Jeff Mello, the Cigar Box Guitar Store owner, showed News 19 a cigar box guitar that only had three strings and discussed the simplicity of the instrument. “So, one of the wonderful things about ...

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 gu ...

A smokin' slide guitar"Nineboys has already brought us the one-string Delta Wedge diddley bow, and here, made in the UK, is the 'upmarket' three-string version" Nineboys has already brought us the one ...

By using a guitar slide on his cigar box instrument, he found he was able to play satisfying power chords right from the start. "It's three notes and you're sparking to glory," he said.

The four-string tenor guitar is making a bit of a comeback and there are a host of fewer-string 'folk' instruments that can all add texture and interest to your music, either live or recorded. And ...

The cigar-box guitar community keeps growing as musicians like Hymn for Her and ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons get drawn into the lure of an old-style sound.