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Seasick Steve is back with his 4-string cigar box guitar and just launched a brand new video for the song, Internet Cowboys this morning.  In a flash, our own Shane Speal has taken that song and created a full How To Play video, showing everything from the special tuning to all the parts.  He even gives an alternate version using a 3-string cigar box guitar!  First, enjoy the brand new song, Internet Cowboys by Seasick Steve.  And now dig into the deep groove with S …

Why should Led Zeppelin or Rush have all the fun?  We build cigar box guitars... so let's make double-neck cigar box guitars!  OVERVIEW: We challenge you to invent & build a new musical instrument that combines a cigar box with two playable necks.  We will award C. B. Gitty gift certificates to the top five submissions as determined by our celebrity judges:  Reverend PeytonDel PuckettSteve ArveyHambone SkinnySouthern Fire Guitars' Michael Bianconi!  The de …

Shopping for your instrument parts can be just as fun as building the instrument, especially when there's freebies involved!  We've just revamped our Gitty Rewards Program, giving you an opportunity to score even more free stuff, including our brand new Hard Times Make Great Music gear!  The Hard Times aprons, shirts, glassware and mugs all appear in different rewards levels.  The more you spend in a single order, the bigger the freebies.Some new items in the Gitty Rewards:  …

C. B. Gitty presents the winner of the 2024 New Orleans Cigar Box Guitar Build-Off, Will Dermady of JEB's PoBox LLC. We asked him all about his wild instrument and himself. Here's his story in his own words. I started making cigar box guitars in 2016 with parts and pieces I’ve collected thru the years. The first one was originally made to just hold wine and hang on the wall. I took it apart 8 times to make it a playable bass. Losing heart, I stopped making them.  After visiting C …

This gorgeous five-string sports a handmade box that was crafted from exotic wood off-cuts.  From the screened in F-hole to the hand-machined Mercury symbol on the headstock, everything is beautifully made. C. B. Gitty presents the first runner-up in the 2024 New Orleans Cigar Box Guitar Build-Off, Michael Cain of Mercury Lab Guitars.  We had a chance to chat with him to learn all about this gorgeous instrument and also about his other guitars and interests.  Here's his story …