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Instrument Building Contest - "Hard Times Make Great Music"(Post)
"Hard times make great music." Ain't that th' truth?! While e'rrybody is stuck at home, we're gonna get y'all building the coolest stringed instruments ever. There's over $10 ...
New Orleans Cigar Box Guitar Fest featured in Louisiana Times-Picayune(Post)Article in yesterday's full page spread in the print version of the Times-Picayune down in Louisiana! The New Orleans Cigar Box Guitar Fest made the first interior page (in front of "The Revenant" co ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Frankenstein Timeclock Acoustic Guitar(Post)Ever since we started live broadcasting here at C. B. Gitty, it's been a total Renaissance of ideas and new instruments. Just today, Ben completed the beautiful Frankenstein Timeclock acoustic ...
Is There A Gitty Christmas Concert This Year? [VIDEO XTRAS](Post)Looking for a Christmas concert live from the Gitty stage this year? Well, you're in luck! This Friday, December 20 at 6:00 pm (est), Ben "Gitty" Baker is going to be joined onstage by h ...
How to Fake a Curly Maple Finish (Tiger Stripe, too!)(Post)Give your next project a vintage curly maple or tiger stipe woodgrain look with this simple burn-and-stain technique.We sent Shane Speal our new Hubcap Howler Resonator Guitar Kit and he came ba ...
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 fri ...
What do you find most interesting about cigar box guitars? (Part One)(Post)CigarBoxNation.com has been the online home of the cigar box guitar and homemade music movement since Shane Speal launched it back in 2008. In the fourteen years since, over 22,000 people from all ov ...
[VIDEO] Gitty Gang Show Episode #115(Post)It's the Gitty Gang Show episode #115. This episode includes the triumphant return of Gitty Gangster Dan and the inaugural edition of Hobo Junction, where Ben and Dan perform everyone's favorite t ...
Gitty Gang Show #123 | Valentine's Day Jam Session(Post)In this post, you'll see episode #123 of the Gitty Gang Show: the Valentine's Day Jam Session. For this show, the Gang hit the stage and took turns leading performances of songs ranging from an Irish ...
Dead Cigar Box Guitar Given "Frankenstein" Life with C. B. Gitty Parts, Psycho Knob(Post)Shane Speal brought a dead cigar box guitar back to life using C. B. Gitty parts. The guitar was a 3-string solid-body, built in 2007 by West Virginia builder, Tomi-O Hartwell, and was an essent ...
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Bluegrass Mandolin Picker's Tablature Songbook: 50 Old-Time Favorites for Mandolin-Family Instruments
Hobo Music Works
$23.99Easy-to-read tablature - no standard notation Full lyrics and chords for every song Multiple arrangements of each song in two different keys (G and C) Instructional lessons on reading tablature...$23.99 -
Bluegrass Guitar Picker's Tablature Songbook: 50 Old-Time Favorites for 6-string Guitar
Hobo Music Works
$23.99Easy-to-read tablature - no standard notation Full lyrics and chords for every song Multiple arrangements of each song in two different keys (G and C) Instructional lessons on reading tablature...$23.99 -
The Bluegrass Strummer's Songbook: Over 130 Beloved Bluegrass and Old-Time Favorites Arranged for Voice and Guitar
Hobo Music Works
$22.49The 136 songs in this 310-page songbook represent our complete collection of some of the best traditional tunes from the mountains, farms and woods of America - Old-Time and Bluegrass favorites that...$22.49 -
Old-Time and Bluegrass Favorites Cigar Box Guitar Songbook - Volume 1
Hobo Music Works
$17.99The 72 songs in this 240-page songbook form Volume One of a collection of some of the best traditional tunes from the mountains, farms and woods of America - Old-Time and Bluegrass favorites...$17.99 -
COMPLETE Old-Time and Bluegrass Favorites Cigar Box Guitar Songbook
Hobo Music Works
$27.99The over 140 songs in this 439-page songbook form our complete collection of some of the best traditional tunes from the mountains, farms and woods of America - Old-Time and Bluegrass favorites...$27.99 -
Old-Time and Bluegrass Favorites Cigar Box Guitar Songbook - Volume 2
Hobo Music Works
$17.99The 65 songs in this 215-page songbook form Volume Two of a collection of some of the best traditional tunes from the mountains, farms and woods of America - Old-Time and Bluegrass favorites...$17.99 -
Street Band "Hard Times Make Great Music " Cigar Box Nation Poster - featuring vintage photo
C. B. Gitty Publishing
$5.00This poster features a vintage photo from the early 1900's, possibly taken in New Orleans. Shane Speal discovered this old photo at an antiques dealer back in the 90's, and recently re-scanned it in...$5.00 -
Hard Times Make Great Music Shirt
C. B. Gitty
$15.99Heavy 100% cotton unisex t-shirt, emblazoned with our motto: Hard Times Make Great Music. Available in sizes Small to 4XL, these will stand up to the woodshop and out on the town as well. American...$15.99 -
Canjo Songbook Bundle - 3 books of Folk, Hymns & Spirituals, Americana, Old-Time & More!
C. B. Gitty Publishing
$29.99Get all three of our popular Canjo Songbooks at a great savings! This bundle includes our "Complete Canjo Songbook" full of Folk, Americana, Traditional and Old-Timey songs, our Canjo Hymnal chock...$29.99 -
Hard Times Make Great Music Shop Apron
C. B. Gitty
$24.99Sturdy one-size-fits-most shop apron with two pockets, screen printed with our favorite motto: Hard Times Make Great Music! Get your Gitty on, and keep your street clothes out of harm's way while...$24.99 -
Hard Times Apron + Cigar Box Nation Hat Combo
C. B. Gitty
$43.99Build your cigar box guitars in STYLE with our ever-popular Black Cigar Box Nation trucker's hat along with a sturdy Hard Times Make Great Music shop apron combo. See individual listings for detailed...$43.99 -
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Hard Times Coffee Mug
C. B. Gitty
$10.99Distinctive camp-style 11-ounce coffee mug with our favorite motto printed on one side of the dark blue speckled finish. Made from sturdy ceramic, it's reat for the work bench, with a low profile and...$10.99
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