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Now With Exclusive Hand Wound Bluesboy JAG Pickups for "Superior Tone"!

6 String Cigar Box Guitars Now Available!  

The pictures below are examples only.

Yes I ship worldwide!  

 

NEW!!

Six String CBG only $329.99 (Includes shipping)

Includes FREE How To Play CBG CD and FREE metal slide  

CBG only $279.99 (Includes shipping)

Includes FREE How To Play CBG CD and FREE metal slide

 

 

 

CBG and Case $359.99 (Includes shipping)

Includes FREE How To Play CBG CD and FREE metal slide

 

CBG, Case and amp $449.97 (Includes shipping)

Includes FREE How To Play CBG CD and FREE metal slide

 
 

Diddley Bow $109.99 (Includes shipping)

 Includes FREE metal slide

 

 

 

Diddley Bow and Case $189.99 (Includes shipping)

 Includes FREE metal slide  

 

 

Diddley Bow, Case and Amp $239.99 (Includes shipping)  

 Includes FREE metal slide

 

Hand Wound CBG Pickup $34.99 (Includes shipping)

 

 

 

 

Boogie Board Stomp Box $49.99 (Includes shipping)

 

 

 

Cigar Box Amp (7 watts) $89.99 (Includes shipping)  

 

 

CB Ukulele Only $129.99 (Includes shipping)

 

 

 

 

CB Ukulele and Case $209.99 (Includes shipping)

 

 

 

CB Uke, Case and small amp $269.99 (Includes shipping)

 

 

 

How To Play A 3 or 4 String Cigar Box Guitar Video CD

$19.99

 

 

 

 

 

 

I can also make instruments out of your box, email me for details, or if you want to see the boxes I have.

 

 

Click on the link to each product for more info. 

4 String Cigar Box Guitars and Basses with Hand Wound pickup

$249.99

6 String Cigar Box Guitars and Basses with Hand Wound pickup

$299!! NEW!!

Cigar Box Ukuleles

$129.99

Cigar Box Guitar Case

$79.99

Cigar Box Ukulele Case

$79.99

Diddley Bow Case

$59.99

Cigar Box Guitar Hand Wound Pickup

$39.99

Boogie Board Stomp Box

$29.99

Cigar Box Amp

$89.99

Radio Amp

$249.99

One String Diddley Bow (electric)

$79.99

 

CBG Dulcimer

$199.99

Cookie Tin Banjo

 

 

$129.99

Gutbucket Suitcase Bass Drum

$49.95

How To Play A 3 or 4 String CBG CD

$19.99

Shipping

$30.00 (guitar only, domestic shipping only)

Yes I ship worldwide!

 

 

How To Play Cigar Box Guitar Video CD (Not a DVD)

See videos of my guitars

See a video pesentation of a previously sold case.

Whos IS Charly Patton and Why is he on my CBG's?

Bluesboy Jag One Man Cigar Box Guitar Band Audio Sample

 Back to the catalog of pre-made guitars.

 

Jag at the 3rd Annual Cigar Box Guitar Festival, Huntsville, Al 2007 

 



 

See a video of a CBG with my hand wound pickup

 

Six String Cigar Box Guitar

Adjustable humbucker pickup, volume and tone control, reinforced neck, rosewood fingerboard. These necks are a joy to play, large frets, 'C' Fender style neck.

 

$379.99 includes shipping

$459.98 w/case

 

 

1 4 String Charly Patton CBG With Magnetic Hand Wound Pickup ($249.99)

 

Electric

Wood box with Charly Ptton on the front, Toothpick frets, regular guitar scale. Strap buttons, hanger, magnetic pickup, volume knob, the works! See a video of this CBG!

 Case is $79.99

4 String Charly Patton CBG with Bluesboy JAG Magnetic pickup

 


 

 

4 String Cohiba CBG With Magnetic Hand Wound Pickup

 

 

Electric

Wood box with Toothpick frets, regular guitar scale. Strap buttons, hanger, magnetic pickup, volume knob, the works!

 

 

Black Punch Tenor Ukelele

electric

Awesome tone, four strings tuned to a C chord

Bamboo Toothpick frets

Built In Pickup

Black Neck

$99.99

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 4 String resonator (Dobro style) CBG With Magnetic hand Wound Pickup

 

Electric

Sounds like a Dobro type resonator. metal frets, regular guitar scale. Strap buttons, hanger, magnetic pickup, volume knob, the works!

