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Justin Johnson
Those of you that have made a cigar box guitar and now want to learn how to play it you should check out Justin Johnson’s site.
Roots Music School
http://www.rootsmusicschool.com/home.html
He has some really great content and breaks down the learning process to a super simple method that I believe anyone can understand and master.
Here is some information about Justin from his website.
Brief Bio…
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Pick Cutter
Just thought I would do a post on a pick cutter that I picked up recently. I have had so much fun with it.
I thought that I might not get much use out of it, but once the creative juices started to flow I have created some really cool picks with it. I also realized that you don’t have to limit yourself to just cutting picks from credit cards and such. I had some thin birch wood veneer lying…
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Las Vegas Pick Collection
Las Vegas Pick Collection
Las Vegas Collection
Here is a set of custom picks I cut today. I call it the “Las Vegas Collection” as it is all authentic picks from Players Club cards that I have collected over the years.
This set features picks from the Golden Gate Casino on Fremont, Main Street Station on Fremont, along with the Plaza on Fremont and the Palms just off the strip along with the Stratosphere at the end of the…
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Update
Really stoked and ready to get back to building some guitars. I received my shipment of parts Friday from C.B. Gitty and can’t wait to start creating.
Spring and summer are always busy times here on the acreage so my time gets spent mostly outside which don’t get me wrong I love as well. We spent the last couple of days harvesting vegetables and herbs and will spend a few more processing them.…
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Guitar Necks
Just thought I would let everyone know that I found an awesome local supplier of exotic woods for my guitar projects. If you are in Alberta Canada Windsor Plywood has a pretty good selection. I sure like the Zebra wood and the Birds Eye Maple shown above.
I picked through their bin of odds and ends that couldn’t be used for most projects and they gave me a discounted price. I was so excited that…
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Book Club
I have decided to move the Book Club page over to our Forums group under a new forum topic called Book Reviews.
This way you can see each book reviewed with more ease and start separate discussions on just those books that interest you.
Plus it will give everyone a sense of what books and manuals are must haves and ones that are not so much so.
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Steer head carving
I found this steer head carving at a second hand shop for next to nothing and figured it was in need of some customization.
Who ever carved it had some talent and I figured it was a shame for it to languish in a shop unappreciated. I plan to give it a full make-over by wood burning the fine details to bring out the realism and really make it pop.
This carving is a good example of what you can…
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Electronic Questions
When building guitars or cigar box guitars you run into troubles with the electronic side of things, feel free to contact me and I will lend a hand.
In my present career I am a certified electronics engineering technologist and will probably be able to steer you in the right direction.
Pretty much any electronic questions I will be able to help you with and they might make great posts to help…
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Mini Mitre box
A good friend of mine the other day asked how I was able to cut my fret wire slots so accurate and consistent.
I explained that once you have laid out the proper fret distance for each fret using the fret calculator I mentioned in earlier posts, you will need a tool like the one pictured above.
It is a mini mitre box that I picked up at a local hobby shop. I have seen plastic ones as well and…
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Cigar Box Nut Files
Cigar Box Nut Files
I thought this was pretty cool idea and figured that I would pass it along. In the picture above is an Acetylene Torch tip cleaning tool. It has little round files of various sizes that can be used to file the string grooves in your cigar box guitar nut assembly.
I have a full set of professional nut files that cost me a small fortune, so when I saw this I was blown away that I didn’t think of…
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Fret board Idea
Here is another cool fret board idea that you might want to try in your next cigar box guitar build.
I had some old car logo’s / emblems lying around and it hit me right away to incorporate this Chevrolet emblem in one of my next builds. I plan to have other Chevy hardware mounted to this ultra cool axe and will more than likely showcase it at one of many hot rod show and shines that I attend…
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Winny
I would like to introduce another addition to our family.
Winny is the sister of Sweet Pea and was the one who looked after her and made sure that she was safe and protected her from the other dogs at the puppy mill. After meeting her this last week and seeing the two together we felt that it would be a tragedy to split them up. So we decided that it was just meant to be and took her as well.
B…
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Sweet Pea
Just thought I would introduce the latest member of the family. Her name is Sweet Pea and she is our darling little Yorkie.
She was rescued from a kill shelter down in California after spending the last 12 years at a puppy mill. I am very proud to have this little one and already she is showing how much of a loving little puppy she is like Honey and CJ she has stolen my heart.
I am just glad…
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Fort McMurray Strong
Just wanted to give a shout out to all the brave Firefighter’s, Police, EMS and volunteers battling the beast in Fort McMurray we’ve got your backs and a prayer goes out to you all to come back safe and sound. Thank you for all you have done.
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Oliva Amp Upgrade
I would like to share this suggestion with others who have made or plan to make an amp like the Oliva Amp I made a few posts ago. After using it for a while I realized that changing out the battery was not very convenient. It got me to thinking how I could make an external battery pack. Then while looking through some parts catalogs it hit me to just install an external battery compartment like…
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Deer Antler Mount
Here is another little project that I have been meaning to try for a long time. I had a small set of deer antlers lying around when we moved to our acreage and thought they would go well in our log home for that rustic look.
I saw a mounting kit on sale at princess auto and figured that there is no time like the present.
The preparation of the deer skull was the most difficult part of the…
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Padron CBG #8
Well it is unveiling time…………..drum roll please……….
Hopefully everyone enjoyed this walk through of my latest cigar box guitar build. If you have any questions feel free to comment or email.
In the mean time here is a super simple 12 bar blues progression that will get you tapping your feet and playing the blues which is what this little guitar is all about.
Enjoy……….
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