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Want to sell your cigar box guitars? The king of the cigar box guitar Shane Speal shares his sure-fire riff to sell more cigar box guitars with the video lesson in this post. Shane Knows What SellsLet's hand this over to Shane so you can get to the good stuff... I've been selling cigar box guitars at street fairs and festivals for over twenty years now.  I've learned that it's not enough to just make some guitars and put them on a table.  The fact is, you're fighting for …

Want to build a cigar box guitar worth handing down to future generations? Want an antique-look and terrific tone for your next build?You can build that kind of cigar box guitar with a little help from Shane Speal. In this post you'll discover how Shane makes collector-quality guitars using antique cigar boxes. Plus, he shares how your next build can have eye-popping vintage graphics, along with a host of other useful benchside tips.Shane reveals all of his secrets and more in the vide …

Shane Speal explains how to reinforce the internal neck-through cigar box guitar-design for installing thicker magnetic guitar pickups. To learn Shane's tricks on how to mount pickups in neck-through cigar box guitars watch the short video below. Scroll past the video to see the pictures that explain how Shane reinforces his neck-through designs. You also get a little bonus hack on how to add a sturdy mounting surface for hardtail bridges!Watch the Video See the Pics "L …

Have you wondered, what kind of music can be played on a cigar box guitar? You may be surprised by the answer: nearly any style of music you can imagine. From blues to country, and from classical to rock 'n' roll, a cigar box guitar can be played in any genre of music. Cigar Box Guitars Can Play AnythingAs proof to that claim, storyteller Randy Flaum posed the question, "What kind of music comes from a cigar box guitar" to several longtime cigar box guitar performers. Their answers can be seen i …

Last week, we shared videos and photos of Shane Speal's Radical Red G-Bass. Well, Speal's back with another retro-inspired guitar, the "Tin Pan Alley" 3-String Paint Can Resonator Guitar Kit. Watch the Demo Here's his full demo video, showcasing the "85% string tone and 15% trashy metal rasp" tone made famous by the Tin Pan Alley kit! See the Photos Matching his G-Bass, Speal recreated the classic 1950's artwork from a Stella Sundale acoustic guitar except he substituted a …