'Double Trouble'   'Double Trouble' and 'Toro' are my latest creations.  Each guitar is a three-string instru...

Art Linkletter said many years ago, "People Are Funny!"  One could say some people are even obnoxious . . . no new observation th...

I started building cigar box guitars just a year ago, finished number 29 a couple weeks ago, and the poly is now drying on #30. Not my only...

As a part of the stat counter on this blog, there is a listing of all views of the site from cities and countries around the world.  The bul...

'Intimidator'  The Dale Earnhardt 'Intimidator' cigar box guitar is a custom, one-of-a-kind, handmade six-string electri...

"Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream m...

I've been asked recently to elaborate about details as they apply to the creation of the 'Boogie'.  So, he...

I was cruising around the tool shed at one of the 'big box' stores the other day and bumped into what I thought would be a good addi...

This is a 360 view of the 10' x 14' workshop, where I hide out creating CBGs and other fun stuff. 

I thought I'd post a couple shots of a simple tool I made to seat fret stock into a fingerboard.  I laminated a 5/16" bolt between ...

For years, I've heard and used the expression, "Don't make assumptions, because to assume makes an 'ASS-of-U-and-ME'....

Last week a friend was looking at one of my guitars and asked about the truss rod nut that is exposed in the headstock.  The discussion lead...

That the best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly person. That just one person saying to me, 'You've made my day!...

I've been busy lately working on the design for a guitar which is a tribute to the late Dale Earnhardt.  So, the absence of posts here o...

How do crazy people go through the forest?   They take the psychopath! How do you get Holy water?   You boil hell out of it! What do yo...

 'The Baron' is one of three guitars I managed to create in the past couple weeks.   It's named for the overall character and ...

Begin by standing on a comfortable surface, where you have plenty of room at each side . . . pretend your on stage at the Apollo. With a 5...

Three String Cigar Box Guitar Combination Acoustic & Electric Made by me, Jess Allred -- TotalRojo Guitars I will create a custom, han...

A fella was sitting on deserted railroad tracks somewhere down south playing his beat up old cigar box guitar and thinking about how his li...

Only folks in my home state of Montana can conceive of methods to present their wishes, and in this case demands, in a manner which can be ...

GOURMET  TURKEY  DRESSING  4 CUPS BREAD CRUMBS 1 TABLESPOON SALT 2 TABLESPOONS SAGE 1/2 TEASPOON PEPPER 4 CUPS UNPOPPED POPCORN STU...

A couple weeks ago, I got a message from Tim, a new friend from Chicago via cyberspace, asking if I would pinstripe a cigar box in a Tiki ...

Shortly after completing the 'Orion' guitar, a friend from Pennsylvania, by way of Cigar Box Nation, informed me that he had an Orio...

In a recent post, I mentioned buying, from Mitzi in Monroe, La., the cigar box that eventually became the 'Orion' guitar.  She wa...

A six-string Fender Squier neck attached to a Tatuaje cigar box, which I painted purple.  These are some of the most simple creations, i...

I nearly wet my pants, when I discovered this cigar box up for auction on eBay, and couldn't believe nobody was bidding on it.  So,...

Get a load of the really unique cigar box I bought from a lady in Louisana.  This is going to make a bitchin' guitar.  I'll post pic...

This is the diagram I use to wire the six-string guitars that can be seen on this blog.  However, the only difference is that I use a 250K ...

Indecision is the key to flexibility. There is always one more S.O.B. than you counted on. If you ever find something you like, buy a life...

No, this is not about shutting the door on comments for this blog.  As a matter of fact, I want to hear what you have to say, so, WRITE A CO...

The attached photos are of the newest creations I've been working on for a couple weeks. During one of the many excursions to the musi...