Anyone here ever make a cigar box guitar? i am getting the stuff together to make one, it just seems kinda fun and cool. I actually have 2 gretsch pickups from an Electromatic jet pro that i might put in if i get good at making them.

one of these?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KA1Fy-zgI9Q

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That's awesome, that thing doesn't sound half bad. Not sure I'd want one myself though...

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Yup... but WAY more minimalist.
http://cigarboxguitars.com/
i found this site and got interested in it. I am getting the stuff to build a few this weekend. I have nothing to do with the site so please do not think it is spam or i am affiliated with it. I just thought it looked cool as hell and since i have some pickups and stuff laying around i wanted to see how they would get. i will post pics as i progress.

Yeah man. I plan on building one this winter as long as I get some spare time.

These folks I know use a cigar box guitar called a "low-bow". It has bass strings and guitar strings on it. It sounds huge. They play it through a 59 Bassman. Not the reissue. I mean a real Bassman and use all kinds of pedal with it. The sound just blows you away.

Here's a link. Fun people. Check out the first video. It starts off really slow and simple, then it takes off after the intro.
http://www.hymnforher.com/video.html

Here's another cigar box guitar site with some free plans.

http://www.cigarboxnation.com/page/free-plans

Beware, I know a few cigar box guitarists and there pretty much off the hook and really passionate about their music and guitars. Very cool stuff.

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thanks for the extra links... I just got 3 really nice sturdy wooden boxes from a guy i work with that is crazy cigar guy. they are perfect, even got a small one i might make into an electric ukulele. I have lots of pickups laying around i will just need to get a few odds and ends. I think they look really fun, don't plan on getting crazy deep into it but i guess nobody really "plans" to get over the top into things.

I made one a while back, but I could never get it set up just right, because I didnt use any kind of truss rod. Might have another go at it sometime.