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On my last trip down to Arkansas I made it a point to stop in and see Bill Jagitsch (a.k.a. "Bluesboy Jag") and compare notes. We ended up trading boxes and I got a Comacho from him that I thought would be good for Cooking with Gitty.I made a couple miscalculations that weren't too disastrous. Like not notching the neck and it coming out almost level with the top. Fixed that by angling the neck.It is a Yellow Camacho Box, Walnut and Maple neck with a figured Maple fretboard. From past and r …

Shane films his first "What's In the Box" segment for http://cbgitty.com and shows off his cigar box guitar parts purchases. He has fun showing WHY he chose certain parts and what he plans on doing with them.

Howdy folks! My name is Nick Lanciano, and I am one of the newer folks over here at C. B. Gitty. This is a build progress diary I wrote for the building of my second Cigar Box Guitar, a 3-String Electric Cigar Box Guitar using a 7-20-4 Cigar Box (one of my personal favorites). Without further ado, here is a recap of what happened during this build!Step One: The BoxLike a lot of builders out there, I started with a box. Not just any box however, this was a box that I had some history with. I …

When we came out with our Cigar Box Amplifier Kit, we never expected to see so many radical designs, such as this dual-speaker tweed amp.   This is an easy project with only minimal soldering skill needed. To make this, you'll need a basic soldering iron, a spool of solder, and a pair of wire strippers.  This battery-driven guitar amp can be assembled in just a few hours.  Housed in the top half of a vintage 1950’s film projector case, it’s 2.5 watts of solid-s …

...from the wonderfully warped minds at Disgraceland Cigar Box Guitars.This is a BGCBMDH (Bubble Gum Cigar Box Mandolin Dulcimer Hybrid). It's tuned in G on a 19" scale, using 22-14-10 strings.  It sports a magnificent canary wood neck and padouk fretboard with a zero fret.It uses Gitty parts throughout:Chrome open gear tuners 3R/3LSuper jumbo fret wire for the zero fretMedium/medium fret wire at other fretsPadouk biscuit bridgeRod piezoLong shaft mono jackDisgraceland says, "It sounds …