How To Build Cigar Box Guitars 3 & 4 String / Resonator Guitars DVD - CBG Disc

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How to Build Cigar Box Guitars
Region "0" NSTC & PAL-DVD
Plays in all Television DVD players in the USA, Europe, United Kingdom, Australia, and Asia
It also plays in most computers with a disc drive, but it is a DVD and can be viewed on all TV's
worldwide
Cigar box guitars are very easy to play, it's much easier to learn to play and get a true vintage sound on a cigar box guitar than it is on a regular guitar. But, just as easy as they are to play, they are also easy and fun to build.
Hi my name is John, I have filmed and editing the most complete How to Build a cigar box guitar DVD available. I will show you how and what to do, everything is covered from start to finish. It doesn't matter if this is your first time building, or your 10th.
If you already make cigar box guitars, after you study my work, you can take yours to the next level. This is not a basic or introductory DVD, but a complete A to Z Cigar Box Guitar building DVD. I will show you how to build great sounding cigar box guitars.
If you would like to build guitars that get that old-time vintage 1880's to 1930's sound, I will show you how I make a guitar achieve the tone and how I build that part into the guitar.
In this DVD you will learn exactly how to make your guitar sound like it stepped right out of the past with a vintage an
authentic s
ound of early Americana.
This DVD will save you many hours of trying to learn on your own.
This video is recorded in my shop and you will be buildings guitars along with me. This DVD is from A to Z, the complete start to finish building of cigar box guitars.
It is full of many secrets that can only be found on a Red Dog Guitar. I
share what to do about the body, fret the neck and homemade fretting like a pro with basic hand tools. I cover headstocks of all types and so much more than you could ever get from a book or watching random youtube videos....and yes, fretting a guitar neck is really easy, even if it's your first time, I will show you how I do it, and all by hand.
On this DVD I will show you more than one guitar, we will cover both the 3 and 4 string as well as homemade resonator guitars. Here is one of my typical 4 string guitars.
Build BOTH 3 and 4 string guitars
Here below is a vintage looking and road worn 3 string guitar with homemade metal parts. It has a "weathered" and antique look. The parts are different than the 1884 style guitar above, but it really is the same guitar as the one above.  I explain how I make (or find parts.) I will explain how to be artistic. It will help you understand what I do, so you can create what inspires you.
I follow the same recipe no matter what I guitar I make, I only make them look different outside, but I always build them the same inside. If you would like to know what I do this DVD will show you how to build your own just like mine.
I will show you how and why mine are different then other makers and why mine sound so unique. All of the steps are completely broken down on this DVD, from start to finish, I will show you in depth how I build my cigar box guitars.
Here is a video of a homemade cigar box guitar
plugged right into a Pignose.
This guitar is made with no power tools. It's just a stick running right thru a cigar box.
With this DVD you can make your guitar sound vintage or modern, clean or heavy, ring like a bell or bite like a dog!
It's all possible with the instructions I am going to share with you.
Watch this video, it will open in a new screen, then you will ned to press play
Red Dog Cigar Box Guitars ~ Homemade Recordings ~ Bottleneck Slides & Pignose Amps - YouTube
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These cigar box guitars are built with just a few basic hand tools that most people have or can borrow from a friend.
The great thing about these guitars, is you DO NOT need power tools. It's kind of liberating if you think about it. If you were to try and build regular guitars, you would need a whole shop of specialized tools, jigs and planes and endless amounts of specialized gear.
Tools and parts needed
a small hand saw
small hand pliers
sandpaper and wood glue
a small hand drill
pocket knife
small hammer / or rubber mallet
small screwdrivers / Phillips type
a quality ruler (I prefer Metric) Buy a steel ruler, It's the most important tool you'll own and it will last a lifetime!
as you can see from the photo below you do not need much at all
This is my work bench, it's nothing fancy, just a small table and a few small hand tools. I don't like clutter and I don't own many tools, that is one reason I love these guitars, they are simple....this is fun and easy!
Anyone can build a cigar box guitar by hand with only a few common hand tools. That is what's so fun and interesting about them, they are simple by nature, and best part is they sound fantastic.
Go to you-tube and search "cigar box guitar" and check out many of the other builders. Then do a comparison and search and then listen to videos made by me at Red Dog Guitars.com  Listen to the tone and sound and let your ear decide if you would like me to show you how I make mine and show you why mine have that old time trademark vintage sound.