 

 

 

 

1 3 String CBG Fretless Bass With Magnetic Hand Wound Pickup

 

Electric

Fretless, regular bass scale. Box may vary. Strap buttons, hanger, magnetic pickup, volume knob, the works!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 4 String

"Hamdolin" Uke With Pickup

 

Electric

Hamdolin, Toothpick frets, regular ukulele scale. Nylon strings, Strap buttons, hanger,transducer pickup, the works!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 4 String CBG With Magnetic hand Wound Pickup

 

Electric

Black Punch box, Toothpick frets, regular guitar scale. Strap buttons, hanger, volume knob, the works! (NOTE: This on has no magnetic pickup or volume knob but yours will!)

 

 

 

 

 

1 4 String CBG With Magnetic hand Wound Pickup

 

Electric

Arturo Fuente box, metal, frets, regular guitar scale. Strap buttons, hanger, volume knob, the works!

 See a video of this CBG

 

 

 

 

1 String Diddley Bow ($79.99)

 

Electric

One string tuned to whatever note you want. Play it with a slide, lap steel style. many blues artists from yesteryear started out on a one string diddley bow! Piezo transducer pickup in the candy tin amplifies the diddley bow for live stage performances and recording. Diddley bows are making a resurgence in popularity and make excellent starter guitars for kids and adults. The solos and melodies in the sound clip below were played on a diddley bow. The other instruments are cigar box guitars and basses. NOTE: Your diddley bow may look different from the pictures here.

 

 See Lonnie Pitchford's Diddley Bow in Action 

 Sound Clip 4

See the Video

 

 

 

Charley Patton 4 string Soprano Ukulele ($89.99)

Electric

Piezo pickup, nylon uke strings, Charley Patton portrait.

 

Sound Clip

See a Video of A Similar Ukulele

 

 

 

 

(NOTE - I have several of these made, yours may look slighlty different). Dulcimer

Electric

Four strings: 4th, 3rd, 2nd and first guitar strings. Tuned ADaa. Traditional Dulcimer neck scale, you can tune it however you want.

 

 Sound clip

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kiwi Banjo

Electric

Four strings tuned to a A chord, toothpick frets, steel strings. Built to order. Piezo pickup.

 

 

SOLD

 

 


 

 Hand Made Cigar Box Guitar Cases

 

Custom made for my cigar box guitars, heavy duty hardwoods in blonde or black,.

 Each CUSTOM MADE case is just $79.99 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Each case is just $79.99 



 

SOLD!

SOLD!

SOLD!

 

Amps Are $89.99

All amps are 7 watts and run off a 9 volt battery. They are plenty loud enough for livingroom jamming. Depending on the components I have available, some have external speaker outputs so you can plug them into the PA or a larger amp and can run off AC power. I use this setup live and can get a GREAT tone thru my 100 Watt Music Man amp. Please specify if this is the type of amp you would like.

 


 

Arvin AM Radio WORKS!

What a great little harmonica of guitar amp this would be to toe on stage with! The AM radio is still inside and functioning, if you want to use it as a guitar amp, just plug in and go! The amp runs off a 9 volt battery.

Just $199!

SOLD!


1950 Zenith Portable AM Radio

$199.99

Another vintage radio that makes a perfect home practice CBG amp. The guts will be removed as there is no room for the amp without doing so. This one will be built to order as I am way too busy fullfilling CBG orders to make it at this time. I don't suspect that it will take more than a week or so to make. It will have the same 7 watt guitar amp inside that all my CBG amps have. What a treasure to add to your CBG/guitar collection!

 

 


  Bluesboy JAG's "How To Play A Cigar Box Guitar" Video CD

 

 

"I've been playing six and 12 string guitar (on and off) for 30 years. Within an hour of watching Jag's video, I learned more about playing fingerstyle and slide than I've picked up from the countless books and competing videos I've wasted money on over the years. I can't recommend or endorse Jag's video lessons highly enough. It's opened up a whole new style of playing for me. Jag's video makes it simple. You'll learn most all of what you need to know about fingerstyle and slide in nothing flat. In short....Blind Doughboy says "Buy it!"

 

 

 

 

Now In My Fourth Year! 

Over ONE HOUR of video closeups.

