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Cigar Box Guitars

Cigar Box Guitar - Fretted

Two-, three-, and four-string guitars made from cigar boxes with frets installed. Headstocks are hand-carved and chiseled, all necks are hardwood, and each can be played either as an acoustic or an electric/amplified.

Cohiba 3-string

$135.00

This rich brown Cohiba box has a Fear No Beard hardwood custom pickup, chrome hardware, an oak fretboard with walnut fret markers, and an oak and cedar carved headstock.


This guitar is for sale at The Cottage in Bethany, Oklahoma. Call (405) 603-7493  for purchase and shipping. 

punch box yardstick 3-string

$125.00

A vintage 1961 yardstick from a Chevy dealership is the fretboard for this 20-fret guitar. An MGB micro-pickup puts out plenty of sound, while volume is controlled at the amplifier. Lightweight but lots of growl.

1935 Cigar Box 4-string

$175.00

A vintage Old Hermitage cigar box is the centerpiece of this four-string guitar, with various hardwood accents throughout, including a hardwood volume knob. The pickup is by Fear No Beard, and oak fret markers and pearl effect side markers adorn the 18-fret neck. A very rich look and sound.

Arturo Fuente 3-String

No longer for sale

This sweet guitar was for sale until Ian Moore, Carmine Rojas, and Alvin Moody signed it. Now it hangs on my wall.

Padron Gold Fret 3-String

$120.00

This 19-fret guitar has an antiqued poplar fretboard, walnut fret markers, a recessed flat "Seven Fitty" MGB pickup under a gold cover, handmade floating bridge and gold volume and tone knobs.


Padron boxes are coveted by builders for their thin but strong top panels that resonate well and create a great tone.  

Charter oak 4-string

$150.00

This 16-fret guitar has an oak fretboard on top of a polished maple neck, red heart fret inlay, chrome hardware, and low-profile MGB pickup. Traditional cigar box guitar headstock with staggered enclosed tuners. A very bright sound on this one.


This guitar is for sale at The Cottage in Bethany, Oklahoma. Call (405) 603-7493  for purchase and shipping. 

Punch Box Gold 3-String

$160

This is a beautiful box surrounded by shiny gold hardware, and sporting a mahogany fretboard, oak neck with oak fret inlay, and powered by a gold blade pickup with a three-way switch to choose your tone.


The hot rail pickup is perfect for rock and distortion.

Two-String brick house "Chugger"

$115.00

This fretted guitar has a mahogany fretboard, hand-carved floating bridge and MGB pickup. Gold volume and tone knobs are perched on the side (the top while p laying). A person can do a lot with only two strings.


Cigar Box Guitar - Fretless

Three- and four-string guitars made from cigar boxes without frets, generally played with a slide. Headstocks are hand-carved and chiseled, all necks are hardwood, and each can be played either as an acoustic or an electric/amplified.

Sobramesa 3-string

$110.00

This 18-fretline marked guitar has walnut wood fret markers, a single-pole "holla" MGB pickup under a gold cover, gold hardtail bridge and brass-colored volume and tone knobs. Action is low enough that fingers can still fret the strings.

Vintage RecycleD resonator

$140.00

Almost everything about this resonator is reclaimed; the neck is hardwood flooring, the handmade box is from a dresser drawer found by the side of the road. An upside down cat bowl is the resonator, with shower drains over the sound holes, a door strike plate as the tailpiece, and an old yardstick as the fretboard.


An old coin from Argentina is set in the neck, and an MGB mini pickup makes it electric for when you want to crank it up.


License Plate Guitar

Three- and four-string guitars made from license plates on a custom box, typically fretted. Headstocks are hand-carved and chiseled, all necks are hardwood, and each can be played either as an acoustic or an electric/amplified.

Vintage 1962 Ohio 4-String

$170

1962 red Ohio plate on a handmade box. This three-string has a rosewood fretboard with 17-frets  and offset mother-of-pearl markers and side dots. Chrome hardware and a Fender-style single-pole pickup.

Vintage 1967 New Mexico Lefty

$160

1967 New Mexico plate on a handmade box with cedar sides, and a hand-carved oak and cedar headstock. Three strings are stretched across a poplar fretboard with offset mother-of-pearl fret markers and side dots. A single-pole pickup makes it a versatile instrument.


This guitar is for sale at The Cottage in Bethany, Oklahoma. Call (405) 603-7493  for purchase and shipping. 

Vintage 1949 Colorado 3-String

$170.00

A 1949 plate in amazing shape is the centerpiece of this three-string with Fender-style pickup. The fretboard is wenge hardwood with 17 frets and oak fret markers, with mother-of-pearl side dots. Black hardware and Gibson-style black volume and tone knobs.

NAIL FRETTED OKLAHOMA 3-STRING

$110.00

This is primarily a slide guitar, although the rough nail frets work well. A baritone-length guitar, it has a deeper tone than most. You may need baritone guitar strings as some standard guitar strings will be too short for the middle run. Antique wooden tuners sit on a high-angled headstock, with strings stretched across a floating bridge at the tail. Black and gold hat volume and tuner knobs.

VINTAGE ART DECO D.C. GOVERNMENT 3-STRING LICENSE PLATE

$160.00

This 17-fret license plate guitar is a homemade box using "curbside" wood (discarded desk drawers, my favorite).  The layered hardwood headstock has an art deco feel, with antique brass tuners. A powerful MGB "Lucky 13" humbucker pickup is hidden just under the plate.

Firetruck and AZN 405 Guitar

DONATED

A Farmtruck and AZN  electric license plate guitar I built using a plate and 405 badge from the FNA Firehouse in Oklahoma City. It has 17 frets on a mahogany fretboard with walnut fret markers, a hand-carved cedar and oak headstock, dice volume and tone knobs, and the 405 badge up top. It currently resides on display at the FNA Firehouse.


