FOR THE UNINITIATED, THE SOUND COMING FROM THIS CIGAR ... GUITARS SO SPECIAL IS THE EASE IN WHICH THEY CAN BE PLAYED. OKAY, LET’S START THAT ONE MORE TIME. FROM THE TOP. TUNED TO AN OPEN G CHORD ...

“So, one of the wonderful things about cigar box guitars is they are so simple to play,” Mello said. “Notice that it only has three strings and they are tuned open ... I get a G chord ...

The Cigar Box Guitar is hardly essential ... Tunings-wise, 1st, 5th, 1st (octave up) works well - so, DAD or EBE suffice for basic open D and open E tunings. Grab your slide, set up a dirty blues ...

Have you ever heard of a cigar box guitar? With its origins dating ... can be played that makes them so desirable. Tuned to an open G chord, every fret down the neck forms a different chord.

If you want to make a very basic guitar you can do so with a piece of 1x2-inch oak, string, a few hardware odds and ends, and a cigar box. Cigar box guitars have been a growing trend in maker ...

Have you ever heard of a cigar box guitar? With its origins dating ... can be played that makes them so desirable. Tuned to an open G chord, every fret down the neck forms a different chord.