Regular CD Format - Plays In Any Computer

How to tune a CBG

How to play slide on a fretless CBG

How to play a fretted CBG

Licks, tricks and tips

Learn how to play three and four string CBG's

Intricate fingerstyle picking and chording

Learn basic chords on a 4 string CBG

Includes instructions on how to play "Baby Please Don't Go"

Basic Music Theory

Bluesboy JAG CBG Manual

Tabs

 

Over ONE HOUR of CBG video closeups for just $24.99   

 

 

 
 Endorsements
 

 

Man I bought one of those cheap CBGs on eBay with the transducer pickup and I was really disappointed. So I bought yours with your magnetic pickup and I gotta tell ya, thing things is AMAZING! The attention to detail really makes your CBGs stand out. You get what you pay for I guess. Now I know why you are mentioned all over the internet!

Clinton Tedford 

Pheonix Arizona


JAG's the real deal!!! I've played his cigar box guitars and they absolutely rock. His cds are mandatory listening for any prim-rock wannabe.

-Shane Speal, self-proclaimed king of the Cigar Box Guitar


 

I love my three string cigar box guitar.  But it's dangerous to have around.  Whenever I grab it, I can't put it down.  It's seriously addictive.  Though intimidated at first by the lack of frets, I've found it to be very easy to play.  It's well constructed and the electronics work fine.  And the best thing about it of course, is that all the groupies go crazy over my new natural sounding groove.

 Doug Czajkowski


 

The guitar came today, we love it, and it sounds great.

Thank you.

RAF

richardalanfox.com


 

Deb is so happy withthe banjo! This is the best present we have ever given her since the bouncy horse she got for Christmas the year she turned 4! I saw the pictures of it on your website. It looks awesome.

Mary Davis

melkdav@NOSPAMgmail.com


This thing is great. All the blues licks I used in my banjo days
suddenly work again, and what sustain! This thing sounds great, and
the construction is amazing. I haven't gone to high-G tuning yet.

Frank Andrews

Got the guitar for my son. Its great! Will get one for myself soon.

Thanks! Lionel Johnston


I just received my first cigar box guitar by Jag, and I simply couldn't be happier with it! This little instrument is a whole lot of fun, and EASY to play. I've owned a bunch of musical instruments over the past 30 years, but dollar for dollar this has got to be THE best bargain I've ever had! Jag is a true craftsman!

I know that he plays it with a slide, but for myself, I've found that the neck is so silky smooth that I like to "fret" the strings and slide up and down the fingerboard that way.

Overdrive it a bit, through a little tube amp, (or in my case a solid state amp with a tube emulator pedal), and you've got the makings for some geniuine, heart grindin', foot stompin', po' boy, street corner blues. For a different sound I'm thinkin' about getting another one fretted . . . string it up lighter, and try it with a drone string (like a mountain dulcimer.) I think that would be the cat's ass, too!

I can't wait to incorporate this into my band's "MucklandMusic" sound!

Kevin Sprague

http://www.mucklandcrooners.com

Hi! I've left positive feedback for you (of course!), but I just have to tell you personally, this Harley guitar has an absolutely amazing tone! I believe that this is your best CBG style guitar yet! Congratulationson a tremendous instrument!

Bob Serra


Jag,

I recieved my cgb on friday and have barely set it down since. This is an incredibly fun little instrument. Your craftsmanship is superior. Thanks so much.

Bryan Smith


"This cigar box guitar has a great vintage feel and sound to it. Lot's of Delta mojo." Gary Miller


Jag

Man i LOVE this thing! It's got a REAL nasty slide tone, perfect to wake the neighbors! HIGHLY recommended! Thanks!

Josh Redding, Jackson Mississippi


Ibought three of Bluesboy JAG's cigar box guitars and I love them all - they all have a unique sound. I've told several friends about you, hope some sales come your way soon!

Matt Johnson, Benton Arkansas


I fianlly got a Blueboy JAG CBG and it was well worth the wait. JAG plays the HELL out of them and he knows how to build them. The neck is super easy to play, the intonation is perfect and his hand wound pickups sound like a Gibson ES 335!

Michael Harding, Ypsalanti Michigan


I saw Bluesboy play one of these at the Whitewater and I hust HAD to have one! They rock!

Chad O'Keef, Little Rock Arkansas


Been playing for thirty + years and Jag's CBG's have given my playing a new lease on life. These things are hard to put down (just ask my wife!)

