Shane Speal shows how to play AC/DC’s Thunderstruck and other shred guitar licks using his 1-string lead technique.
Category: Shane Speal Video Series
How to Play Cigar Box Guitar – Chuck Berry style blues lesson
Chuck Berry taught us what rock and roll was. Shane Speal teaches us how to play it on a 3 string cigar box guitar!
Playing with Attitude – How to Play Cigar Box Guitar
Attitude is everything…even if it means beating the heck out of your guitar to get those sounds. Shane Speal is known for his violent approach to playing. He’s even wearing a hole in his main cigar box guitar.
How to Play Single String Movable Bass Lines on a 3-String Cigar Box Guitar
Here’s a unique walking bass line as heard in the Shane Speal song, “Willie Knows.”
How to Play “Jesus Make Up My Dyin’ Bed” on Cigar Box Guitar
Learn the funky Shane Speal rendition of Dyin’ Bed (aka In My Time of Dying) on 3-string cigar box guitar. Tuned GDG
EEB Tuning for 3-string Cigar Box Guitar
Shane Speal shows his EEB tuning and how it’s used on his song, Mother Leeds.
4-String Blues Tricks on Cigar Box Guitar
Shane continues his lessons on 4-string cigar box guitar
Two Finger Chords on a Four String Cigar Box Guitar
Shane Speal gives a straightforward lesson for 4-string cigar box guitar. His chords are simple two-finger exercises. Enjoy!
Seasick Steve’s 3-string Doghouse Tuning for Cigar Box Guitar
We just love Seasick Steve! Shane shows how to use Steve’s 3-string tunings for cigar box guitar.
Cool Blues Licks for 3-String Fretted Cigar Box Guitar
Shane gives more of his secret blues licks. For this lesson, you’ll need a 3-string, fretted cigar box guitar tuned in Open G (GDG, low to high)
The One String Secret to Playing ‘The Star Spangled Banner’ on Cigar Box Guitar
Shane Speal performs the Star Spangled Banner on a 3-string cigar box guitar and shows you how to do it on one string!
The Intonation Secret to Using a Socket as a Slide
Shane Speal is known for using a 3/4″ socket as a slide. This video shows the secret of using the square fitting at the top as an intonation pointer, thus getting a more in-tune sound.