Building a budget friendly cigar box guitar.

With market season about to start again next month, I am preparing some budget friendly cigar box guitars for my patrons.

[@mulekickhandmadeguitars8465]

Living in the USA, I can get cigar boxes for anywhere from $1 to $4. My usual build is a 4-string, 25.5" scale, fully fretted (all 24), oak neck CBG with various types of humbuckers, which can cost me around $130 to $140 to build, and I price at $360+. However, here lately I've been building basically the same setup, but with a 20" pentatonic blues scale (10 frets) and a flatwound surface mounted humbucker, hinge bridge, and a bolt bridge. My cost is roughly $100, and I'll price them at $250. My time and materials are substantially less.

[@lolitawilson4970]

Looks great!Great!! I need help with the neck.

[@jeromerice3448]

How do you cut the slots for the neck with the bottom for the sound boars?

[@hurdygurdyguy1]

Podcast coming back? Excellent!!!

[@johnmitchelljr]

Good, but would like to hear it. Thank you.

[@gavinfavelle7215]

Ever thought of removing the lid (since it won’t be seen) and replacing with some ply and then using it as a top of another build?

[@thecigarboxguitarbuilder1860]

The art is still there it’s just facing the player that’s all. Also keeps the art with the guitar but I take your point.

[@thecigarboxguitarbuilder1860]

How can I help?