Build A Hot Rod Cigar Box Guitar

"Dear Gitty, What parts would you recommend for a hot rod cigar box guitar?" - Joe G., London UK

Good question, Joe!

To answer it, let's whip up a killer 3 or 4-string hot rod with a fretted neck and an electric, magnetic pickup.

Here's what we recommend (and you'll have some parts left over to get you going on your next build too)...

	Neck: Maple neck extended headstock - $23.49 with options Neck blank ready to be formed and shaped Maple wood for rock solid feel Extended headstock so you can customize the hot rod look
	Fretboard: Exotic Wenge, fully fretted - $46.99 The dark wood will contrast incredibly with the maple neck. Fully fretted and ready to glue onto the neck blank above. Fretted to a 25-inch scale (nice standard guitar scale) with 20 frets.
	Nut: Bone nut for best sustain and tone - $6.49 for pair
	Tuners: there can be only one choice... Black Skulls $17.99 for a set of 6. They will contrast perfectly with the maple headstock. Don't like skulls? choose from one of our other great varieties of sealed-gear tuners.
	Pickup: Pre-wired "Snake Oil" mini humbucker - $31.49 Delivers a mix of sultry humbucker and snarling single coil tones Chrome cover looks amazing on any box
	Volume Knob: Outlaw Speed Skull - $3.99 a pair The perfect hot rod match to the black skull tuners. Or if you are anti-skull, choose from one of our many other knob varieties.
	Bridge: Hard-tail 3-string Bridge - $9.99 OR Hard Tail 4-String Bridge - $14.29 Allows you to set intonation for each string Chrome matches the Snake Oil Pickup
	Sound Holes: Chrome screened sound hole inserts - $10.49 a pair Screened sound hole covers like these are an awesome way to add a touch of class to your special build.
	Strap Buttons - Chrome $3.99 a set Any guitar intended to be played regularly should have a strap - and straps call for strap buttons! Slap a pair of these on your build and guitarists everywhere will weep with gratitude.
	Electric Guitar Strings Set - $7.49 This set of strings was specially chosen by Shane Speal for his own cigar box guitars. It contains 6 premium, made-in-the-USA nickel-wound strings that can be used for a variety of tunings, including the ever popular GDG and GDGB!
	Premium Cigar Box - Prices Vary Of course to build a cigar box guitar, you need a cigar box! If you don't already have one, you can choose from one of ours!