1955 Silvertone AM Vintage Tube radio covereted into a rip roarin’ guitar amp!
Guitar World Magazine teaches “How to Build a Cigar Box Guitar for $25″
In a world filled with cheap Chinese instruments, Guitar World goes even cheaper with this online blog about cigar box guitars. Also featured is a 9 minute video by Shane Speal on tuning secrets for a 3-string cigar box guitar. LINK
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~Atomic~ 3 string guitar
3 string cigar box guitar…have a listen, and a nicer day!
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How to play “Purple Rain” on a 3 string cigar box guitar
I just got done listing a bunch of new cigar box guitars on eBay (see my auctions here) and each one has a demo video. I decided to take the demo video for a Punch CBG and turn it into a mini-lesson for how I play ‘Purple Rain’.
Yes, I know my voice is out of tune and the intonation is off on the guitar… I was rushing to get the video done while my kids took a bath! (I’ll be deleting this vid in about a week)
BTW, I also got that killer “Dixie Maid” CBG listed on eBay with a demo video, too. I love it…I gotta make another one to keep. DIXIE MAID ON EBAY
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When a simple demo video becomes a love affair for the instrument
Shane Speal films short, 1-minute videos for his eBay listings. This is what happens when he can’t put the instrument down. He also launches into a mini-lesson on the “stubby slide technique!”
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Shane Speal’s new Diddley Bows: salvaged rulers, roof staples, touch of voodoo
Shane Speal has just unveiled a new one-string cigar box guitar “diddley bow” that features salvaged material throughout. Check out the yardstick “fretboard,” the bent staple nut and simplified construction. He’s selling them for $60 on eBay: eBay seller “CIGARBOXGUITAR”
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