“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 ...

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 ...

The world's longest-running cigar box guitar festival raises funds for youth music education through handcrafted instruments ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) – The world’s longest-running Cigar Box Guitar Music Festival is returning to The Rocket City! This ...

It’s become a staple and a fan favorite.” She still takes her original cigar box guitar on tour, tuned to open-G and run through a fuzz-tone effects pedal into her amplifier. “It’s holding ...

The incident also brought them into a surprising community that’s sprung up in the last decade around one of the most primitive tools of the trade: the cigar box guitar, a simple homemade ...

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.