars(Post)It was a special morning at the 2017 New Orleans Cigar Box Guitar Festival when our own Shane Speal got to interview several cigar box guitar builders who attended. Instead of just asking a few quest
New Cigar Box Guitar How-to Articles posted in the CigarBoxGuitar.com Knowledgebase(Post)Three new how-to articles dealing with popular Cigar Box Guitar concepts have recently been posted in the How-to knowledgebase at CigarBoxGuitar.com. Two deal with popular 3-string tunings, and the th
Electro-Diddley with a "Gitty 441 Pickup"(Post)Here's a great letter we just received from Roger Ring. He took our 4-Pole Pre-wired Pickup and used it in his latest diddley bow one-string instrument!Dear Gitty,Somebody probably has done this befo
The Top Five Bands Featuring 2-String Basses(Post)When C. B. Gitty announced the launch of the G-Bass 2-string Bass Kit, I started freaking out in pure musical ecstasy. Ever since I started playing 3-string cigar box guitar, I've continually l
A review of "Holler!", the new album from Shane Speal and his Snake Oil Band(Post)I can already hear it... “Oh, so Gitty’s reviewing the new Shane Speal album he bankrolled. I wonder if THAT review will be unbiased…”Maybe it won’t be entirely unbiased, but I will try to be honest
Woodworkers Welcome(Page) These Tabak Cigar Boxes Make Great Double-Neck Instruments(Post)There's something special about the big, boomy Tabak Especial Toro cigar boxes ($9.99). Not only are they sturdy wooden boxes, but they have such a large face, that I was inspired to turn a bunch of
Five Things Bluesmen Used for Homemade Guitar Strings(Post)We thought we'd look back to the cigar box guitar strings of the past... those found-objects that were used by the great blues legends when they were just starting out. Sure, C. B. Gitty is always de
Cooking with Gitty: Keith Hicks' New Orleans Acoustic Cigar Box Guitar(Post)Dear Gitty, My name is Keith Hicks from New Orleans, LA. I built this guitar with a jatoba (Brazilian chery) neck, white ash fretboard and oak fret markers. The fretboard has a 12"
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2pc. Ivory Square Plastic Jack Plates
Now: $1.00Was: $2.99A set of two basic square plastic jack plates, with a nice ivory/cream color. They measure 1.25 x 1.25 inches, with a 0.375-inch jack hole. Because this is a clearance offering, no screws are...Now: $1.00Was: $2.99 -
Black Mandolin-Style Pickguard
C. B. Gitty
$5.39This is a shapely black plastic (pickguard material) pickguard, designed for use on F-style and A-style mandolins... but it is also perfectly sized for use on cigar box guitars! This pickguard comes...$5.39 -
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 -
One-string Canjo Kit by The American Canjo Company - a fun one-string instrument you build yourself!
American Canjo Company
$44.99This is an acoustic canjo kit, offered under the American Canjo Company(tm) brand by C. B. Gitty. Each of these instrument kits include a fretted neck that is hand-made in the C. B. Gitty workshops...$44.99 -
Low-Profile Box Corners - Choose Finish Color and Pack Size
C. B. Gitty
$7.49 - $21.49This is a set of 8 low-profile brass-plated box corners with matching screws (3 screws per corner). These are good for smaller boxes or for times when you want a smaller, less obtrusive box corner...$7.49 - $21.49 -
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 -
"Half Moon"-style Sealed-Gear Guitar Tuners/Machine Heads - 3L/3R - Choose Color
C. B. Gitty
$12.99 - $19.296-piece sets of sealed-gear guitar tuners with classic "half moon" (or Lima bean) style tuner buttons, set up for "3 Left/3 Right" configuration on the headstock. Choose chrome, gold or black finish.$12.99 - $19.29 -
Classic Sealed-Gear Guitar Tuners/Machine Heads - Choose Alignment and Color
C. B. Gitty
$12.69 - $18.29This is a 6pc set of Chrome-plated sealed-gear guitar tuners, set up for "3 Left/3 Right" configuration on the headstock. These tuners feature screw-in style bushings instead of the press fit...$12.69 - $18.29 -
Mocha Pearloid Gold Tuners - Sealed Gear, 6pc. 3L/3R
C. B. Gitty
$18.49This is a 6pc set of Gold-plated sealed-gear guitar tuners with classic "half moon" (or Lima bean) style tuner buttons in a nice mocha (soft brown) color. These tuners are set up for "3 Left/3 Right"...$18.49 -
Chrome Sealed-Gear Tuners for 4-String - 2 Right 2 Left
C. B. Gitty
$8.99This is a 4pc. set of Chrome-plated sealed-gear guitar tuners intended for 4-string Cigar Box Guitars, set up for "2 Right/2 Left" configuration on the headstock. Note that the "left" and "right"...$8.99 -
Chrome Sealed-Gear Tuners for 3-String Cigar Box Guitars
C. B. Gitty
$6.99This is a set of three (3) Chrome-plated sealed-gear guitar tuners for Cigar Box Guitars, set up for either "2 Left/1 Right" or "2 Right/1Left" configuration on the headstock, depending on the option...$6.99 -
Pre-wired Rod Piezo Harnesses - No-Solder - Choose Piezo Size & Harness Type
C. B. Gitty
$21.49 - $38.69What could be easier than installing this pre-soldered "plug and play" rod piezo pickup harness into your acoustic guitar, Cigar Box Guitar or other home-made instrument? We have designed these...$21.49 - $38.69