From two years ago, build No. 6. I'm still very happy with how this one turned out. 🎸

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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

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"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 🎸

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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 🎸

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Three gittys fresh off the workbench this evening

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Work in progress, three on the bench 🎸

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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 🖤⚰️🎸🖤

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I'm still working! This is "El Borrico", a custom three-string lefty build that shipped this weekend 🎸

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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! 🤘🎸☕️

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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 🎸

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A monocled headstock, because fancy - but still spicy 🌶️

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Build #044, "Trifle" - just something yummy I threw together from odd bits 🎸

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Build #043, "El Pulpo" - 3-pole humbucker, a monocled headstock, and action and tone like smooth bourbon 🥃

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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 shiт 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 Tejón" - I still kick myself for selling this build. It was PROPERLY good 🎸

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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!

👉 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 🎶

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 Tejón" - 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 🎸

More of my cigar box guitars are on the workbench waiting for key components to be delivered and should be available soon-ish

👉 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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