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This uke goes to 11!  (Or at least that's what Shane Speal claims!). Speal, the self-proclaimed 'King of Cigar Box Guitar' recently unleashed this wild guitar amplifier on the world with a full demo video featuring several different guitars.  (See video below).  The amp is made with C. B. Gitty's 2.5 Watt Parts-Only Cigar Box Guitar Amp Kit and a junk ukulele from a yard sale.   Speal started the project by carefully removing the back from the ukulele.  "The b …

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 …

I'm an electronics idiot. There, I said it! I suck when it comes to soldering and breadboards and all that crap. I couldn't wire my way out of a paper bag.But then C. B. Gitty came out with a pre-wired cigar box amp kit, and I just had to dive in and try one out. And then another, and another.The Gitty amp kit is a simple 2.5-watt amp that delivers living room volume in a tiny package. Most of their pictures show a standard cigar box with a hole cut in the middle and a speaker with …