April 12, 2011
by Richard James Winter
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Firstly, some general information. These articles describe my first cigar box guitar build. The first thing I did of course was to search the net. I found lots of information, plans and videos. I got lots of ideas and decided … Continue reading
April 19, 2011
by Richard James Winter
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I have finished building the guitar as such. I am still waiting for a pickup I ordered. I have some single coils here but these will be used for future builds and I didn’t plan this one for a single … Continue reading
April 19, 2011
by Richard James Winter
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The neck is the centre piece of the guitar. You could actually just make a neck and forget the box, but it would look a bit silly. The reason why I’m going into so much detail is that all I could find … Continue reading
April 23, 2011
by Richard James Winter
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In the last article I showed you how to cut out the groove for the lid of the cigar box. If you didn’t read it, have a look, because it also covers neck dimensions and scale length etc. After you have got … Continue reading
April 24, 2011
by Richard James Winter
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So here are the final photos. I have also added an output socket for the pickup which will be added later. This is how it sounds (pretty damn good if you ask me). I play guitar but haven’t had any … Continue reading