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04-19-2012, 01:28 PM #1Senior Member
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3 String Cigar Box Guitar
Any one here have one if so post pics and tell us about it, do you like the sound, what kind of pick up did you use. If you haven't a clue what I'm talking about check youtube
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04-19-2012, 01:47 PM #2Senior Member
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Hey D
When I saw the post title, I figured you meant a Cuban tres, but I see you're talking about a blues style electric.
Can't help you there as I don't do them newfangled electrified geetars
But they do look cool.
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04-19-2012, 03:02 PM #3Senior Member
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Funny you should reply as I was going to see if you wanted to build one with your outstanding inlay work on an old cigar box.
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04-19-2012, 03:19 PM #4Senior Member
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I'll give it a go. What did you have in mind?
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04-19-2012, 04:03 PM #5Senior Member
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I like this guys they sound cool to me at least
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04-19-2012, 04:14 PM
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WOW !!!
that's an awesome sound!
Mike
04-19-2012, 04:16 PM
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Yeah, its a nice sound....
I know nothing of the electronics required, but I do know a few things about scale length and making a guitar neck. It would be a cool project.
04-19-2012, 04:28 PM
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I got one of those, a self buildt 4 string monster. I made it real simple, no frets and all acoustic.
I kinda went along the lines of the model of these guys, but I made a simplified mortise-and-tenon joint in stead of the through-the-body neck. I made the neck from a piece off my old bed
I play it bottleneck style, or lap style. I got several other guitars so I only use it for laughs, but the sound is quite nice. I was considering building a small battery powered amp and stick it into a maching cigar box that I had, just for fun. If I were to amplify it I would only use a simple piezo pickup, but I never got around to it.
It's for playing da blues, or 3 string boogie woogie, or what have you
04-19-2012, 04:39 PM
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Let's get together and do it ill supply the box and electronics fret wire and anything else neededOriginally Posted by joebehar
04-19-2012, 05:17 PM
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Sure...what are you up to on the weekend?
Maybe we can invite a couple of the other usual suspects and make it a get together.