Guitars That Are Something Else

These are guitars that - in the spirit of "anything goes" in the late 1800's to early 1900's - are built of most anything. As always, how they sound is the most important consideration. They may or may not be fretted.

Cookie Tin Guitar

$160.00

The cookie tin is decorated with a take on the classical painting "Rixe de Musiciens," (brawl of musicians). This fretless guitar sports an MGB "Lucky 13" pickup ghosted under the hood that delivers loud, clear sound. Gold hardware includes volume and tone knobs, and a rock-style hand-carved headstock sits atop. A definite conversation starter and vibrant instrument that shines.


This guitar is for sale at The Cottage in Bethany, Oklahoma. Call (405) 603-7493 for purchase and shipping.

Fallout Shelter 3-String

$160

A fallout shelter sign holding a bare MGB micro pickup is just the thing to play during the zombie apocalypse! 16 frets on an oak fretboard with mother-of-pearl markers and side dots. Hand-carved cedar and oak headstock. Skull-and-crossbones volume and tone knobs!


This guitar is for sale at The Cottage in Bethany, Oklahoma. Call (405) 603-7493 for purchase and shipping. 

oven pan/Cat Bowl Resonator

$155.00

This 17-fret resonator uses a stovetop reflector pan with an inverted cat bowl set inside. F-holes on top and sound holes on the sides of the handmade box create plenty of resonance, especially with a stretched spring inside. Gold hardware including decorative box corners.

Cat Bowl Resonator Drawercaster

$110.00

This is an 18-fret three string guitar with four-pole pickup, walnut fretboard, oak fret inlays, bottlecap volume and tone knobs, with a handmade bridge on an upside-down cat food bowl, all built around a discarded cabinet drawer found by the side of the road. It is almost the size of an acoustic dreadnought, and has amazing resonating sound.

POP'S ROUTE 66 SODA CRATE 3-STRING BUNDT PAN RESONATOR

$120.00

This 16-fretline marked guitar has a walnut fretboard with oak markers, a Fear No Beard custom pickup, bottlecap volume and tone knobs, MGB carved bridge, strike plate tailpiece and chrome tuners. Has a distinct bell-like sound.

Acoustic 4-String cabinet resonator

$300.00

Built from reclaimed cabinet drawers, this four-string sports a multi-hardwood layered headstock, padauk fretboard with oak inlay, chrome hardware, and a full-size resonator pan and cover complete with traditional tailpiece.


This guitar doesn't have electronics but with the large resonator, it doesn't need them. Excellent for fretting or slide guitar, with a Mississippi Delta sound.

Acoustic 3-String crate and paint can lid resonator

$140.00

Built from a crate that shipped Brazil nuts from South America, this is a three-string with a floating bridge on a paint can lid. The fretboard is a vintage yardstick and the headstock is hand-carved oak and cedar. Antique brass tuners and a brass door strike plate complete the hardware.


This guitar doesn't have electronics but with the large resonator, it doesn't need them. Excellent for fretting or slide guitar, with a Mississippi Delta sound.

Stanley Steel Works Crate Guitar

$175.00

Built from a very old Stanley Works crate I found in my father's attic, this is a three-string fretless with a gold hardtail bridge and single pole pickup. The fretboard is a vintage yardstick from Stratford, Oklahoma, and the headstock is hand-carved oak and cedar. The volume and tone knobs are gold hardware also.


Guitars and Mini-Amplifier Sets

Got two boxes that go together? Let's make a set!

Flathead Motor Sports Guitar and Amp Set

$225

Flathead cigar boxes have a top styled with a heat-vent and chrome look. The four-string guitar sports a hand-carved oak and cedar headstock, oak fretboard with 22 frets on a 23" scale, red heart wood fret markers and mother-odmother-of-pearl side dots.

Flathead Motor Sports- Detail 1

Flathead Motor Sports - Detail 2

The amplifier uses a smaller Flathead box housing a 4" speaker powered by a 9v battery.


Amplifiers and Accessories

Amplifiers, 9v battery powered/portable

Good for busking or front porch playing

Antique case 9v Amp

$70

A heavy speaker set in a decorative shelf box, throws very strong sound. Has two speakers, a midrange and a tweeter. Looks sharp on the shelf.

Cigar box 9v Mini Amp

$45

A heavy midrange and tweeter set into a cigar box lid. It is top heavy but puts out strong sound.


Wooden Latch Bpx 9v Mini Amp

$45

A 9" speaker set in a light hobby box with a latch closure, on/off switch and volume control.


This amp is for sale at The Cottage in Bethany, Oklahoma. Call (405) 603-7493  for purchase and shipping.

Vintage Suitcase Twin Speaker Amp

$180

Twin speakers set in a vintage Samsonite hard shell suitcase with a Footnote 5-watt amplifier. Comes with an A/C adapter that plugs in to the faceplate (stored inside the case) as well as a battery pack that holds 8 AA batteries for busking and such. The amp plate also contains power ports for pedals.

Vintage Coca-cola crate twin Speaker Amp

$125

This antique Coca-Cola crate has twin speakers connected to a 9v-battery powered amplifier. Battery access is through the handle opening on the amp side. The right side is open as a shelf or for storage. The on/off volume knob is a 1960's era bottlecap.


This amp is for sale at The Cottage in Bethany, Oklahoma. Call (405) 603-7493 for purchase and shipping. 

50 W/Channel Bluetooth Speaker, AC power

$70

This Bluetooth speaker contains a midrange and tweeter combination that throws big, beautiful sound. Perfect for a bookshelf or cabinet top. Plug it in and rock music around the house from your phone or tablet!

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