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.
It’s Bowmageddon – Gitty Goes Crazy With a Violin Bow!
Cigar Box Nation TV – The BOWING Episode!In this episode of Cigar Box Nation TV, Ben Gitty attacks pretty much everything he can find with violin bows… from a dulcimer (it’s still Dulcimer Week here on CBN TV!) to a one-string Vaudeville fiddle, a one-string gutbucket bass to a banjo… and then it gets weird: metal trash can lid, steel dust pan, and even a 21″ brass cymbal!
Other highlights include a cover of A. J. Gaither’s song “Last Free Exit” (complete with kazoo solo), a replay of Shane and Ben discovering the HORSE FIDDLE in a museum in York, PA and more!
Posted by Cigar Box Nation on Thursday, July 21, 2016
VIDEO: 3-string Finger Picking Technique for Cigar Box Guitar
Shane Speal shows his fingerpicking technique for 3-string Cigar Box Guitar.
3-String Cigar Box Guitar Tunings
Shane Speal shows various ways to retune a 3-string cigar box guitar.
The guitar is strung with A,D,G strings and tuned to GDG to start.
Tunings discussed:
- G7, the Jazz Tuning – G,D,F (low to high)
- G6, Hawaiian Tuning – G,D,E (low to high)
- G add Gb, the New Agey tuning – G,D,Gb (low to high)
- Dirty D – D,D,A (low to high)
Cigar Box Nation TV Broadcast – A. J. Gaither Live!
Check out this recent Cigar Box Nation TV broadcast, featuring A. J. Gaither live from the C. B. Gitty Juke Shack Stage!
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VIDEO: “The Stubby Slide Secret” – How to Play Cigar Box Guitar
Shane Speal shows how a simple choice of guitar slides can affect your playing. He uses a stubby, short slide. In this video, he uses a custom blown-glass guitar slide. In concert, you’re more likely to find him just using a simple 3/4″ socket on his finger.
New to the Knowledgebase: How to Make a Simple Cigar Box Guitar
In this photo-packed article, cigar box guitar guru Glenn Watt walks you through the simplest method for building your own cigar box guitar. No frills, no fluff, just the basic, easy-to-understand steps that you need to follow.
So read this article, gather your tools and materials, and you’ll be building cigar box guitars in no time!
New Knowledgebase Entry: How Cigar Box Guitar Tuners Work
Glenn Watt has been busy cranking out fantastic new cigar box guitar how-to articles for us lately. This latest one goes in-depth on open-gear tuners (machine heads) commonly used on cigar box guitars. Their parts, how they are best installed, and pitfalls to avoid. Glenn even shows you a great trick on how to switch the alignment of one of these little babies.
“The One String Thing” – Playing Leads on One String of a Cigar Box Guitar
Shane Speal shows how he performs many of his leads on a single string. This technique has been used by Blind Willie Johnson, Dick Dale, sitar players and many others. It’s also a great way to get sounds out of a cigar box guitar!
Flute Sounds, Steel Guitar on Cigar Box Guitar using Volume Knob – Hot Licks Pt 5
Does your electric cigar box guitar have a volume knob? Use this trick to make your guitar sound like a flute or steel guitar. Demonstrated by Shane Speal.