Shane Speal Concert Network

80 members Latest Activity: Nov 4, 2019

Shane Speal is now booking performing arts centers, festivals and club shows in the Mid Atlantic US region (Pennsylvania, Maryland, New York, New…

Low Budget Land

390 members Latest Activity: Feb 26 Cigar box guitar builders are a creative and resourceful bunch. Share ideas for CBG materials and supplies that are free, nearly free, or recycled.

Banjo Players Unite!

100 members Latest Activity: Jul 6, 2020 Just a place for all things banjo, 5 String, Tenor, Plectrum...and of course DIY creations.

Three string guitars

669 members Latest Activity: Oct 19, 2022

Everything about anything that's a three stringer

CONCRETE MUSIC

51 members Latest Activity: Feb 25, 2016 Putting the avant back to the garde! Taking CBG to the outer limits where, to quote Hunter S. Thompson, "When the going gets wierd, the wierd turn…

Smokin' Mandolins

115 members Latest Activity: Dec 30, 2021 Cigar Box Mandolins

CBGs for Service Members - CLOSED

411 members Latest Activity: Apr 4, 2017

Due to lack of participation, this group is now closed. We keep it archived here for historic preservation purposes.

Old Punks Never Die - They Just Play CBG's

118 members Latest Activity: Oct 8, 2019 Talk about the good old days when you were a punk. Post pics and covers of old Punk Songs on a CBG!

CBG wiring & electronics.

747 members Latest Activity: Feb 10

Want to plug that thing in? Here's a place to share ideas about pickups (Both magnetic and piezo) and wiring in volume and tone control, the best…

DOOM FOLK COLLECTIVE

66 members Latest Activity: Dec 10, 2021 A place for posting music and videos exploring music inspired by artists like Olds Sleeper, Purgatory Hill, Crow Tongue and Cracklebone. The "tone"…

Diddley Bows and Other Primitives

341 members Latest Activity: Sep 13, 2022 A place to discuss one-string diddley bows, washtub basses, washboards and any other primitive instrument that may fall outside the Cigar Box realm.

Steampunk Collective

257 members Latest Activity: Nov 16, 2022 A place to discuss, dream up and create Steampunk instruments.

2011 Recycled Contest

90 members Latest Activity: Nov 8, 2017

Tenor Guitar (cbg)

97 members Latest Activity: Jul 6, 2020 We all fashion our cigar box guitars into the format of regular guitars, so why not do something new with your cbg. Make it a tenor cigar box guitar.…

Cigar Box Basses

408 members Latest Activity: Apr 2 Where the lords of the lower frequencies dwell!!!

Cigar Box Ukulele

423 members Latest Activity: Nov 29, 2023 Does your cigar box contain a jumping flea?

Introduce Yourself!

1371 members Latest Activity: Apr 17 We wanna know who you are! Where ya from? What'cha buildin'? This is a place for new members to introduce themselves and old 'uns to show 'em…