Cigar Box Guitars
This page contains Cigar Box Guitars currently available for sale.
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JOYA
“Joya” is an another fine example of a great playing cigar box guitar.
She is made from a beautifully patterned cigar box featuring black and silver colours. I decided the guitar should also have black and silver colours on all the electrics, the tuners, and even the carrying handle made from an old drawer handle. A Maple neck with Black Walnut headstock wings and a very nicely figured Big Leaf Maple fretboard make this guitar look amazing!
“Joya” has a bright sounding single coil pickup with separate volume and tone controls. She is set up on a 25-1/2″ scale length and is tuned to the ever popular Open G tuning. She is fully fretted to 24 frets, has low action, and excellent intonation.
This beauty is really a great option for someone looking for an easy playing guitar!
$500
Project 40
“Project 40” is a really fun guitar to play. The “40” on the cigar box lid was the inspiration for this build. The antique brass accents that I used were chosen to match that number.
“Project 40″ is fully fretted and fully electric. This 3 string guitar is tuned to Open G and is set up on a 25-1/2” scale length. The flat wound pickup nestled under the antiqued brass pickup cover gives this guitar a really bright tone. On board volume and tone controls provide easy access for adjusting while on the fly. Low action and great intonation make this guitar a dream to play,
The neck is solid Maple with some Black Walnut wings on the headstock. The fretboard is Black Walnut and the bridge is Maple. The tailpiece is also Maple with a Walnut top to match the neck and fretboard.
This is a great sounding 3 string cigar box guitar!
$500
Placencia II
“Placencia II” the perfect guitar for trying your hand at playing some Blues with a slide.
Designed as a fretless cigar box guitar, Placencia II is easy to play and easy to learn on. Like all my fretless guitars, the fret locations are wood burned into the top edge of the neck for easy player reference. This helps the player “learn” the location of the note as they train their ear to listen for the right pitch as they slide up to the note.
Placencia II is a fully electric guitar set up on a 25-1/2″ scale length. The single coil pickup gives a brighter tone and sounds far superior than the piezo style pickups found on other guitars. Volume and tone controls are within easy reach making this one a lot of fun to play….just plug into an amp and play!
A light Maple neck with a figured Maple fretboard add some nice contrast to the darker cigar box body. This guitar is a great starter for anyone wanting to get into the world of slide guitar.
SOLD to Bob
Shadow
“Shadow” features one of the most desirable cigar boxes I typically come across. The famous Cohiba cigar box with the silhouetted female head profile are always a favourite among people looking for a traditional style of cigar box guitar. These well crafted wooden boxes are great for making guitars and this one was perfect.
Shadow is simple in design and really just showcases the rich Mahogany cigar box and the chrome accents. A strong Red Oak neck with a Black Walnut fretboard make this guitar easy for both finger style picking and regular strumming.. The zero fret keeps the action low and the intonation spot on. A humbucker style pickup adds warmth to her tone and the volume and tone controls are easy to reach. She is tuned to the popular Open G tuning and has a very comfortable 25-1/2″ scale length.
This is another great example of a traditional cigar box guitar but with a modern twist and quality workmanship.
$500
DT Series
The Don Tomas series are traditional cigar box guitars made from the colourful collection of Don Tomas boxes. These boxes are among my favourites for making guitars. They are a perfect size and come in a number of different colours.
Each guitar features a single coil pickup that produces a nice bright tone as well as volume and tone controls within easy reach for the player. Sound holes with chrome grommets have been added for style but they do provide a bit more acoustic quality when unplugged. Chrome box corners, chrome hinge tailpieces, and chrome carrying handles complete the design.
Although the. main components are the same, each neck boasts a back angled scarf joint and each one has been hand carved from Red Oak. The fretboards have been chosen for their colour or grain pattern. Maple fretboards have been added to the Azul (Blue) and the Gris (Gray) guitars and the Amarillo (Yellow) guitar gets a nice fretboard made from Yellow Cedar. Each headstock is unique in shape and design but they all feature Black Walnut headstock wings. That 1961 Canadian Nickel is also proudly displayed in each one!!
Fully electric and fully fretted, this series has 25-1/2′ scale length and are currently tuned to open G tuning. They all have zero fret nut systems providing low action and awesome intonation. They are similar but so different in many ways.
A quality built cigar box guitar designed in the traditional way!
DT Azul (Blue) – SOLD to Dave
DT Amarillo (Yellow) – SOLD to Suzanne
DT Gris (Gray) – $500
