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Top quality components, as used in ChickenboneJohn guitars. Pickups, electrical components, bridges, cigar boxes, machineheads, guitar strings, guitar necks and fretboards.
We source many of our parts direct from the manufacturer, so there's no middleman, and we pride ourselves in bringing you the best components at the best prices. Many of these are made exclusively for Chickenbone John Ltd. to our specifications, and they are not generic "off the shelf" parts. Our stainless steel adjustable bridges and other components are made right here in the UK and available only from us.
Guitar Parts

Silver Corner Protector - Split
£6.05
A set of 8 box corner protectors. Embossed design with a silver finish. 25mm x 25mm x 25mm. Fixing nails included.
Neck blank - Ash

Neck blank - Ash
£15.00
Strong and straight grained, ash is a great wood for making a cigar box guitar necks. 36 x 22 x 900mm - ideal for 3 string guitars. 42 x 22 x 900 - a nice chunky blank for 4 string guitars

Gold Corner Protector - Split
£6.05
A set of 8 box corner protectors. Embossed design with a gold finish. 25mm x 25mm x 25mm. Fixing nails included.
Neck blank - Maple

Neck blank - Maple
£15.00
Strong and resilient, maple is a classic wood for making guitar necks. 36 x 22 x 900mm - ideal for 3 string guitars. 42 x 22 x 900 - for 4 string guitars 42 x 39 x 900 - oversized for 4 string. Thick enough to be used without a fretboard and can be used without having to glue on a backstrap reinforcement, to allow notching out for a pickup.
Plain box

Plain box
£15.00
Plain box, perfect as a starting point for making your cigar box guitar. All birch plywood, 3mm top and back, 9mm sides. Brassed hinges with a sprung clasp. Custom made in the UK to our specifications. Ideal for building any range of cigar box guitar from a simple piezo pickup to twin humbuckers. Great for painting, staining, woodburning or an a...
Repro vintage cigar box

Repro vintage cigar box
£17.00
Plain box supplied with quality printed labels, perfect as a starting point for making your cigar box guitar. All birch plywood, 3mm top and back, 9mm sides. Brassed hinges with a sprung clasp. These are a nice size and once built up provide really good acoustic resonance - they can make up into a surprisingly loud guitar. The labels are re-pri...

3 String Guitar Kit. Plain Box and repro cigar box.
£75.00
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...

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...

Reso cone and coverplate kit for 3 and 4 string guitars and ukes
£54.50
Resonator cone kit for 3 string, 4 string guitars and ukuleles. Spun and ribbed 150mm (6 inch) diameter aluminium cone Rosewood biscuit and maple saddle Coverplate, nickel plated, aged bronze or aged copper finish. These make an outstanding resonator instrument, loud and with a unique chiming ringing tone. They can be used for 3 or 4 str...

Chickenbone John handwound "drop -in" 3 pole pickup
£39.50
3 pole single coil pickup for cigar box guitar, handmade in our workshop. Strictly limited numbers. These are individually handmade, from the bobbins to the final wrap. We wax pot them to reduce any microphonic effect and wrap the coil with tape to protect it and give a neat finish. Alnico 5 magnets Scatterwound with 42g enamelled wire 13mm po...
6 x machinehead bushes

6 x machinehead bushes
£3.75
Classic press fit machinehead bushings for standard 6mm tuner posts. These will fit most standard machinheads. Chrome plated solid metal. We recommend using a 9mm diameter brad point drill bit to ensure a good fit.

String ferrules - set of 6
£4.50
Set of 6 string ferrules for back-loading bridges. An ideal match for our hardtail bridges. Hard chrome finish. Simple to install - drill out with a 6.5mm bit and gently press or tap in to fully seat them.