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Pickups, machineheads, strings, boxes, fretboards,necks, fretwire, electrical parts,bridges...pretty much all you need, down to the last nut and bolt.
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ChickenboneJohn "ChickenboneJohn" CD
£10.00
Studio album (featuring Alan Nicholls on Drums and John Roy Potter on Bass). Track listings - Shotgun Blues Stones in My Passway You Gotta Move Hill Stomp Texas Tea Party Jitterbug Swing St James Infirmary Jesus Gonna Be Here Ready for My Starry Crown It's All Over Now Way Down In The Hole Crossroads Champagne And Reefer Werewolves of London

ChickenboneJohn Tee Shirt - Black
£15.00
Heavyweight Gildan 100% cotton tee shirt, durable screen printed logo. Proudly designed and printed in the UK. Design by Hunt Emerson, renowned British comic book artist (his work has appeared in The Beano & Fortean Times).

Humbucker 3 String Guitar Kit - Bronze hardware. Plain Box and repro cigar box.
£91.00
Everything you need to make your own 3 string cigar box guitar. 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 decoration...

Bridge - Machine Screw / bolt saddle 3 or 4 string
£4.75
Simple walnut bridge with a 6mm machine screw saddle. The steel saddle ensures clear tone and good sustain, and has the added benefit of ensuring earth continuity - all you need to do is earth one string at the tailpiece and you've got all 3 strings grounded. The screw thread allows you to space the strings to your own choice. The height can be ...
Fret scale template

Fret scale template
£19.75
Heavy duty 2mm stainless steel templates, each with 2 popular scale lengths. 24 frets plus zero fret (2 full octaves). Guitar: 25 1/2 inch (Fender) and 24 3/4 inch (Gibson) Bass: 30 inch and 34 inch Ukulele/mandolin: 13 3/4 inch (soprano uke/ mandolin) and 15 inch (concert uke) Other manufacturers give you one of the popular scales and then anot...
Laminated Neck Blank

Laminated Neck Blank
£22.50
If you are looking for something extra special for your cigar box guitar build, these laminated neck blanks are a great starting point. 3 piece lamination ensures super strength and stability, and looks great too. These are oversize blanks so there is plenty of "meat" to shape a headstock, carve to profile and also leave a good thickness inside...
Fret Rocker

Fret Rocker
£7.95
An essential tool if you are making a fretted guitar. Also great for trouble-shooting guitars with fret buzzes. Simply place the rocker over three frets, and it's really easy to check to see if you've got a high fret that can be the cause of a nasty rattle or buzz. The length of the sides makes it easy to check all of the frets right the way up ...

Zilpha resophonic "Hot Plate" electric coverplate - Hotplate
£125.00
Nickel plated brass sieve hole coverplate, 1/4 inch Neutrik output jack, single coil lipstick style pickup, volume and tone controls. Designed to replace a "biscuit bridge" 9.5 inch diameter coverplate without modification to the instrument. This is a standard size coverplate, but we advise that you take a look at the blueprint to check that t...

Humbucker 3 String Guitar Kit. Plain Box and repro cigar box.
£88.00
Everything you need to make your own 3 string cigar box guitar. 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 decoration...

Mini Humbucker Pickup ANTIQUE BRONZE with mounting ring (Pre-wired available)
£16.95
Powerful minihumbucker. Supplied with matching steel mounting ring, complete with height adjustment screws, springs and fixing screws. Plain cover with antique bronze finish, 13.5K Ohm resistance...HOT HOT HOT!!! Pickup size 68 x 28, mounting ring 92 x 37mm overall, 220mm long hook-up wire. Custom made to our own specifications...new lower pric...

3-way pickup selector switch
£5.75
Very nice quality 3 way toggle switch, Les Paul style, chrome plated with black tip. These are much better than the usual sort of economy switches - solid one piece cast frame, earth tag with riveted-in eyelet for easier soldering, nicely machined thread with knurled locking ring.
Handmade Uber Doofer Leather Guitar Strap

Handmade Uber Doofer Leather Guitar Strap
£18.95
Simple leather strap custom made for cigar box guitars. We've had these specially made for cigar box guitar, as I've found most leather straps are too stiff and heavy to use comfortably with a cigar box guitar. These straps are strong, flexible and soft, exactly what you need for your cigar box guitar. 1250mm (50") long, 28mm (1 1/8") wide, thic...
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