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In this surprise birthday episode celebrating Ben "Gitty" Baker, the Gang shares several old-time train and folk songs along with Gitty Gangster-submitted performances and an original tuner bushing-countersinking how-to video.Every Friday afternoon at 2 PM (US Eastern), the Gang goes live with the Gitty Gang Show, a grab-bag variety production full of cigar box guitars and other homemade instruments, how-to's, songs, stories, jokes, and more.Below is the video from the most recent Gitty Gang …

In this post, you'll learn how to quickly and accurately drill for cigar box guitar tuning pegs using C. B. Gitty headstock drilling templates for both 3 and 4-string CBGs. We're going to go out onto a limb here and say that you don't like making mistakes on a cigar box guitar build. Moreover, you probably don't like the tedious parts of building, such as measuring for tuning peg locations on headstocks. What if you could free up more time for creativity by quickly and accuratel …

Join Shane Speal as he explores burning cigar box guitar topics such as scarf joints, new 3-string lessons, different types of slides, string tension, distortion, a brand-new monthly newsletter, and so much more!Video Last week, Shane took the reins of the Gitty Gang Show and hosted a doozy of an episode.  Aired live from his home studio, Shane did a 45-minute deep-dive on more cigar box guitar topics than you can shake a stick at. And if you don't have the time to watch the enti …

In 117th episode of the Gitty Gang Show, the Gang prepares you for Christmas with vintage holiday performances, old train songs, Watt Corner, and a host of Christmas cheer.Timestamps6:21 The Gang shares an extra special performance from the 2017 Gitty Gang Christmas Concert. In this clip, Gitty Gangster Tyler leads the gang in a beautiful rendition of Garth Brook's What I'm Thankful For.11:47 Ben talks about two new C. B. Gitty books. First, the brand-new Old-Time and Bluegrass Favorit …

Looking for a Christmas concert live from the Gitty stage this year? Well, you're in luck!  This Friday, December 20 at 6:00 pm (est), Ben "Gitty" Baker is going to be joined onstage by his friends from the band Bradigan for the 2019 Cigar Box Nation Irish Christmas Concert. Join in the holiday merriment with the rest of the Gitty Gangsters, and  watch the concert live on Facebook. Better yet, bookmark this page to come back for the show. You'll be able to join in the fun …