Cigar Box Guitar - Fret-Less Friday - Slider - and a New Riff.

[@Ozgipsy]

What a fun guy👍. I love these cigar box guitars. Totally unique down under where I live.

[@pctips4all]

That bad boy sounds good!!!!

[@dennisrandle7048]

Sounds great!

[@congerscott6064]

Lol, looks like a lot fun , can't wait to build one and learn to play, thanks from Naples FL. 👍.

[@SouthernFireGuitars]

Thanks Scott. Very FUN. You should build one, or 2 lol Your in the Rainy State too lol

[@jautrey727]

WOW LOVE IT!

[@JerryFaurote]

Summer wearing falls is good time for coffe

[@damienreisner2183]

Awesome video thanks

[@SouthernFireGuitars]

Thanks for watching, Damien. M~

[@Noseypoke-mr7th]

Micheal you make it look so easy but when your hands/fingers are older than your mind it's hard mate, great vid

[@SouthernFireGuitars]

Thanks. M~

[@peterhaynes8258]

A Very informative video also your GREAT playing, Thank You Sir.

[@SouthernFireGuitars]

Thank you kindly!

[@titoudu27400]

Très très jolie morceau..i lire...verre good.

[@SouthernFireGuitars]

Thanks M~

[@samuelgroce6299]

Love it

[@xavierfrank4350]

Really great ! I will try on my home-made fretless cigar box !

[@SouthernFireGuitars]

Thanks X. M~

[@deezpropsfpv7840]

Very inspiring. Working on welding a full steel 3string slider myself. Hello from Beverly Hills fl

[@SouthernFireGuitars]

Thanks Deez. That sounds pretty interesting. You're not to far from here. M~

[@langleybryant8641]

Shoutout from Inverness, FL! Didn’t know you were so close to me

[@SouthernFireGuitars]

Hey Langley, Yes you are close. M~ 😎

[@stinkstank5177]

Hell yeah, that sounds awesome! It reminds me of a tune that Tom Keifer from Cinderella played from the album Long Cold Winter, and I always liked that tune. Smashed the like button and subscribed. Now off to tune up my cigar box rig.

[@SouthernFireGuitars]

Thanks brother. 😎

[@stevesstrings5243]

Hi Michael, Another great CBG build. Thanks for the lesson!

[@SouthernFireGuitars]

Thanks Steve, I like playing the fret-less CBG's their fun

[@warrenmyrick97]

Awsome sound and demo, thanks!

[@SouthernFireGuitars]

Thanks warren. 😎

[@michaelwhalen7991]

I like hot coffee in the summertime, heck anytime. And I like hot and easy CBG licks like that one. Thanks Michael . Mike from Boston

[@SouthernFireGuitars]

Hey Michael, I will agree about the coffee :) Thanks for checking out the video, ,my friend. M~

[@chrispartridge2530]

Just found you, I like your very simple but informative lessons. Keep them coming please

[@SouthernFireGuitars]

Thanks Chris, and thanks for watching. M~

[@chrispartridge2530]

@@SouthernFireGuitars I'm a total beginner but find the way you demonstrate how to try things out very easy to follow

[@SouthernFireGuitars]

@@chrispartridge2530 That's awesome Chris, you'll find they are a blast to play and have a very unique sound. I appreciate that, Thanks.

[@JasonLee-78]

Sounds awesome buddy I'm just learning slide guitar, Im Actually starting a build today that uses a cookie tin.

[@SouthernFireGuitars]

Thanks Jason. Good luck with your build. M~

[@achooraha551]

Very good video and playing slide with the guitars

[@SouthernFireGuitars]

Thanks so much.

[@visaoegestao]

Hi my friend! Thanks for this video! I bought a fretless Cigar Box and it´s an amazing instrument! I´ll start from your lesson!

[@SouthernFireGuitars]

Thank you, and good luck with your new CBG. Have fun. M~

[@larzhillbot1443]

Love it .....cool licks

[@SouthernFireGuitars]

Thanks Larz

[@emarkjacobs]

Love this. Thanks a lot. My first fretless slide tune wooooo

[@SouthernFireGuitars]

Your welcome. Thank you, Mark for watching. Fretless slide is really fun. :)

[@flaviofalconio]

genio!

[@Heather22056]

Good job 👏

[@SouthernFireGuitars]

Thanks, Doodles

[@paulhickman4250]

No such guitars in SA... and i love it all 3 strings

[@SouthernFireGuitars]

Thanks Paul, you can find some here www.southernfireguitars.com/ 😎

[@joncooke9975]

Is this Tyson Fury in disguise:) awesome content keep it up

[@teddydunn3513]

Awesome

[@SouthernFireGuitars]

Thank you Teddy.

