A pick (also called a plectrum) is usually made of plastic and is used to strum or pick the guitar string. With so many to choose from I wondered where to start. A medium pick gives control and...
Category: General Info And Helpful Hints
When I was just starting out on cigar box guitars, I wondered how different it would be to playing standard guitars. Now I've been playing for a while, these are my thoughts. I find a Cigar Box...
This is something you will need to do on any build you make. You will also need to change strings on your cigar box guitar. Remove the old string.Thread the new string from the bridge end to the...
I wanted to understand more about the methods for amplifying my cigar box guitars with pickups. There is so much information available and some of it is hard to understand. Here is my beginner's...
What Is The Difference Between A Cigar Box Guitar And A Standard Acoustic?
Cigar Box Guitars are handmade instruments whereas acoustic guitars are usually manufactured unless they are custom built and expensive . There are similarities between the two types of guitar but...
I did some research about the number of frets before I made my first cigar box guitar. I was surprised to see that there seemed to be no hard and fast rules. 21 frets is an average number of...