Looking for Cigar Box Guitar Pickups?

If you want to amplify your cigar box guitar. The Original maker and inventor of  Cigar Box Guitar pickups has a great selection of handcarved Americana pickups,  http://harrisonguitarpickups.com/

He has been building them for over 130 years, he knows his craft!

In fact, in 1917 the magazine ~Young Electrician~ wrote a story…”You will be amazed at Bob’s ability to harness Edison’s current for the NEW never before seen process of Guitar Amplification!”

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visit his site and check out his handy work, you will love his style and they are perfect for cigar box guitars!

http://harrisonguitarpickups.com/

Here is a sample of his craft….now get on over there and check him out!

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What would you do with a pile of old pulp fiction books…?

SLAVE TO MUSICVOX

Here’s the latest ad I’ve designed for the almighty Musicvox Guitar Co.  No…not a cigar box guitar thing, but this is my absolute FAVORITE “normal” guitar company.  I started designing these ads for them simply as a fan homage.  Eventually, they asked me to create their national advertising!  LOL

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Are you ready To SMILE?

Do you love raunchy Southern slide & cigar box blues Tone….added with some total orginality?…and a dash of “Strangeness”???

of course you do, thats what  your eyes are on this blog….watch this video…I promise you will love it…this is really good music!

 

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Buck Dawson’s Cigar Box Guitar Book

I received an email from Buck Dawson, a proud cigar box guitar builder.  He shared his story of building an instrument that also doubles as a book.  -Shane

Book Arts is a highly recommended class where we learned to do such things as: make various book bindings, book covers and paper, origami, and design/build decorative boxes. Each student was required to choose a theme for the semester and all of our projects were to be based upon our theme. My theme was Music: from the Player and Listener Point-of-View. When it came time for the final project, we were strongly encouraged to be “ambitious”. I chose to make a Cigar Box Guitar (CBG) because I thought it would be a good way to demonstrate and use a number of the skills we had learned in class.  (…more)

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Shane Speal unveils new cigar box guitars

Shane Speal’s Online Store has just listed over a dozen new cigar box guitars for sale, including $49 diddley bows.  Although some listings say “allow 3-4 weeks for delivery,” Speal is shipping daily and you can expect to get them a lot sooner.  See all guitars here.

 

 

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Looking for an Honest & Reliable guitar?

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Bohemian Guitars – Vintage Oil Can Guitars

Bohemian Guitars are a company that describe themselves as creating ‘innovative sounding instruments out of unconventional materials for real, everyday use’. Thier shop is three guys wroking together to make cool guitars!

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