[@jumperstartful]

Thank you,for something I can do

[@SouthernFireGuitars]

Your welcome, Jay. Thanks for checking it out. M~

[@titoudu27400]

Magnifique...les cordes que vous utiliser avec la marques please mais ...merci merci

[@SouthernFireGuitars]

I get bulk strings, nickle wound 040 030 022

[@titoudu27400]

Merci Merci Merci a vous de votre reponse..j adore ce que vous faites .vos cigare box guitare sont aussi sublime que votre joie de vivre .merci. J accepterais volontier une cigare box de votre part en cadeau..merci

[@sid4428]

hah like the the bit where you say made with "tools from china", I'm using the same tools hehheh, keeps the cost down, hey I notice you don't seem to be using a fret board, so how thick is the wood neck when finished?, I'm using a hardwood merbau/kwila for my neck, 3 pieces laminated so its 40mm wide and 24mm thick, hard as nails. Thanks Sid

[@SouthernFireGuitars]

Tools from China is about all we can get these days, for sure lol That neck there is a standard piece of 1x2 poplar, no fret board, so its nice and thin for easy playing. The laminate neck your making sounds like its going to be a nice looking neck.

[@1989stone]

I’ve pleats wondered why the playable side is ALWAYS on the lid side of the cigar box. Is it just for looks?

[@SouthernFireGuitars]

Yes, mostly for looks, but, you can use either side as the top. There are NO rules. M~

[@1989stone]

@@SouthernFireGuitars I thought about leaving the lid free so I can put things in it when I’m not using it.

[@magelan3]

Very cool sound and a beauty guitar !! could you kindly tell us what amp and sound setting are you using for this video ? Thanks!

[@SouthernFireGuitars]

Thanks, Maglean. I'm using a Line 6 Spider Classic 15 amp, playing on a clean channel with a little reverb. M~

[@daxbradley4346]

Hi Michael, quick question- are you actully pressing down with your fingers with your left hand as you would with a fretted guitar, or just using the slider to contact with the strings. Because it looks like you are using fingers besides the slider finger to make your notes, which when I try on mine it doesn't do anything lol

[@SouthernFireGuitars]

Hi Dax, In this video, I am just using the slide to glide over the strings. The fingers behind the slide are muting the strings to limit any string buzzing or unwanted noise from slide. Here's a video with some slide tips. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXebpmtri9Jke7s

[@douglashaner6802]

I recently bought a fretless slide kit. When I try to play with a slide or finger on a string it mutes. I am not currently plugged into an amp but do have the ability to in the future. My tuner shows GDG when I open strum. If yours was unplugged from your amp does it also sound muffled or dead?

[@SouthernFireGuitars]

Hi Douglas, it may sound muted when trying to fret the note with your fingers on a fretless, their made mostly for slide playing.but should not be muted when using the slide.

[@clouserminnow]

Can you get this same sound using a fretted guitar?

[@SouthernFireGuitars]

Hi Tim. The answer is Absolutely. M~

[@trialsbikeguy]

I have a question. I have an opportunity to purchase a fretless cigar Box amplified it's amplified from a man who makes them in my town for a $125.. What is the best wood for the neck that would help keep the guitar in tune the best

[@SouthernFireGuitars]

Any hard wood would work for a neck, I have a CBG with a Poplar neck I built 4 years ago and it still stays in tune. Ive only used 3 woods for necks, Poplar, Oak and Maple. Ive had good luck with these.

[@trialsbikeguy]

@@SouthernFireGuitars Thank you sir

[@jumperstartful]

Are the strings higher for slide guitar than a fretted guitar?

[@SouthernFireGuitars]

They can be higher for slide playing, but I build mine so their high enough for slide playing, so your not clanking your slide on the frets but still low enough to fret chords as well. :) M~

[@MrTodd2000]

Rank beginner here. If marked on the side like you did, why should you go through the trouble of putting in actual metal frets ?? . Seems like slide usage would be much better with this guitar that you made, thank you

[@SouthernFireGuitars]

You would add frets if you wanted to actually fret the notes and chords with your fingers.

[@shanefoster2861]

What size nail?

[@SouthernFireGuitars]

What nail?

[@shanefoster2861]

@@SouthernFireGuitars the nut

[@mattschannel1502]

I'm getting like real bad vibration from the strings I think its coz I got a metal rear saddle

[@SouthernFireGuitars]

Hi Matt, That could be the reason, try making you one out of wood, maybe a piece of fret wire on the top. M~

[@mattschannel1502]

@@SouthernFireGuitars that's exactly what I have already but I also have metal wound stings gdg tuning and my front nut is a piece of metal with 3 little saw cuts that the strings sit in it could be that there's to much play in them maybe? It's damn annoying though