3 string box guitar, mahogany neck with Queensland Walnut fretboard, fully fretted,  side dots and position markers, 25 1/2 inch (Fender) scale, bone nut.  Galvanised steel  corner plates, "Precision" pickup with chickenhead Bakelite tone & volume knobs. Alpha controol pots. With the heavy-ish strings and ballsy pickup it's capable of a really drivign sound.

Embossed aluminium replica license plate front, alloy bridge with "Tele" pattern saddles, sealed chrome tuners and dinky enameled "Route 66" headstock badge.  I'm really pleased with the sound and looks of this guitar, so I am making more...maybe one of these days I'll get to keep one!


ALSO AVAILABLE AS 4 STRING (£195.00) & 6 STRING FRETTED (from £225 depending on pickups) - please email for details

The simplest most basic slide guitar ever. A chunk of timber, a string and a pickup.  .047 gauge D'Addario string on 24 3/4 inch scale, fret positions marked with drilled position dots. Aluminium bridges, sealed machinehead, Strat type pickup wired direct to the jack - just dial-in your favourite amp settings and blaze away.

Mahogany neck with gunstock oil finish, mahogany fretboard, medium nickel silver frets, offset position markers and edge dots. Absolutley beautiful Domionican "La Aurora" box really sets this guitar apart. Precisison pickup,  Alpha tone and volume pots. . Aluminium trapeze tailpiece, ebony floating bridge, sealed tuners, bone nut, black hardware.

Add some "Boom Boom" to your performance with this great footstomping box - Mississppi Drum Machine in true Seasick Steve fashion.  Simply plug it into an amp or PA, turn down the treble, wind up the bass,  put it under your foot and stomp away for a great John Lee Hooker style accompaniment.  Handily sized at 12 1/2  x 6 1/2 inches, which means you can solidly get your whole foot on the box for some hard-time stomping, for either seated or standing playing.  Passive internal piezo pickup, plated corner protectors and rubber feet. Walnut stained finish with genuine unisssued Illinois licence plate, black 'n' yellow (numbers may vary from that shown).

Great little cigarbox guitar..5 part ash/mahogany laminated neck, mahogany fretboard, position dots & side markers, hard nickel silver frets. 24 inch scale, bone nut, oak floating bridge, aluminium tialpice. Tele style pickup with Alpha tone & volume controls, sealed tuner..a beatuiful looker and plays great too.

Lovely chunky 3 piece laminated mahogany & ash neck, with Queensland Walnut fretboard, full heel for strength and sustain, gunstock oil finish. Bone nut, nickel silver frets, sealed tuners. "Tele" pickup, Alpha tone and volume pots.   Oak floating bridge and aluminium tailpiece. Roughsawn cigar box wiht nickel; plated corner protectors.

Simply the best slides on the market. Hand-made in the UK from recycled wine botles. They are nicely weighted and beautifully polished for a great warm, ringing sustain.

Simply the best slides on the market. Hand-made in the UK from recycled wine botles. They are nicely weighted and beautifully polished for a great warm, ringing sustain. Both ends cut and polished.

If you want to get into making cigar box guitars..and a whole lot of other cool home-grown musical stuff..this is for you.  
From the rank beginner to  the hardened pro builder, this book is a great source of ideas and inspiration - guitars, stompbox, diddley bow, washtub bass, amps, wiring and loads more, plus a useful appendix section that includes plans, template and fret spacings.  

It's beautifully laid out and presented, with stunning photos and some very useful and clear "how to do it" step-by-step photo sequences. 160 pages, full colour, softback. This publication definitely belongs on the bookshelf of everyone who has an interest in cigarbox guitars and alternative musical instruments.

Presented by Mike Orr with contributions from my good friend Shane Speal ( the King of the Cigar box Guitar) there's loads of practical advice and imaginative ideas.

With Handmade Music Factory,  you'll get great ideas for making -

*Cigar Box Guitar
*Hubcap Banjo
*Cookie Tin Guitar
*Stand-Up Lap Steel Guitar (made from a vintage ironing board!)
*Washtub Bass
*Stomp Box
*Amplified Washboard
*And more!

Great quality European fretwire, 18% nickel silver.  Available in 600mm lengths. 2mm wide, 1.1mm tall. Ideal for cigar box guitars. 2 x 600 mm lengths will easily do a full neck.

I'm very pleased to be able to offer this EU-made quality fretwire as an alternative to the Far-Eastern products.

Just the job for cigar box guitars. planed to 6mm thickness, 40-45mm wide 600 approx long, ready for slotting and installing. Available in oak, mahogany or Queensland Walnut. Please note if you need a specifc width, let me know.