Benny Timms Tulsa Oklahoma


Jag- I just had to let you know how your instrument was recieved. I
thought my husband would have to learn how to play it for awhile, but
no,instead he tuned it, plugged it in and started playing it like he had
it his whole life! He's in love with it. He said, "finally that blues
sound I've been looking for!". He even called me today from his day
job where he works with kids in a juvinile detentention center and he
brought his CBG and everyone was amazed, one of the correctional officers
happened to have a harmonica with him and they started playing and
pretty soon had a crowd. Tomorrow he's performing at a big festival and has
already come up with a couple of songs he's going to play. I'm going
to take a picture of him playing there and email it to you. I want to thank
you again for making it so fast, shipping it so soon, and making it soundso good.

Sam in California


I gave the "black punch" acoustic (no pickup!) cbg to my boyfriend for his
50th and he won't stop playing it! And I mean not for a second.
By the way, it's plenty loud enough for his show.

He's also going to write
you to thank you for building such a beautiful instrument.
Thanks for all of your help and advice. You really delivered for me.

He used it for busking on the waterfront of Old Town Alexandria, VA
yesterday and the guitar caused quite a stir. People just stared. And
with no mic. I gave him some other things for his b-day, but I only needed to give him the cbg!

He really is entranced.

Debbie

Big thanks to Bluesboy Jag for making a CBG for my girlfriend to give
me for my birthday! I am an acoustic one man band in the Delta style
and have known about your guitars and excellent playing for a while.
I play clubs and school shows and all Summer for the last 10 years or
so I've played in Old Town Alexandria outside on the waterfront
busking. I wasn't sure if the CBG would be loud enough acoustic for
my outdoor show since I play National Steel Tri-cone usually. I have
been amazed at how great it comes across while busking. I walk right
up to the crowd so everybody can see the tooth pick frets and it is a
big hit. I use a heavy percussive style with finger and thumb picks
and the thing really carries! I tell people that JAG is the
Stradivari of CBGs.

curtis blues

 


Hi. The bass has arrived. It's wonderful!

I'm very glad & proud to have a Jag Cbb .

Pablo in Italy


Hey Jag,

It just occurred to me that I may not have contacted you after I received my CBG from you???

If not I need to thank you profusely as I am Hooked! So Thank You!

Kim Boyle


Tremendous craftsmanship - this thing is AWESOME!

Brad Gray Conway, Ar


I can put my punch CBG down, it's really made a BIG difference in my playing.

Willem Headers, Nashville, Tn


I am enjoying my new cbg very much! Thank you!

Antonio Valdez, Mexico City, Mexico


tried out my amp today. cool tone .sounds like a tube

amp.i think that speaker may be bad(i supplied speaker

in antique radio). i actually took it out of the box

tried it in the parking lot of gig.took it in and had

sound man mic it .played three songs with cigarbox

guitar you made for me and two with gibson les

paul.crowd was diggin it.i gave your web site info to

several players as they said they have to have

one.thanks for the professional service and awsome

product.product isnt really a good word for something

with such attitude and life,thanks for introducing me

to my new band member.paul jones


I am enjoying the cigar box guitar and playing it evey day. Thanks you so much!

Abel Ortiz, Sweden


I've been watching your page for a couple of years and fianlly took the plunge and bought on or your cigar box guitars. Man this thing is fantastic! The case looks really cool and is functional too. I've already played 3 gigs with it and the aufience went nuts. You will be getting some sales from them soon!

 

Chuck, Kansas City Mo

 

 

 

 

About me:

I've been playing guitar for almost 30 years and recording for almost as long. I've been a guitar teacher for 25 years, specializing in beginners and fingerstyle acoustic blues. I started playing in a cover band in Little Rock while still in high school. Opened up my own recording studio in 1984 (still in business) and recorded about 40 90 minute cassettes of my own music over the next 20+ years. Got into blues after discovering Robert Johnson and RL Burnside. I've recorded over 20 full length CD's in the past 4 years including acoustic blues, electric blues, piano blues, ambient electronic and experimental electronic. I play regularly at local bars and coffehouses, playing my cigar box guitar and 6 string Simon and Patrick acoustic. I've made over 450 CBG's of various types.

 

 

A little history about this fun instrument:

We've all heard about a famous bluesman or country singer that started his career on a simple homemade cigar box guitar.  With a list of artists including Jimi Hendrix, Roy Clark and Carl Perkins, the cigar box guitar has been the precursor to many great careers and countless inspiring stories.  It's a wonder that nobody has documented its magnificent history until now.
 

Over ONE HOUR of CBG video closeups for just $24.99 

 

 

 

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