SURGEON GENERAL WARNING:  Cigar Box Guitar playing may be hazardous to your health.  Symptoms can be sleep depravation; diminished hearing; ...

After creating a dozen, as in 12, cigar box guitars, I decided to try my hand at building a CBG amp.  These little critters are a hoot to se...

You will need: A wine bottle with a long neck Glass cutter Masking tape Dremel rotary tool with grinding stone (optional) Take a piece ...

You do not need to be an electronics wizard to build a CBG amplifier*.  A few items from your local electronics supply store, and a little p...

I received an e-mail this morning announcing that my 'Playboy' creation was chosen as the feature guitar on Cigar Box Guitars Austr...

The 'Gutshaker' is a full-size, 34-inch scale bass guitar created from an old silverware box I found while rummaging around a second...

I finished my 6th guitar, the 'Playboy', a couple weeks ago.  It is the result of acquiring a cigar box made especially for Hugh Hef...

The attached link will provide plans for a variety of simple cigar box instruments.  Take a look, all you'll do is get hooked on this fu...

This is my first attempt at creating a cigar box guitar, and it is the result of the encouragement and direction received from viewing the ...

Attached are photos of the last three guitars.  Number 3 is pretty straight forward, without any special effects.  It sound great and is fun...

If you are interested in learning more about building a cigar box guitar, I recommend that you take a look at the attached link.  Brian'...

A friend asked me recently, "Why do you name your CBGs TotalRojo?" Well, on a trip to Cancun with my wife, we were on the beach ...

Cigar Box Nation is a very cool and informative site on which to learn about CBGs, and you just might hit my page, too. My Page - Cigar ...

Cigar box guitar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia If you are interested in learning about my new hobby and the history of cigar box guit...

The second CBG I've built, which I call my 'Ollie'  is constructed much the same as the first, but the headstock is designed a l...

After doing a lot of research on the web, I decided mid-December to build a three-string cigar box guitar (CBG).  So, off to Lowes for nec...

I've always been involved with music in one way or another, and my wife fulfilled one of my longtime dreams by presenting me in mid-Dece...