Cigar Box Guitars for 1-Finger Cigar Box Guitar Slingers
All 2 and 3-string CBGs are not the same and some are more suitable than others for 1-finger playing. String action, tension, and spacing make a big difference in playability. My CBGs are simple and are designed to optimize ease of play. They also fit in standard ukulele gig bags so you can easily carry them with you.
There are excellent CBGs readily available from Etsy, eBay, C.B. Gitty, and other vendors, however, some may not be suited for 1-finger playing. They may excel at other musical styles and approaches to playing including slide. Some would also look amazing hanging in the den. Buyer beware!
Custom CBG’s
GD Chugger Cigar Box Guitars
$75 – Acoustic $90 – Acoustic-Electric
Don’t be fooled, you can make great music with just 2 strings. I do it all the time! These cigar box guitars:
Have a 23” scale length
Use Flourocarbon fishing line or Nickel Wound guitar strings.
Fit in baritone ukulele gig bags.
Sound great unplugged and even bigger with an Acoustic-Electric version.
White Mac GD Chugger CBG:
$90 Acoustic-Electric
Available for sale!!!
Piezo pickup.
Flourocarbon fishing line strings.
Looks and sounds great!
White Mac GD Chugger CBG:
$75 Acoustic
Available for sale!!!
Nickel Wound guitar strings
Looks and sounds great!
White Mac GD Chugger CBG:
$75 Acoustic
Available for sale!!!
Nickel Wound guitar strings
Looks and sounds great!
The Edge Chugger CBG
$75 Acoustic
Available for sale!!!
Nickel Wound guitar strings
Looks and sounds great!
Arturo Fuente Chugger CBG
$75 Acoustic
Available for sale!!!
Nickel Wound guitar strings
Looks and sounds great!
I can build a CBG for you in short order!
I have plenty of cigar boxes on hand. These pictures are just some of the ones available!!! One may just be the one you are looking for. Come check them out or a can send some pictures. If you have a cigar box you want made into a guitar like these, that can work too.
Contact me here:
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3 CBG Slinger shirts are still available, they are $10 or $10 plus shipping if you aren’t local. They are all black 3-XL).