Even though they are called a cigar box guitar, the bodies for these handmade guitars can be made from a variety of different materials: cigar boxhandmade boxwine boxwooden jewelry boxmetal...
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Whether you are building or buying your cigar box guitar, scale length is an important consideration. The longer the scale length, the brighter the tone. This can be balanced by changing the string...
When I had discovered cigar box guitars, I really wanted to have a go at making one and it seemed to me that starting simple was the best idea. A fretless 1-stringed guitar seemed the place to start...
This A- Z guide is designed to help you find your way around the cigar box guitar. I hope it will help you to know what's being talked about when you are reading articles. Box Corners For A...
Light touch of either a fretting or strumming handVibration and sustain reducedVolume decreasedStops unwanted notes ringing outIndividual strings or whole chord mutedOften marked with an X in...
When you first start out playing cigar box guitar, you might think it’s all about learning the chords, but learning to strum is equally important. The great thing about cigar box guitar is that...