It’s well worth experimenting using the slide on different fingers but you will probably settle on one that suits you and becomes your favourite. Mine is my ring finger and I will explain why....
Category: General Info And Helpful Hints
If you are moving on from one finger barre chords you may be wondering how chord shape diagrams work for a Cigar Box Guitar. Here are my beginner tips: These diagrams are drawn with the...
Most people tune their 3-string Cigar Box Guitar to G D G, but there are many other tunings available and one of these is A E A . This means that your guitar will be tuned up a tone ( or 2 half...
What’s The Very First Thing To Learn To Play On A Cigar Box Guitar?
I'd say learn 2 or 3 chords and see what songs you can play with those chords. If there is anything I'd say is the easiest thing to learn on a Cigar Box Guitar I think it's probably a 2 chord song...
When you are buying fret wire for your cigar box guitar build there are a few decisions that you need to make. These involve things like the color and width of the wire, but also the form that you...
Choosing An Electric Cigar Box Guitar: What To Look For This article is specific to electric guitars but I have also written an article on choosing a Cigar Box Guitar which has good general advice...