I build wonky stringed instruments out of cigar boxes, and then play them. Sometimes I write a song or two.

Cigar Box Guitar Blues Rock - “A Loopy Shade of Blue”
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Cigar Box Guitar Blues Rock - “A Loopy Shade of Blue”
Billy Joe Shaver - “Black Rose” - 3 String Cigar Box Guitar
2:15
Billy Joe Shaver - “Black Rose” - 3 String Cigar Box Guitar
4 String Fretted Cigar Box Guitar Restart Part 1
12:01
4 String Fretted Cigar Box Guitar Restart Part 1
How I Shape a Fretless Cigar Box Guitar Headstock
11:06
How I Shape a Fretless Cigar Box Guitar Headstock
Cigar Box Guitar Riffs + Old Drum Machine
3:49
Cigar Box Guitar Riffs + Old Drum Machine
Cigar Box Guitar Solo - “Real Quiet Now” - April 2019
4:20
Cigar Box Guitar Solo - “Real Quiet Now” - April 2019
4 String Cigar Box Guitar Solo (with sampled/looped backing track)
1:52
4 String Cigar Box Guitar Solo (with sampled/looped backing track)
Cigar Box Guitar - Funky Rhythm with Auto Wah
1:55
Cigar Box Guitar - Funky Rhythm with Auto Wah
Cigar Box Guitar - Solo Jamming / Improvising - 1/19/24
7:29
Cigar Box Guitar - Solo Jamming / Improvising - 1/19/24
The Race is On - George Jones - Grateful Dead - 3 String Fretless Cigar Box Guitar
1:39
The Race is On - George Jones - Grateful Dead - 3 String Fretless Cigar Box Guitar
Grateful Dead - Ripple - 4-string cigar box guitar
4:27
Grateful Dead - Ripple - 4-string cigar box guitar
Warren Zevon - Carmelita - cigar box ukulele
2:27
Warren Zevon - Carmelita - cigar box ukulele
I Walk the Line - Johnny Cash - 3-string fretless cigar box guitar
2:36
I Walk the Line - Johnny Cash - 3-string fretless cigar box guitar
Wood Brothers - Mary Anna - 4-string cigar box guitar
3:26
Wood Brothers - Mary Anna - 4-string cigar box guitar
Groovie Ghoulies - Zombie Crush - punk rock on 4-string cigar box guitar
2:08
Groovie Ghoulies - Zombie Crush - punk rock on 4-string cigar box guitar
Operator - Grateful Dead - Cigar Box Ukulele
1:57
Operator - Grateful Dead - Cigar Box Ukulele
I Made a Little Washtub Bass and Improved an Old Cigar Box Bass
5:28
I Made a Little Washtub Bass and Improved an Old Cigar Box Bass
Cigar Box Guitar - Original Song - “Let’s Jack Around for an Hour to Make Coffee”
1:33
Cigar Box Guitar - Original Song - “Let’s Jack Around for an Hour to Make Coffee”
Cigar Box Guitar Unplugged - Stuff From an Old Riff Tape
1:34
Cigar Box Guitar Unplugged - Stuff From an Old Riff Tape
Quick Cigar Box Guitar String Dampening Tip - Why There’s Yarn on All My Headstocks
2:03
Quick Cigar Box Guitar String Dampening Tip - Why There’s Yarn on All My Headstocks
How to Play “Folsom Prison Blues” on Cigar Box Guitar
16:18
How to Play “Folsom Prison Blues” on Cigar Box Guitar
Cigar Box Guitar Project Part 4: How I Glue up Headstocks
4:33
Cigar Box Guitar Project Part 4: How I Glue up Headstocks
Cigar Box Guitar Project Part 3: Quick Update - Fretting Success at Last!
5:10
Cigar Box Guitar Project Part 3: Quick Update - Fretting Success at Last!
10 Year Old Biscuit Tin Guitar
5:03
10 Year Old Biscuit Tin Guitar
Lonesome Whistle - Hank Williams - Cigar Box Guitar
2:15
Lonesome Whistle - Hank Williams - Cigar Box Guitar
Why I Tune My Fretted Cigar Box Guitar A-D-G-B
4:52
Why I Tune My Fretted Cigar Box Guitar A-D-G-B
Cigar Box Guitar Project Part 2 - Marking, Slotting and Installing Frets
13:58
Cigar Box Guitar Project Part 2 - Marking, Slotting and Installing Frets
Cigar Box Guitar Project Part 1 - How I Prepare Fingerboards for Fretted Guitars
7:24
Cigar Box Guitar Project Part 1 - How I Prepare Fingerboards for Fretted Guitars
The Captain - Leonard Cohen - Cigar Box Ukulele
3:15
The Captain - Leonard Cohen - Cigar Box Ukulele
My Next Cigar Box Guitar Project?
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My Next Cigar Box Guitar Project?