If you want to make a very basic guitar you can do so with a piece of 1x2-inch oak, string, a few hardware odds and ends, and a cigar box. Cigar box guitars have been a growing trend in maker ...

I've made a new CBG tutorial video, this time a fretted version. Check it out here: • How To Make A Fretted Cigar Box Guitar Total build (not including glue dry time) took about 3 hours for this ...

Steve Zwetsch is pairing unlikely items together to create musical folk art. Five years ago, Zwetsch came across a YouTube video of a guitar made from cigar boxes and was captivated by the instrument.

An Obsession with Cigar Box Guitars: 120 Great Hand-Built Examples David Sutton. Fox Chapel Publishing, $14.99 paper (160p) ISBN 978-1-56523-796-4 ...

Separate magnetic pickups and output jacks in its cigar box body send the bass and guitar vibrations to different amplifiers, making for a clean, powerful sound.

A sampling of handmade guitars on display and for purchase during the St. Louis Cigar Box Guitar Festival on Saturday, June 4, 2016 at the Highway 61 Roadhouse in Webster Groves. Photo by Huy Mach ...