I don't do normal guitars...but what I do is always unique and with my own personal slant on things...why not take a look around?

 

LATEST NEWS - UK punk blues legend Hollowbelly is just back from his European tour...here he is talking to Ralph Cardall...and giving us a sneak preview of some tunes from his soon to be recorded 2nd studio album, played on his ChickenboneJohn "Pyronator" reso 4 string.


Also...due to popular demand, I'm planning on doing a tuition DVD for cigarbox guitar...this won't be one of those shot straight to webcam affairs that you see on YouTube...we're planning on doing it right!

 Here's another little video clip by Ralph Cardall...watch out for a longer 10 minute version about Chickenbone John Guitars very shortly!!!

 

 


 

The latest range of alubox resonator guitars...Hollowbelly's "Pyronator"

Available as a 3 or 4 string, standard or short scale.

Here's me demonstrating and talking about one of my cigar box guitars...but it's not all cigar box guitars, and it's definitely not all blues.  Check out more stuff on Chickenbonejohn's YouTube channel

The following clip is taken from a short documentary made by Lesley Ross,  and features myself, Hollowbelly and  young blues firebrand Redshaw talking about the UK cigar box guitar scene. Wherever I take my cigar box guitars and play, at a festival, guitar show or on the streets, it always grabs people attention...hopefully this little clip will give you some idea why this is such a rapidly developing and fast changing phenomenon.

 

To get in touch, please email me on:

mail@chickenbonejohn.com

or phone me on:

0121 429 9996

07957 255 846

So how did I get here?.... I play blues...(and jazz, Americana, folk and loads of other stuff) and I play guitars that I've made or restored. I'm based in the UK,  and got into importing, repairing and restoring old American guitars a few years back. I also started making instruments in that time-honoured way, from found materials...such as cigar boxes, tins and scraps of wood.

Along the way I've trod my own path making all sorts of stuff to add to the sonic brew: diddley bows, ukes, stompboards, and as I play a lot of slide guitar, I also started making my own bottleneck slides. If you want something that's a little different, that's guaranteed to give you a new sound and add a whole different vibe to your playing experience.....just explore my site to take you further. Please note that when purchasing a Chickenbone John product, talent is not included, but you will get a liberal helping of built-in Mojo.

TO ALL MY CUSTOMERS - After "Boxstock" The UK Cigar Box Guitar Festival,  I'm still busy catching up with custom orders, repairs, organising Boxstock 2012....and so I'm just managing to start making more cigar box guitars for sale.  It looks like being a great year for the home-grown music scene, with a fantastic festival lined up, and cigar box guitar performers such as Hollowbelly touring Europe this spring, and plenty of other events where cigar box guitars will be making an appearance.

 

More new cigar box guitars...but they are all sold..I'm always busy making more!!!

I seem to have acquired the name "The Godfather...so...here we go... appearing on a Tee-shirt near you sometime soon...



 


 

 

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