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"Blues Box" 3 string guitar

"Blues Box" 3 string guitar
£32.95
A cheap and cheerful way for getting into playing 3 string cigar box guitar. To get going, all you need to do is fit the strings, tune up and away you go. Comes with a glass slide, instruction booklet and CD. Short scale (22") fretless maple neck Machine screw bridge and nut Open back tuners Passive piezo pickup Fibreboard box body (sorry, but ...
Mono Jack Socket - Rean by Neutrik

Mono Jack Socket - Rean by Neutrik
£2.95
Top quality mono jack socket, genuine "industry standard" Rean by Neutrik. Robust and durable. Much better than those flimsy cheapo no-name ones - positive action, rigid solder tags and an accurately machined thread and nut. Rated for 5000 cycles in use. Available as standard or long. The standard is ideal for using with our steel or plastic ja...

Zilpha Newtone Strings - GDG Roundcore Nickel
£5.50
Balanced tension ROUND CORE strings, handwound in the UK by Newtone. Specially selected for G - D - G tuning. 046, 030, 022 gauges, to give even tension across the fretboard. Nickel wound on round steel cores, suitable for electric or acoustic guitars. The round core is the old-school way of making strings, and results in no voids around the c...
Bone Nut Blank

Bone Nut Blank
£2.60
Real bone nut blanks. Available for 3 and 6 string. 36 x 10 x 5mm for 3 string guitars. 55 x 10 x 6mm for 6 string guitars. You can also use these on 3 & 4 string necks if you need a little extra thickness and width to work with.
Steel jack socket plate

Steel jack socket plate
£3.50
Exclusive to Chickenbone John, designed and manufactured in the UK. Made from chunky 1.5 mm steel. The jack plate is part of a suite of matching parts - check our other listings for t & v control plate and the "Ace of Spades" tailpiece. Supplied with steel fixing screws. Plain square (33mm x 33mm) Available in hand polished stainless steel,...

3 String Guitar Kit. Plain Box and repro cigar box
£80.00
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...
Fret slotting mitre box

Fret slotting mitre box
£41.50
This is designed to be used in conjunction with our fret slotting template to make slotting fretboards simple, accurate and quick - every time. Made from robust 19mm European beech it has a 2mm index pin pre-installed, so that our fret template engages easily and accurately to give you super-precise fretboards. The bed is 90mm wide so it will c...

Zilpha Strings - Balanced Tension "Light Gauge" GDG (Nickel)
£5.45
Through careful experimentation and calculation we have developed these balanced tension string sets. Even tension from low to high makes these ultra-playable for slide and for fretted playing for the best of both worlds. This set is a little lighter than our regular gauge, so tunes up to a lower tension and is easier to fret. Top quality UK mad...
'Orange Drop' capacitor

'Orange Drop' capacitor
£3.45
The classic capacitor for use in tone control circuits, as used by many leading manufacturers and custom builders. .047 microfarad is best for singlecoil pickups .022 microfarad is best for humbuckers

Fretwire, Van Gent - Jumbo 18% Nickel Silver
£4.10
Great quality European fretwire, 18% nickel silver made by Van Gent. Available in 900mm lengths cut from the roll (supplied as 3 x 300mm). 2.5mm wide, 1.1mm tall. A 900 length will easily do a full neck, provided you cut each fret to length accurately. We are very pleased to be able to offer this EU-made quality fretwire as an alternative to ...

Mitre box drawing - PDF digital download
£1.50
Downloadable drawing of our fret slotting mitrebox, designed to be used with our fretting template and fretting saw. You can make this from a piece of 600 x 250mm 18mm thick plywood. All it needs are a few straight cuts, drilling and putting together with cups and screws. It does need careful and accurate cutting, so if you feel the DIY approach...

Piezo pickup - pre-wired (available with volume control)
£4.75
If you don't want the hassle of soldering a pickup - here's the solution. Assembled and soldered, ready to drop into your guitar. Available either simply wired direct to a jack socket or with a volume control. This is the easiest way to put a pickup into your cigar box guitar- simply fix the pickup with a dab of silicone sealant inside the box ...