From two years ago, build No. 6. I'm still very happy with how this one turned out. ๐ธ
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Fresh off my workbench is build #059 "Thin Glint", my first finished build of '26. Gold hardware, dual rail pickup, and a box 30cm thick. It packs 42/31/24 gauge strings tuned to EBE and plays and sounds silky smooth.
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More instruments are on the way. Finally. Pictured are three of the five gittys I'm currently working on - shaping and rough sanding is done. Two more are not far behind.
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From this time last year, "La Brasa" - three strings tuned to DAD, rustic cedar box, and a flame roasted finish with plenty of New Mexico rubbed in
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I'm good at building pretty headstocks but I don't think I'll ever achieve the epic badassery of my phin's kaga headstock
#threestring #phin #kaga #headstock
"Rue" is a bare bones build with natural resonation in mind, with bare wood inside the box and a single coil, three pole pickup with a simple volume control. The tone is bright and raw and pairs well with dirty blues. Strings are gauged 46/36/26 and tuned to a drop D ๐ธ
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There is a very shiny '57 wheat ear penny in that headstock, hence the name for this gitty. "Penny has the "traditional" cigar box guitar look with that headstock, antique style latches, and a sound to match.
Strung with 46/36/26 gauge strings and tuned to DAD.
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"Ward" is built on a properly resonant Kristoff Guardrail cigar box. It packs a P90 pickup with tone and volume controls that produce a warm, gritty, grunge tone with full body and nice subtle harmonics. This is tuned to drop D, because, yeah, that's what I do ๐ธ
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Three gittys fresh off the workbench this evening
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Work in progress, three on the bench ๐ธ
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Well, this headstock is painted. Now I gotta sit and let that cure for a day or so before continuing. Anything right now to distract from the unfettered social media sh!tstream of fashy misadventures by Cankle McOrange F!?kFace and the Existential Dreadnaughts.
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Introducing "Aubrey" - build #046 is a black, three-string coffin box build based on my four-string "Spook" from last year custom built for a very happy new owner ๐คโฐ๏ธ๐ธ๐ค
#cigarboxguitar #coffin #threestring #spooky
I'm still working! This is "El Borrico", a custom three-string lefty build that shipped this weekend ๐ธ
#cigarboxguitar #cbg #threestring #lefty
A fresh face of rattle can black on the blackened neck - once this fully cures after a few days I'll put a nice polish on it. I have other builds to work on while I wait. July is going to be busy here in the shop! ๐ค๐ธโ๏ธ
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Dropping some bass with "Crude Awakening", build #045. Tuned to DAD.
This is the first cigar box bass I've built and it's rowdy ๐ธ
#cigarboxguitar #cbg #bass #threestring
A monocled headstock, because fancy - but still spicy ๐ถ๏ธ
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Build #044, "Trifle" - just something yummy I threw together from odd bits ๐ธ
#cugarboxguitar #cbg #threestring
Build #043, "El Pulpo" - 3-pole humbucker, a monocled headstock, and action and tone like smooth bourbon ๐ฅ
#cigarboxguitar #cbg #threestring #elpulpo
I know a lot of "guitar guys" think cigar box guitars are just toys but I assure you the ones I build certainly can get up and move, even with someone of my playing skill
"Cardinal" build #039, with a Behringer Ultra Metal pedal and a '52 Magnatone Varsity amp
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Fresh off the workbench, build #039 - "Cardinal" is a cigar box guitar based off the colors and patterns of the desert cardinal. P90, reverb springs, three strings, one volume all tuned to drop D.
Seriously, I want to just keep this one. It's properly good.
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Back on my shiั tonight with a fresh three-string headstock - still gotta clean things up a bit but I like this result
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Serial #029, "El Tejรณn" - I still kick myself for selling this build. It was PROPERLY good ๐ธ
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To be sure, I'm a better guitar builder than player, but even I can get these things to rock
"Quill" remains available in my online shop!
๐ www.nehiwolfart.com/product/quill
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Yeah, I'm still working - today I'm scorching things with a torch. It's very cathartic considering all of the things right now.
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As promised, a quick sound check for my latest build "Perennial" - signal chain is dry, straight from guitar to my Magnatone amp and mic'd with Neewer lavalier microphones
(I'm not the best player but I can definitely build 'em)
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Fresh off the workbench! "Perennial" is build #036 and the first cigar box guitar of '25 - I'll get a demo up sometime later today ๐ถ
Find out more here: www.nehiwolfart.com/product/perennial
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Sneak peek, work in progress
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Build #029, "El Tejรณn" - I very nearly kept this particular build as my personal cigar box guitar, but bills happen and needs must
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My latest build "Quill" is still available and sounds lovely imho ๐ธ
More of my cigar box guitars are on the workbench waiting for key components to be delivered and should be available soon-ish
๐ www.nehiwolfart.com
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This is build #021, "Julep" - this cigar box was a green hexagon and made for a great little three string guitar with just a single coil, volume and output jack. Definitely one of my more unique builds from this past year!
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