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Weekend Project: Electric Cigar Box Guitar

Build your own 3-string, electrified cigar box guitar and make some sweet sounds.
Thanks go to Ed Vogel for the original article in MAKE, Volume 04.
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Check out the complete Cigar Box Guitar article in MAKE, Volume 04 "Cigar Box Guitar"
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Posted by: SilverAdept on August 14, 2009 at 6:41 AM

Effects.

I was just wondering, if anyone has done any enhansments to this project by adding some DIY effects to the guitar itself.
Maybe adding a distortion filter to the internals.
I'll have to add this to the list.

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Posted by: Make: television on August 14, 2009 at 10:12 AM

Cigar Box Guitar on Make: television

Also, be sure to check out John Park’s banjo construction on Make: television, and Ed Vogel’s incredible combo, including the Display Case Bass. http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/03/maker_workshop_cigar_box_guitar_on.html

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Posted by: RSS Downloader on January 14, 2010 at 1:35 AM

The download link on this page doesn't work - you have "..com" by mistake:
http://cdn.makezine..com/make/WP65CigarBoxGuitar.mp4

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Posted by: KipKay on January 14, 2010 at 6:11 AM

The link is working now. Thanks for the heads up.

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