Cigar Box Guitar Strings

South Bound Strings - Made in America, Bound for Glory! This is a set of 3 Medium-gauge strings specifically for a 3-string cigar box guitar (CBG) that you want to tune in a "Low Open G" (Low G, Middle D, Middle G). We call this set the "Uncle Enos...

South Bound Strings - Made in America, Bound for Glory! This is a set of 3 strings specifically voiced for 3-string cigar box guitars (CBGs) that you want to tune in an "Open G" (GBD) or "standard guitar" (GBE - the three highest-pitch strings of a...

South Bound Strings - Made in America, Bound for Glory! This is a set of 3 strings specifically voiced for an electric 3-string cigar box guitar (CBG) with a magnetic pickup, that you want to tune in a low "Open G" (GDG) tuning, a great setup for...

South Bound Strings - Made in America, Bound for Glory! This is a set of 4 strings specifically voiced for 4-string cigar box guitars (CBGs) that you want to tune in an "Open G" (DGBD) or "standard guitar" (DGBE - the four "bottom" strings of a standard...

These string sets have been formulated by Shane Speal, King of the Cigar Box Guitar, based on his 25 years of experience of what works for cigar box guitars on stage. Choose either the acoustic or electric set: acoustic for pure acoustic playing and also...

South Bound Strings - Made in America, Bound for Glory! This is a set of 4 strings voiced specifically for an electric 4-string cigar box guitar (CBG) that you want to tune in an "Open G" (D G B D), "Open D" (D F# A D)  or "standard guitar" (DGBE -...

South Bound Strings - Made in America, Bound for Glory! This is a set of 3 strings specifically voiced for an electric 3-string cigar box guitar (CBG) with a magnetic pickup, that you want to tune in "Open G" (G-B-D)" or "Standard" (G-B-E, same as...

This is  a 12-pack of our 3-string Cigar Box Guitar Acoustic Medium "Blue Blaster" Low Open G string set. These strings are intended for tuning to a Low Open G tuning (Low G, Middle D, Middle G), and are intended for 24-25.5" scale instruments...

South Bound Strings - Made in America, Bound for Glory! This is a set of 4 strings voiced specifically for 4-string cigar box guitars (CBGs) that can be tuned in several different ways.  They can be tuned in "Open G" for slide playing (D G B D), in...

Shane says:  "When Southbound Strings asked me to develop a set of professional electric guitar strings for cigar box guitar, I demanded three things: The strings must include a ‘wound G’ string (essential for grinding slide...

South Bound Strings - Made in America, Bound for Glory! This is a set of 3 strings voiced specifically for 3-string cigar box guitars (CBGs) that you want to tune in an "Open G" (GBD) or "standard guitar" (GBE - the three highest-pitch strings of a...

South Bound Strings - Made in America, Bound for Glory! This is a set of 3 strings specifically voiced for electric 3-string cigar box guitars (CBGs) that you want to tune in an "Open G" (GBD) or "standard guitar" (GBE - the three highest-pitch strings...

This is  a 12-pack of our 4-string Cigar Box Guitar Acoustic Medium "Open G/Standard" string set - buy in bulk and save! These strings are intended for tuning to one of the following tunings: High Open G - Middle D, Middle G, Middle B, High...

This is  a 12-pack of our 3-string Cigar Box Guitar Electric Medium "Open G" string set. These strings are intended for tuning to a high Open G (Middle G, Middle B, High D) tuning, and are intended for 24-25.5" scale instruments that utilize...

This is  a 12-pack of our 3-string Cigar Box Guitar Acoustic Medium "Open G" string set. These strings are intended for tuning to a high Open G (Middle G, Middle B, High D) tuning, and are intended for 24-25.5" scale instruments. These sets are...

South Bound Strings - Made in America, Bound for Glory! This is a set of 3 strings specifically voiced for 3-string cigar box guitars (CBGs) that you want to tune in an "Open D" (D-F#-A)" tuning, a great setup slide playing. These are medium-gauge...

