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We've always got new product ideas in the works here at C. B. Gitty. From new kits and parts packs to cigar box amplifiers and guitars to expanded variations and options for existing products, there is always a lot "in the chute" waiting to be gotten to.  As the company has grown and things have gotten more complex, the path from idea to listed product has become more involved. Still, when something really gets us excited, we find ways to hurry it along.  This is the story of …

Shane Speal brought a dead cigar box guitar back to life using C. B. Gitty parts. The guitar was a 3-string solid-body, built in 2007 by West Virginia builder, Tomi-O Hartwell, and was an essential axe in Speal's live shows for many years. The original guitar sported two P90 soapbar pickups wired to a selector switch and one volume. After countless gigs and constant abuse (including Speal throwing the guitar across stage at the end of shows), the pickups died, and the guitar was unusabl …

Last year, C. B. Gitty introduced the Psycho Knob internal distortion, an easy-to-install circuit that added fuzz effects inside your guitar.  Now Shane Speal shows you how to hack the kit to become a standalone unit that can be used on all your electric guitars!Hear the Demo What you'll need (Click each picture to purchase the item) Hack the Kit 1. Wire Jacks to the Circuit Board Instead of installing the Psycho Knob inside a guitar cavity, simply wire a 1/4" ja …

Buy stuff, get free stuff. It's as simple as that.We now have a Free Rewards program here at C. B. Gitty. You already buy your parts and gear here, and now you can get extra FREE stuff every time you do. Whether you're buying a few sets of tuners or a season's worth of parts, our rewards program will make sure you go away feeling special. We have the following reward tiers (for the levels that are coming soon, we are still working on getting the reward items designed and in-stock!): $25$50 …

Here's Glenn Watt playing a boxless cigar box guitar! That's right folks, all of that sound from just a lid! This is part of one of the A. J. Gaither Arkansas Tenor cigar box guitars we build and sell. A. J.'s design provides a self-supporting neck/lid setup which doesn't even really require the rest of the cigar box!Great job, Glenn! …