What you need to start your first build.

About this episode

Darren and Adam discuss the essentials for starting your first cigar box guitar build.

This week Darren and Adam discuss the ins and outs of starting your first cigar box guitar builds. What do you need? Where can you build? What boxes are the best. We hope you enjoy the show and appreciate your support. Thank you to CBGitty and KILLER STRINGS for supporting the podcast and You Tube channel. Thank you also, to all those builders who have been supporting the show by telling their friends and using the CBGitty affiliate link which helps us out immensely and allows me to keep it going! You can use the attached affiliate link to receive 10% off the price of your first 3 orders with CBGitty. https://www.cbgitty.com/?ref=birdwood Darren 'Grumpy' McDonald and Joe Oltean from CLUTCH CREATIONS can be contacted via the Facebook Group and Jesse Thomas from HUMMINGBIRD GUITARS can be found at www.hummingbirdguitarsbyjessethomas.myshopify.com You can order KILLER STRINGS in Australia and see what I've been building at.. www.birdwoodguitars.com www.killerstrings.com.au www.retro-electro-effects.com.au Thanks for listening! Adam Harrison

People in this episode

Host: Adam Harrison

Guest: Darren 'Grumpy' McDonald

Topics covered

• cigar box guitar
• building
• tools
• materials
• support
• community

Keywords

• cigar box guitar
• building
• tools
• materials
• CBGitty
• KILLER STRINGS
• support

Sponsors

CBGitty, KILLER STRINGS

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CLUTCH CREATIONS, HUMMINGBIRD GUITARS

Places: Australia, www.birdwoodguitars.com, www.killerstrings.com.au, www.retro-electro-effects.com.au

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