Cigar Box Guitars

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Finished in traditional French polish and polished to a beautiful satin sheen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e25 1\/2 inch scale length, Zilpha balanced tension nickelwound strings. Tuned G D G.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMinihumbucker pickups with blend control. Tone and volume pots, \"orange drop\"  tone capacitor, \"tele\" style control knobs, Neutrik jack, Van Damme hookup wire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eQuality sealed back machineheads.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStrap buttons. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlack walnut floating bridge with machine screw saddle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCustom aged steel Ace of Spades tailpiece\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFitted with our micro-adjust neck tilt system for easy adjustment of the action.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComes with our beautiful custom vintage tweed hard case.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis guitar really is special in terms of materials, workmanship and sounds. 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All you need to add is some wood glue and materials for putting a finish on the neck and box. The kit comes with a a handsomely-sized plain birch ply wood box and gives a great acoustic volume - they turn out pretty loud!  It's an ideal starting point for adding your own decorations, painting or staining and distressing to own own taste to make something totally unique.  The kit is also available with a choice of beautiful repro cigar box labels and edgings for you to apply yourself during the build.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEverything else is included, and you only need a few basic tools to make your very own instrument. Comes with clear and simple step by step illustrated instructions -  - we cross reference these with our comprehensive series of YouTube videos on how to build a cigar box guitar. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt comes with a slotted fretboard, fretwire and a single coil electric pickup. 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