However, this is not a contest, I am not in competition with anyone. In fact I want others to do well also. It speaks well for the whole hobby if everyone has
success
! I give advice freely to all that ask, the more success people have in this hobby and do well, the better it is for everyone in involved in this small hobby.
I want everyone to build a great guitar. These guitars are easy and fun to build, even if this is your first time. I have many years of experience and I build mine in a way that is unique to me and mine have a sound all their own. I want to share this
knowledge with you.
Parts Needed
We will cover all of the parts needed and the many types of homemade ideas possible, Bridges, pickups of all types, hardware etc, everything is covered and explained.  You can use old guitar parts that you can buy for cheap from ebay and flea markets or get creative and make your own parts with stuff from around your house.
I cover everything on this DVD. This is not a basic or introductory DVD, this is a complete class of Cigar Box Guitar building. The wood, the boxes, different styles and themes and so much more is covered for building a great playing one of a kind guitar with great tone.
Resonators are also covered on this DVD
Cigar Box Resonator guitars are by far the funnest guitars you will ever play with or without an amplifier.
I will show you how I make mine, it's very easy, it is still a Neck-thru guitar. YES the neck runs right thru the box!
Instead of me making 2 separate DVDs, I just went ahead and compiled both standard cigar box guitar and homemade resonators on the same disc.
Everyone has asked me how I make my resonators look so unique and sound so crisp and vintage, so yes, I explain in full how I build them.
Building a cigar box resonator guitar is much easier than you think, it's a stick that runs right through the box and is cleverly anchored at the end, it's just a neck thru homemade box guitar!
There are some things
different
that a standard cigar box guitar that I will need to show you, but it's no harder, just a bit more time is needed to construct it.
You can build this exact guitar below, the parts are made by "Old Lowe" in Rockwall Texas and are for sale in many places online. I also cover how to use paint can lids and other items as the resonator. There are also other makers of cigar box
resonator
parts that are available for sale in Europe and the United Kingdom. I share all my secrets, all the mysteries of my work is explained. There is so much more than I could type here about. Resonator guitars are super fun to play slide guitar on.
Resonator guitar construction is almost the same as a standard cigar box guitar. The only difference is a metallic surface is used under the bridge to give them a trademark vintage "twangy" sound and tone.
Here is a sound sample of a homemade resonator guitar.
Watch this video,
Cigar Box Resonator Parts for Sale ~ 3 & 4 string ~ Old Lowe Cones and Covers - YouTube
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With this DVD you will have all of the secrets to incorporate in your own guitar making. Once again, it doesn't matter if this is your first time, or if you want to start a guitar making business or club, this disc will give you the ability to make really awesome guitars.
Everything is explained, the tools, the parts, the woods, fretting, the pickups and so much more. All the mysteries explained and secrets revealed and used on Red Dog Guitars that you can use on your own guitar to make the ultimate cigar box guitar.
This DVD is made for standard Television players and is 96 minutes (1&1/2hours) of cigar box building.
It is also made and recorded on a simple camcorder, BUT
it is a TRUE DVD. This DVD
was many weeks worth of work in recording and editing.
You can watch it on TV, No need to huddle near a computer. It p
lays on any TELEVISION worldwide, it will also play on most computers and also in all Blu-ray players.
Ok, I guess that's enough talking, I hope I don't come off as full of "hot air" or "I am so this or that." I have no desire to boast or be anything other than who I am, and that is just a regular guy and the way God has made me. I believe everyone on earth has a unique gift and as odd as this sounds, mine is building homemade cigar box guitars.
You can watch what I do and save a lot of time from making costly mistakes in your work. I only want to be factual and state what is offered on the DVD, I have many years of experience, if you want to see how I build cigar box guitars, this DVD lets you peer over my shoulder and see exactly what I do. Thanks again for your time and God Bless you, John
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It also plays in most computers with a disc drive, but it is a DVD and can be viewed on all TV's
worldwide
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A brief history of the cigar box guitar
What is a cigar box guitar?
In the South it's common to hear stories that Muddy Waters, Lightnin' Hopkins and all those
other old-time Blues guys started playing guitar on a cigar box guitar. Not many people who
follow Blues and Country music know this, but many famous Blues and Country singers started
their career on a simple homemade cigar box guitar. One reason most Blues and Country
music has such a distinctive sound is because it was derived off of music made on these simple
instruments.
