Stunning 3 String Electric Cigar Box Guitar [eBay]

[electrofaro]

Stunning? Well, just depends on what you think stunning means... curious is how I'd describe this

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0575237446

[BAD RONBO, KiLLeR DWaRfS]

that's something clarence "gatemouth" brown needs to take a spin on ! (if he's still with us.) sorry, sept. 10, 2005 RIP. i'm sure he's got one up there.

[ken_j]

There was an decent article about cigar box guitars in Premier Guitar last year. It was written by forum member drumbob.
link: http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/I ... uitar.aspx

[just_bassics]

I was in Pittsburgh Guitars two years ago checking out a Hofner when a guy brought in a homemade cigar box guitar that looked like it cost about $3.00 to build. He plugged it in and everyone in the store stopped what they were doing. It had the most authentic vintage blues sound I'd ever heard, just amazing. He was gone before I could get a good look at how it was actually constructed, what pickup, etc... but the blues guys in the shop were beside themselves.

[electrofaro]

There was an decent article about cigar box guitars in Premier Guitar last year. It was written by forum member drumbob.
link: http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/I ... uitar.aspx

Thanks for that link, Ken.

Over here in Holland making one's own guitar is mostly a thing of the past (1950s-60s) or dedicated luthiers who make regular guitars. Cigarbox guitars is the kind of guitar that's not taken seriously in Holland. Maybe that's doing it injustice though?

[BAD RONBO, KiLLeR DWaRfS]

don't you hate that ? you're in a muso store, all the worlds best freak guitarists are there that blow the earth out of orbit and some dude struts in and plugs in a pile of worthless laminate lauan plywood junk and everybodys mouths hit the floor. better throw out the "new music gear guide for 2011" macht schnell !

[Tarrbot]

This reminds me of the local guy making cardboard box basses.

Also, I just found out that some other local guy is making wall mount guitar hangers that are painted hands, like zombie hands, Spider-man, etc.

[cjj]

I've never played a cardboard box bass, but I have played one of these: