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Each Copy Signed by the Author! Join DIY luthier and C. B. Gitty founder Ben "Gitty" Baker on a photo-journal adventure through building seven heirloom instruments, all sourced from repurposed antiques and vintage items such as packing crates, a wagon...

How to turn a common 2x4 plank into a guitar!     In this easy to follow and down-to-earth how-to manual, homemade instrument guru Ben "Gitty" Baker walks you through the steps to turn a length of common 2x4 lumber into a fully...

Play Jazz and Blues on your Four-String Cigar Box Guitar! Learning to play jazz and blues on the cigar box guitar is simultaneously easy and difficult. Easy because you only have 3 or 4 strings to worry about so fewer options than a standard 6 string...

Play Jazz and Blues on your Four-String Cigar Box Guitar! Learning to play jazz and blues on the cigar box guitar is simultaneously easy and difficult. Easy because you only have 3 or 4 strings to worry about so fewer options than a standard 6 string...

Play Jazz and Blues on the Cigar Box Guitar. Learning to play jazz and blues on the cigar box guitar is simultaneously easy and difficult. Easy because you only have 3 or 4 strings to worry about so fewer options than a standard 6 string guitar...

Play Jazz and Blues on the Cigar Box Guitar. Learning to play jazz and blues on the cigar box guitar is simultaneously easy and difficult. Easy because you only have 3 or 4 strings to worry about so fewer options than a standard 6 string guitar...

The Complete Cigar Box Guitar Chord Bookis the most extensive library of chords ever assembled for the 3-string cigar box guitar. Incredibly, there are hundreds of possible chords with only three strings in GDG tuning. Of course, there are many...

This is a glossy outdoor bumper sticker, emblazoned with bold white printing on a black background. These bear the phrase "Build What You Play, Play What You Love", one of the slogans of the Homemade Instrument Revolution! Designed and printed in the USA...

101 Riffs and Solos" is arranged for the four-string fretted or fretless cigar box guitar tuned to GDGB. An excellent resource for beginners and a good review of useful techniques for players of all levels and styles, including blues, rock, country,...

Unlock the unique world of the 2-string Cigar Box Guitar (CBG) - also known as a "Chugger" - with this comprehensive guide that takes you on a musical journey from beginner to advanced levels. Focused on the 2-string cigar box guitar tuned a...

The 136 songs in this 310-page songbook represent our complete collection of some of the best traditional tunes from the mountains, farms and woods of America - Old-Time and Bluegrass favorites that have been a mainstay of down-home American music for...

THE BEST TRADITIONAL SEA SHANTIES AND SONGS OF THE SEA DESIGNED FOR BEGINNERS AND INTERMEDIATE PLAYERS ALIKE EASY-TO-READ TABLATURE - You don't need to know how to read music! Play these songs on ANY acoustic or electric 6-string guitar tuned...