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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

West Plains Riffer Cigar Box Guitars
$95 – 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:

John Lennon scale length: 20.87"
Uses Bronze guitar strings.
Fits in a tenor ukulele gig bag.
Sounds great unplugged and even bigger plugged in.
Comes with a clip-on electronic tuner.

Washington License Plate CBG:
$140 Acoustic-Electric

Available for sale!!!

Vintage Washington License Plate

21.5" Scale Length

Fishing Line Strings (easy on the fingers!)

Neck is recycled from an old deck railing

Fits in a baritone ukulele gig bag

Dixie Maid CBG:
$95 Acoustic-Electric

Available for sale!!!

This is a one of a kind rare find cigar box.

Vintage Red Dot CBG:
$95 Acoustic-Electric

Available for sale!!!

Bronze strings

This cool vintage box is not as rare, I've seen just a few others for more than I was willing to pay.

La Aurora CBG:
$75 Acoustic - Electric

Available for sale!!!

Bronze Wound strings

23" Scale Length

Fits in a Baritone Ukulele Gig Bag

La Aurora CBG:
$60 Acoustic (add $15 for a pickup)

Available for sale!!!

Bronze Wound strings

23" Scale Length

Fits in a Baritone Ukulele Gig Bag

Black Edge CBG:
$60 Acoustic (add $15 for a pickup)

Available for sale!!!

Nickel Wound strings

23" Scale Length

Fits in a Baritone Ukulele Gig Bag

Macanudo:
$50 Acoustic (add $15 for a pickup)

Available for sale!!!

Bronze Wound strings

23" Scale Length

Fits in a Baritone Ukulele Gig Bag

Blue Ice - Big Box: (Big Box = Big Sound)
$70 Acoustic

Available for sale!!!

Bronze Wound strings

21.5" Scale Length

The box on this one is 3D printed. The neck and top are recycled wood. It is significantly louder acoustically that all the other CBGs!

Fits in a Baritone Ukulele Gig Bag

Note: It possible to get a another color instead of Blue Ice and a pickup can added at build time for $15 extra.

Muriel "Babies" CBG:
$85 Acoustic-Electric

Available for sale!!!

Bronze strings

This is a cool little vintage cigar box

I can build a 2-String Acoustic-Electric 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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CBGslinger T-Shirts

3 CBG Slinger shirts are still available, they are $10 ($5 if you buy a CBG) or $10 plus shipping if you aren’t local. They are all black 3-XL).

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