Electric Resonator CBG

Electric Resonator CBG

Resonating metal plates attached to the sound holes of a CBG can give it a very bluesy sound, (like a dobro). Tin plates, perforated brass sheets, mesh, metal pot lids, shower and sink drain covers...all are worth experimenting with. The position of the resonator(s) is up to you. Try positioning the bridge on one, and see how it sounds. 

Here is a video of my favourite Electric Resonator CBG

Playing a CBG - Instructional Videos

Playing A Cigar Box Guitar

Instructional Videos: The Basics

Playing a Cigar Box Guitar is NOT difficult. There are only 3 or 4 strings to begin with, and THERE ARE NO RULES! - There are various tunings you can use, and you can pick, strum, or use a slide...

...but you probably want to sound cool, learn some chords, tricks and techniques, and improve your playing style...I know that I do! So how do you learn Cigar Box Guitar?

Shane Speal's Playlist Is A Great Place To Start,
There Are 28 Videos In This Series...Give Them A Look.

More 4 String Tuning Suggestions

Try These 4 String Tunings

**Depending on what strings you have available (low to high)

DAdd (Key of D) 

DGdd (Key of G)

 EAaa (Key of A)

DAaa (Key of D)

DGaa (Key of G)

DAcc (Key of Dm)

CGgg (Key of C)

CFcc (Key of F)

EAgg (Key of Am)

The paired string tunings are great for slide playing.

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Electric Cigar Box Bouzouki

Electric Cigar Box Bouzouki

Featuring a set of mandolin tuners (4 per block), 8 strings and bolts for btidge and nut. 

Tuned in pairs GGDDAAEE (low to high)

Video to follow

Electro-Acoustic Cigar Box Ukuleles

Electro-Acoustic Cigar Box Ukuleles

Just like a CBG, but with Ukulele Fretboard, either stopping at the box, or overlapping in a recess.

I have piezo pickups in all the ukes i make. Steel or nylon strings.

I tune tenor tuning, because I like it, and am used to playing the mandolin. (GDAE low to high).
More conventional tunings are gCEA and aDF#B (which sounds brighter to me.)

 These Ukes were made using the legs of a discarded easel

 I  realised that the box below was too long, so moved the neck INTO the box.

It now belongs to Nicolette, AKA Little Wing, from Glasgow supergroup 

COLONEL MUSTARD & THE DIJON 5

CBU 'Freebird' Video - Featuring mrjonthemuppet

CBG - Slide - 'Stay With Me'

Another CBG Video

3 string CBG tuned to open A chord (AEa low to high)

More Slide CBG on a 3 string - 'Stay With Me' by The Faces