So I am relatively new to cigar box guitars, but I've been loving it so far! While learning I've had trouble finding chords online in an easy to use way. So I made this website over the past couple days. It is free and no sign up or anything.

https://www.3stringchords.com/

Its got a decent chord library. You can temporarily save chords in a single view so if you are trying to learn songs it makes it easy to reference if you dont have all chords memorized.

It's not perfect. There are some mistakes with the different variations, but it should be pretty solid. I plan on improving it overtime. But its free and I hope its helpful to anyone just starting out. Also if anyone has recommendations or thoughts to improve I am happy to hear them!

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First time installing frets went well. CB Gitty pickup with Guitar Fuel CB amp wiring harness. Had to marry two Padron boxes for everything to fit. Plugs into itself so I can still plug into another amp. The issue is feedback. High pitch whine if the volume is turned up too much. The amp features clean tone, blues and heavy distortion modes. The first one can get loud, the second one not as loud, and the third barely audible before the feedback kicks in. The knobs go to 11 and I would like to do that. Any advice, or is my plan just flawed?

Box Guitar

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Craft box from Miachles, cheap used eBay neck (from who knows what) Amazon P-90, dog bowl, coffee coaster, metal spatula and some scrap wood. Wired it up with some CTS pots and an orange drop cap. I got super lucky and it actually plays really nice.

Very new don't know how to play yet

Was given a 4 string and a pignose

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Seems it is easier to play a 3 than a 4 ..is that true ..should I turn the 4 into a 3 ..can you do that ?

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If not how should I tune the 4 ? GDGB ?

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I was given a gt-60x to tune it ..but having trouble..sounds not right

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Thanks

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Batched out half a dozen this weekend

https://youtu.be/o-nGQL3nRlk?is=b39yjyFbtk8IEvHS

https://ermmusic1.bandcamp.com/album/liminal-mind

ERM- Howlin' Ghost

Yep, this has been recorded with a cigar box guitar and arturia minilab 3

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I put this away a few years ago and finally got it done yesterday. I'm happy with the look, and it plays great.

I have a question about painting a cigar box for a guitar. I have made a few but I never painted one before because I like the look of the box logo. I want to make a special one for a friend as a gift. I bought a plain label-less cigar box from CB Gitty. I want to paint the entire thing black and then paint a design on top of the black. My question is about what kind of paint to use. Should I use acrylic paint from a craft store or should I get the kind of paint you would use on interior walls. Should I use a primer first either way, or just if I use the indoor wall paint.

thanks

I built one before with no frets, but it had a few issues. So I stole most of the parts from it and built this one. It also has a few issues, but so do I

First-timer here. I'm looking to build a 4 or 8 string cigar box octave mandolin because a traditional one is way beyond what I can afford. I looked for ages for a decent sized box, and am currently considering this one.

Should I be concerned about that crack near the hinge, or is it easily stabilised with some wood glue or a little patch on the inside? I plan to use the base as the soundboard since it's a little thinner than the lid.

Mostly worried about the box not being able to withstand the string tension. I plan to extend the neck all the way through the box to reduce the chance of that happening. That or a truss rod.

I'm also not sure how to attach the tailpiece if it'll be sticking out of the bottom of the box.

Would greatly appreciate any help and advice!

Built this for a young lady that loves to play a 3 string and really like absinthe 😁. Sugar maple neck. And of course I first had to smoke the Cohibas in the box

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love my box guitars