In today’s Cigar Box Nation TV episode, Glenn and Farley take the fear out of soldering. They also discuss their new collaborative cigar box guitar, the Acoustic Pro.
Category: General News
Tips and Hacks for Cleaning/Restoring an Old Guitar
Shane Speal shows some of his tips and techniques for cleaning an old guitar. He uses a very dirty Teisco Del Rey E-100 guitar from the 1960’s in the demonstration.
National Cigar Box Guitar Day sermon by Shane Speal
How long does a cigar box guitar last? The answer is a lifetime. Shane delivers a sermon about when inspiration hit as he was songwriting.
Shane Speal Gives a Sneak Peek Into His Next Album
Wanna hear some exclusive demos of Shane Speal’s next album? He gave a glimpse of the jazzy blues project in the works with three songs, “House of Rust,” “They Call Me the King” and “Red Train Blue Train.” What do you think? Post your comments below!
“How-To” Tuesday with Glenn and Farley
Glenn and Farley jamm out and talk about the reward of learning to play your cigar box guitar. There’s also a surprise at the end with Gitty showing off his latest antique store score!
TJ Wheeler – live at Cigar Box Nation TV today
TJ Wheeler showed up to the C. B. Gitty Mill Stage in New Hampshire and ripped through an hour of incredible acoustic blues on cigar box guitar, 7 string acoustic and even a one-string diddley bow. Included is a brand new song recently written by Wheeler.
Cigar Box Nation TV – Double Feature Broadcast
The latest episode of Cigar Box Nation TV is actually two episodes. Part one was filmed at the C. B. Gitty headquarters in New Hampshire. In it, Ben Gitty shows off his latest cigar box ukulele hybrid instruments.
Part Two features Shane Speal and the cigar box guitars he will be using for a special Les Paul Family concert tomorrow.
Cigar Box Nation TV – Benchside chat with Glenn and Farley
In the latest episode of Cigar Box Nation TV, Glenn and Farley discuss headstocks, neck wood choices and the importance of community with cigar box guitars.
Cigar Box Guitar Building Tips, Hacks and Tools
In today’s episode of Cigar Box Nation TV, Shane Speal shows some great tips for getting a great look to your cigar box guitars. Topics include bridge covers (using door handles), box corners, repairing those pesky paper trim borders on boxes and more.
Cigar Box Nation TV: Hacking a Guitar Amp + Gift Guitars
Ben Gitty is in the shop during today’s Cigar Box Nation TV episode and he’s having fun hacking an amp. SAFETY NOTE: he is rewiring an amplifier that runs off of a 9v battery…not one that runs off of AC power.
VIDEO: Woodburning Artwork On a Cigar Box Guitar Neck
After using a cheap, $15 woodburning pen for decades, Shane Speal moved on up to a Colewood system and couldn’t be happier. In this episode of Cigar Box Nation TV, he shows how he transfers text printout onto a poplar neck and then woodburns it.
Here is the finished result:
How to Play AC/DC’s “Thunderstruck” on 3-string Cigar Box Guitar
Shane Speal shows the simple way to play the hammer-on rundown from AC/DC’s Thunderstruck.
We’ve copied the TAB here for you:
OPENING REPEATING RIFFS:
4 0 7 0 (PLAY 8X)
5 0 8 0 (PLAY 8X)
THEN THE LONG RUNDOWN FROM THE 12TH FRET:
12 0 10 0 9 0 10 0 9 0 7 0 9 0 5 0 7 0 4 0 5 0 4 0 5 0 4 0 5 0 4 0 (PLAY 2X)