How to Build and Play Cigar Box Guitars and other Homemade Instruments
Shane Speal announced the beginning of UKETOBERFEST, a celebration of Cigar Box Ukuleles over at CigarBoxNation.com. To kick it off, they are holding a contest for the best cigar box uke content, videos, photos and building tips.
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Chuck Berry taught us what rock and roll was. Shane Speal teaches us how to play it on a 3 string cigar box guitar!
There’s just something about an organized pile of junk…especially when you’re an instrument builder. Ben Gity Baker shows off the amazing stash at www.CBGitty.com headquarters and talks about inspiration. He also demonstrates the Bike Pump Steam Whistle contraption originally used in the documentary, Chasing Steam.
Shane Speal just finished a cigar box guitar with an Open E tuning (E B E Ab) and he’s getting some great ideas with the sound. Watch this the whole way through for interesting tidbits, building ideas and even a bit of playing lessons, too…
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.
Shane Speal shows off a nearly-dead parlour guitar and demonstrates how you can get new life from it with strings, tunings and slide choice. Thank you to our sponsor, www.CBGitty.com. For more info on Shane, check out www.ShaneSpeal.com
Ben Gitty discusses guitar strings, gauges and tension… the detailed stuff that will make your cigar box guitar sound better once you know what’s going on. Enjoy!
Rod Goelz teaches kids how to play music based on a theory called “BoomPop,” a style that mixes improv jamming with simplified instruments. In this edition of Cigar Box Nation TV, he gets into the finer details of inspiring children. There’s cigar box guitars, diddley bows and a whole lotta funk goin’ on…
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.
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.
Here’s a unique walking bass line as heard in the Shane Speal song, “Willie Knows.”
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.