The precursor to the cigar box guitar as an instrument was the diddly-bow. It was a one
stringed instrument where the player would take a glass bottle neck and run it up and down a
string while plucking the opposite end of the string to achieve the tone they where after.
Because those basic "guitars" did not have frets, that early form of crude guitar playing is what
evolved into the form of slide guitar we are familiar with today. That is what is thought to be
the creation of Delta Blues and slide guitar from the "Southern Delta."
Lightin' Hopkins, Muddy Waters, Elmore James, they were all influenced in some way by these
early homemade instruments.  Many of them following along in their career as slide guitar
players.  That's where the blues and slide guitar truly started at. On those plantations and
cotton fields, homemade guitars and 'field hollerin' went hand in hand. Blues players didn't play
Gibsons or Martins, they couldn't afford them. If you grew up in poverty and wanted to play
guitar, you had to build a guitar yourself.
Those humble beginnings of the cigar box guitar are what eventually gave this little known
guitar a home in music history. This tradition of making and playing a homemade guitar
continued from the 1880's and for many decades up until the 1950's, but this form of guitar
construction never really went away. Many Blues musicians from the 60's, 70's and 80's
kept this long forgotten art form alive.  Even though homemade guitars have faded into
obscurity, some Blues and Rock musicians still enjoy playing them today.
Today's modern and Chinese made guitars can't even come close to the true primitive
sound these handmade guitars make. Cigar Box Guitars can be channeled into a creativity
that many musicians desire for in their playing, giving them a more authentic sound.
Blues guitarist, in particular, really enjoy playing cigar box guitars in the search of hearing
"Delta Blues" in its purest form. Today you can still find guitar players who are looking for
that raw and authentic sound from the past and they chose to play cigar box guitars.
Here is a wonderful example of one being played today, it really does take you back in
time.
Watch this video of Billy Gibbons of ZZ-Top playing a homemade cigar box guitar.
Billy Gibbons' of ZZ-Top playing Cigar Box Guitar ~ Ry Cooder's Billy The Kid - YouTube
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This sound recording of Ry Cooder's song "Billy The Kid" is performed by Billy Gibbons of ZZ-Top and is an excerpt from a Mark Maron interview. I have presented it here for educational and commentary purposes only in relation to the brief discussion about of the history of the cigar box guitar as a long forgotten instrument in American history. (Copyright Law 107-Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use section; 40) All Copyrights for this material are the property of their respective owners.
If you want to learn more about cigar box guitars and the history about them. I have a website with lots of historic photos. Cigar Box guitars are my passion to build and play. I enjoy seeing other people play them and seeing the joy they create in peoples lives.
Goggle "Red Dog Guitars" to see more of my work.
If you are interested in the hobby of Cigar Box Guitars. I have 4 different disc available on the subject.
Here is the list,
1. Understanding 3 string Guitar - How To play lessons DVD
2. How To Build - 3 & 4 String Cigar Box Guitars DVD
3. Dust Bowl Blues - 3 string Cigar Box Guitar Music CD
4. Cigar Box Americana - 3 & 4 string Cigar Box Guitar Music CD
The 3 string
Lessons DVD is called "Understanding 3 string guitar." It covers all the playing styles heard in Blues guitar playing, both slide and finger style to help you get that old time vintage sound. Even if you've never played guitar before, it's never to late to learn how to play cigar box guitar, even if you are 70!
Slide guitar is basically just one finger guitar. You can learn to play these guitars. It is not hard at all.
The How to Build DVD covers in-depth How to build 3 & 4 string cigar box guitars. These guitars are just as much fun to build as they are to play. Anyone can build a great guitar, even on you first time if you have correct instruction and explanation, you only need a few common hand tool that most people already have.
I also have 2 different Cigar Box Guitar music CD's, ( also in download form )
The best way to learn how to play great cigar box guitar, is to listen to cigar box guitar
music.
One
is called "Dust Bowl Blues."
This is an all Delta Blues an all cigar box guitar CD recorded mostly with 3 sting cigar box guitar, it's all cigar box guitar and Blues music.
The other music CD
is called "Cigar Box Americana."
This is old time Delta Blues and Southern Bottleneck cigar box guitar that has been recorded on both 3 & 4 string cigar box guitars and also using vintage amps and Retro Radios turned into amplifiers.
All of the music and videos I have recorded are only on the topic of Cigar Box Guitar, no regular guitars are used.
You can see the DVDs and Cigar Box Music CDs - Click Here
Email me if you have any questions, Thanks again, John