A Brief History of the Cigar Box Guitar - How improvised Instruments Built American Music

In this video I discuss the history of cigar box guitars and give rundown of the one that I built myself.
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[@petertuckergoettler5720]

Cool, merci.

[@harigeorgeson5885]

Exquisite craftsmanship aside, I learned a lot about the history of cigar box guitars. This was really well done.

[@clawhammerchris]

Thanks, Edward! I really enjoyed this video. I started making up a song, “Oh Lord have mercy, my cigar box guitar is so big I injured my groin…”🎶🎵🎵🎶

[@Woodsywolfman]

Excellent history. We've bought a couple and my wife just bought me a cigar box guitar kit. I'm a bit of a (very weak) amateur luthier, so we'll see how it goes.

[@mulekickhandmadeguitars8465]

What great video! I build electric CBG's because I love the history behind them but also because I really love their sound and tone, with each guitar having a voice all its own. They're unassuming, innocent looking instruments until you plug one in and hear it peel the paint off your living room walls.

[@partyjesus5588]

I had like six or seven cigar boxes lying around from some dude my father knew. I think I threw them all away, and boy, do I regret that decision now. I could've made quite a few different guitar and bass variants out of them.

[@LRHutch]

Great video man. I enjoyed the history lesson. Good playing also. I've been playing six string guitars for 65 years, I'm just now getting interested in the cigar box. I think I'll build one. Have a great day brother.

[@SouthernFireGuitars]

Thanks for the history lesson, great playing as well. CBG's are a blast to build and play.

[@denbodg9311]

I came across you years ago because of the CBG, looking for blues to play with a slide. I’ve built many of them, but not now. I still have one, 3 string, & it sits there with my Strats. I would urge anyone to build & play these fun instruments. Anyone can crack a tune out in open D or G. 👍

[@davidcrumpler5714]

What enjoyable and enlightening video. Thanks.

[@5150show]

Incredible

[@clemmcguinness1087]

Very good

[@sapelesteve]

Fantastic video Edward! I have made a few solid body guitars as well as a Bass guitar and an Acoustic guitar. Never thought about making a Cigar Box guitar, so I now have that on my list of to do's! Thanks! 👍👍🎸🎸

[@robocohen]

Thanks for that history!

[@cigarbox]

Thanks for the awesome video and fantastic performance!

[@DustyMagroovy]

Hey great video Edward! Thanks for the history.

[@BigSifu67]

Thanks for this one. Really enjoying your videos lately!

[@hurdygurdyguy1]

4:03 ... just for clarification this a photoshopped image, the perspective of the cbg is wrong and I've seen the original photo of Jimi playing a stratocaster...iirc, Jimi reported as a kid he stuck a broom handle through a box and used screen door wire...

[@johnpaul2285]

😎👍 Thanks Ed !

[@boris1932]

Great video Ed! Sounds awesome, nice little joke about Gibson too, lol!

[@Joannesyoga]

great sound 🙂

[@jamesonpace726]

Truly excellent vid on a great subject! A bit longer & more in depth would be much appreciated & till then, thank you & rock on....

[@johnford7847]

Nice little history lesson. Thank you. Does your CBG have a functional truss rod in the neck? Just seems like the neck would bow forward, given the tension of the strings and the weak connection of the neck to the body.

[@aalexjohna]

Mind your own business, Grandpa.

[@CapitaineBrochet]

4:45 😂it's my DIY skills

[@brazilgrass]

The early ones never had pickups. Or should I say the REAL ones? If you're going electric, that box is there just for looks. Maybe for feedback too, if that poor little box is still able to resonate with all the hardware screwed on to it.