Cigar Box Gitty

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wdteipen
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Cigar Box Gitty

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As if I need another addictive hobby. This is a cigar box guitar that I recently made. It's pretty rough but sounds great. I need to lower the bridge a bit to improve the action but all in all I'm pretty pleased with my first attempt. I plan on adding a piezo and some electronics so I can plug it in.

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Wow, that is cool, Wayne!
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Pretty neat, I always wanted to make one.
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Utube video or you never played it. :twisted:

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Looks pretty awesome, but only 3 strings?
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UberHuberMan wrote:Looks pretty awesome, but only 3 strings?
Six strings are for pussies. If it was good enough for Bo Diddley, it's good enough for me!
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taharris wrote:Utube video or you never played it. :twisted:

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Maybe after some practice.
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I'm adding electronics to it this week so I can amp it up and add a little distortion. I made a slide out of a wine bottle neck last night.
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Cigar Box Gitty

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Very cool! How does it sound? I love all things noisy.
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Nice wood work.
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