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John Dopyera built the first tri-cone resonator guitar in the 1920's to give guitarists a louder acoustic instrument to cut through band settings.  The quest for louder guitars eventually went to electric pickups, amplifiers and PA speakers.  However, many guitarists seek the metallic tones of an old resonator for deep blues, bottleneck slide and bluegrass music.C. B. Gitty customer, Mark Losco upped the ante in the resonator battle by sinking four of our Hubcap Resonator Cones in …

Our Tin Can Microphone kit ($16.99) takes center stage in this fantastic video by hip hop musician/producer, Eumonik.  Not only does he talk through it, but he also uses it to record several instruments.  This is just fantastic!  Follow his Youtube channel here. …

These started out as just scrap 2x4s, spray paint and pieces of plexiglass...Article by Shane Speal.  I've been having a blast with the new 2x4 Lap Steel Kits from C. B. Gi.  In a burst of creativity, I went to the craft store and bought a bunch of Rustoleum spray paints.  I even chose some radical glitter colors.When I first developed the 2x4 Lap Steel, I kept the look very simple with raw wood and zip tie frets.  In fact, the C. B. Gitty kit features my proto …

I just strung this guitar up this morning and it was love at first strum.  The instrument is a C. B. Gitty Mountain Tenor Kit. Before I get into details, here's the demo I just filmed.The kit arrives "in the white" (unfinished) which allows you to paint, stain and customize.  For the sides, back and neck, I used some English Chestnut stain I had from a hardwood floor project from many years ago.  The face of the guitar is actually a photograph of the side of a barn that was printe …

C. B. Gitty's founder, Ben Baker has always said, "I believe that anyone, anywhere can build their own instrument and make music on it."  In keeping with his philosophy, he has written or commissioned hundreds of pages of cigar box guitar music in TAB for every player to learn.  In this post, we present a collection of patriotic and American themed songs that we have posted online for free. Every song is presented in 3-string cigar box guitar, tuned GDG.  Some have additional TAB …