South Bound Strings - Made in America, Bound for Glory! This is a set of 3 strings specifically voiced for an electric 3-string cigar box guitar (CBG) with a magnetic pickup, that you want to tune in an "Open D" (D-F#-A)" tuning, a great setup slide...

This is  a 12-pack of our 4-string Cigar Box Guitar Electric Light "Open G/Standard" string set - buy in bulk and save! These strings are intended for tuning to one of the following tunings: High Open G - Middle D, Middle G, Middle B,...

This is  a 12-pack of our 3-string Cigar Box Guitar Acoustic Extra Light "Open G" string set. These strings are intended for tuning to a high Open G (Middle G, Middle B, High D) tuning, and are intended for 24-25.5" scale instruments. These sets...

This is a special set of strings, which traveling homemade music troubador A. J. Gaither has dubbed "Arkansas Tenor", for use on 4-string cigar box guitars. This set is comprised of the "lower 4" from a standard 6-string guitar set - the low E, A, D and...

This string set is named in honor of the mountainous areas of the United States, the people who live there and the amazing music that has come down from them over the years. Whether the Smoky or Appalachian Mountains, the Ozarks, the Rockies out...

This is  a 12-pack of our 3-string Cigar Box Guitar Electric Light "Open G" string set. These strings are intended for tuning to a high Open G (Middle G, Middle B, High D) tuning, and are intended for 24-25.5" scale instruments that utilize magnetic...

  South Bound Strings - Made in America, Bound for Glory! This is a set of 3 strings voiced specifically for electric 3-string cigar box guitars (CBGs) that you want to tune in an "Open D" (D-F#-A)" tuning, a great setup for slide playing. These...

This 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 "GDG". This set includes two plain nylon strings and one...

Named for Tupelo, Mississippi, a town right in the heart of Blues Country and the birthplace of the king. This is the same set that are included with our 3-String Tupelo Tenor guitar kit. Tenor guitars have been around for many years, but they have...

This is  a 25-pack of our 3-string Cigar Box Guitar Acoustic Medium "Open G" string set. These strings are intended for tuning to a high Open G (Middle G, Middle B, High D) tuning, and are intended for 24-25.5" scale instruments. These sets are not...

This is  a 12-pack of our 4-string Cigar Box Guitar Acoustic Extra Light "Open G/Standard" string set - buy in bulk and save! These strings are intended for tuning to one of the following tunings: High Open G - Middle D, Middle G,...

South Bound Strings - Made in America, Bound for Glory! This is a set of 3 strings specifically voiced for 3-string cigar box guitars (CBGs) that you want to tune in an "Open D" (D-F#-A)" tuning, a great setup slide playing These are lighter-gauge...

This string set is named in honor of the mountainous areas of the United States, the people who live there and the amazing music that has come down from them over the years. Whether the Smoky or Appalachian Mountains, the Ozarks, the Rockies out...

This is  a 12-pack of our 3-string Cigar Box Guitar Acoustic Medium "Open D" string set. These strings are intended for tuning to a mid-range Open D (Middle D, Middle F#, Middle A) tuning, and are intended for 24-25.5" scale instruments. These sets...

This string set is named in honor of the mountainous areas of the United States, the people who live there and the amazing music that has come down from them over the years. Whether the Smoky or Appalachian Mountains, the Ozarks, the Rockies out...

This is  a 12-pack of our 3-string Cigar Box Guitar Electric Medium "Open D" string set. These strings are intended for tuning to a mid-range Open D (Middle D, Middle F#, Middle A) tuning, and are intended for 24-25.5" scale instruments that utilize...

This is  a 12-pack of our 3-string Cigar Box Guitar Acoustic Extra Light "Open D" string set. These strings are intended for tuning to a mid-range Open D tuning (Middle D, Middle F#, Middle A), and are for use on 24-25.5" scale instruments. These...

This is  a 12-pack of our 3-string Cigar Box Guitar Electric Light "Open D" string set. These strings are intended for tuning to a mid-range Open D (Middle D, Middle F#, Middle A) tuning, and are intended for 24-25.5" scale instruments that utilize...