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Category: Shane Speal Video Series

The One “Secret Weapon” To Selling Cigar Box Guitars

Shane Speal has been selling cigar box guitars for over two decades.  Here he shows us his “secret weapon” for getting more sales.  Spoiler:  It’s a Roland MicroCube amp

 

Author Shane SpealPosted on February 5, 2016February 5, 2016Categories How to Play Cigar Box Guitar, How-to Info, Inspiration, Shane Speal Video Series

5 String Cigar Box Guitar Secrets – Shane Speal Teaches “No Business”

We return to the 5 string guitar today with another lesson from Shane Speal.  He shows a wicked pull-off blues lick from his song, “Don’t Give Me None of Your Business” from his album “Holler.”  Tuning is Open G (GDGBD low to high)

 

Author Shane SpealPosted on February 3, 2016February 5, 2016Categories Daily Tips, How to Play Cigar Box Guitar, How-to Info, Shane Speal Video Series

How to Play “Big Leg Woman/Swing the Hammer” on Cigar Box Guitar – Open E

Here’s another great Open E lesson for 3-string cigar box guitar.  Shane Speal demonstrates the song, “Big Leg Woman/Swing the Hammer” from his album, Holler

 

Author Shane SpealPosted on February 2, 2016February 5, 2016Categories General News, How to Play Cigar Box Guitar, Shane Speal Video Series

How to Play 3-string Cigar Box Guitar — Open E Tuning

Shane Speal demonstrates his song, “Strung Out, Drunk and Busted (And There’s A Body in the Trunk)” from the Shane Speal’s Snake Oil Band album, Holler.  Tuning is Open E (EAE)


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Author Shane SpealPosted on February 2, 2016January 27, 2016Categories Daily Tips, How to Play Cigar Box Guitar, How-to Info, Shane Speal Video Series

How to Play 5-String Guitar in Open G — good for Cigar Box Guitars

Shane Speal demonstrates his song, “How Long Will You Make Me Suffer” on a 5-string guitar in open G.  Speal originally recorded this on a 5-string cigar box guitar for the album, Holler.  Tuning: GDGBD (low to high)

Author Shane SpealPosted on February 1, 2016February 5, 2016Categories General News, How to Play Cigar Box Guitar, Shane Speal Video Series

How to Play Cigar Box Guitar Bluegrass – 3 string slide

Shane Speal demonstrates an easy-to-play hoedown riff on a C. B. Gitty “Pure & Simple” cigar box guitar

 

Author Shane SpealPosted on January 28, 2016February 5, 2016Categories General News, How to Play Cigar Box Guitar, Shane Speal Video Series

How to Play Seasick Steve’s “I Don’t Know Why She Love Me” on Cigar Box Guitar

Want to capture that awesome sound of Seasick Steve’s 4-string cigar box guitar?  Shane Speal shows you how to set yours up and then get his playing style for the song “In Don’t Know Why She Love Me (But She Do).”


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Author Shane SpealPosted on January 27, 2016February 5, 2016Categories Celebrity Cigar Box Guitars, Daily Tips, How to Play Cigar Box Guitar, How-to Info, Shane Speal Video Series

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