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The original and best! That's no empty boast - we've pioneered the making of cigar box guitars in the UK. We have made and sold over 2400 of them, and have been featured in the UK music press, and on UK & European TV & radio.

All our guitars are set up for easy fretted and slide playing - as a guitar player I understand how a guitar should perform. We source the best components for the price, and carefully craft them into truly gig-worthy instruments, with unparalleled playability and tone.

We build to a quality, not down to a price - wherever possible we use European and North American timbers. We also use European and USA made components such as Van Gent machineheads & fretwire,  Newtone strings, Van Damme cable, Neutrik & Switchcraft connectors etc, instead of relying on cheaper "sweatshop economy" parts.

We now have our own range of custom made stainless steel parts featured on some of our guitars - tailpieces, jack sockets and control plates. These are designed by us and manufactured right here in the UK West Midlands. 

We ship guitars worldwide, and all our guitars are packed with care, double-boxed in custom made twinwall corrugated card boxes. When ordering a guitar please include a phone number with the delivery information.

We stand behind our products, and are proud to say that our guitars come with a 3 year guarantee.

CUSTOM ORDERS - We are taking orders for custom guitars. If you can't find a guitar that you like on our site, or have seen one of our earlier guitars that you'd like, we can make one for you!  We ask for 50% deposit, and delivery time is typically 2-3 months. We can advise on specification and special features, and will give you a fixed price quote, including shipping anywhere worldwide.

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Cuaba Diddley Bow - compact electric pickup
Cuaba Diddley Bow - compact electric pickup
£85.00
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Cuaba Diddley Bow - compact electric pickup

Cuaba Diddley Bow - compact electric pickup

£85.00

Here's a super simple guitar in the old-timey tradition - a single string fretless diddley bow. 22 3/4 inch short scale, oak neck with roundover profile and woodburned fretmarkers and position dots, hawksbill beech heel. Machine screw nut and bridge. Open back machinehead, Zilpha nickel wound string. Single coil electric pickup. 740mm long overa...

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Ramon Alones Diddley Bow - piezo pickup
Ramon Alones Diddley Bow - piezo pickup
£75.00
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Ramon Alones Diddley Bow - piezo pickup

Ramon Alones Diddley Bow - piezo pickup

£75.00

Here's a super simple guitar in the old-timey tradition - a single string fretless diddley bow. 22 3/4 inch short scale, oak neck with roundover profile and woodburned fretmarkers and position dots, hawksbill heel. Machine screw nut and bridge. Open back machinehead, Zilpha phosphor bronze wound string. Simple piezo pickup for a basic and raw am...

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Joya Diddley Bow - piezo pickup
Joya Diddley Bow - piezo pickup
£75.00
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Joya Diddley Bow - piezo pickup

Joya Diddley Bow - piezo pickup

£75.00

Here's a super simple guitar in the old-timey tradition - a single string fretless diddley bow. 22 3/4 inch short scale, oak neck with roundover profile and woodburned fretmarkers and position dots, hawksbill beech heel. Machine screw nut and bridge. Open back machinehead, Zilpha phosphor bronze wound string. Simple piezo pickup for a basic and ...

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Montecristo Diddley Bow - piezo pickup
Montecristo Diddley Bow - piezo pickup
£75.00
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Montecristo Diddley Bow - piezo pickup

Montecristo Diddley Bow - piezo pickup

£75.00

Here's a super simple guitar in the old-timey tradition - a single string fretless diddley bow. 22 3/4 inch short scale, oak neck with roundover profile and woodburned fretmarkers and position dots, hawksbill beech heel. Machine screw nut and bridge. Open back machinehead, Zilpha phosphor bronze wound string. Simple piezo pickup for a basic and ...

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Coyol Diddley Bow - compact electric pickup
Coyol Diddley Bow - compact electric pickup
£85.00
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Coyol Diddley Bow - compact electric pickup

Coyol Diddley Bow - compact electric pickup

£85.00

Here's a super simple guitar in the old-timey tradition - a single string fretless diddley bow. 22 3/4 inch short scale, oak neck with roundover profile and woodburned fretmarkers and position dots, hawksbill beech heel. Machine screw nut and bridge. Open back machinehead, Zilpha nickel wound string. Single coil electric pickup. 740mm long overa...

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Hardshell Case for cigar box guitar
Hardshell Case for cigar box guitar
£97.50
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Hardshell Case for cigar box guitar

Hardshell Case for cigar box guitar

£97.50

Custom made in our UK workshop to fit cigar box guitars, exclusive to Chickenbone John. Hessian wrapped with robust black ABS corners, 2 stay hinges and over-centre clasps, black strap handle.. Grey padded interior with neck support. Will fit most cigar box guitars up to 90cm long, 20cm wide and 9cm deep (also available as a short version for g...

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New World - Compact, Fretless - 3 string cigar box guitar
New World - Compact, Fretless - 3 string cigar box guitar
£235.00
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New World - Compact, Fretless - 3 string cigar box guitar

New World - Compact, Fretless - 3 string cigar box guitar

£235.00

A beautiful bright gold "New World Dorado" cigar box.  Hand carved cherry wood through neck and backstrap, eco-friendly blackwood TEK fretboard with white side position dot markers and a machinescrew nut. The neck is done with a shellac, hand rubbed gunstock oil and a final wax coat finish to produce a wonderful neck for great in-the-hand feel w...

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Oliva Diddley Bow - compact electric pickup
Oliva Diddley Bow - compact electric pickup
£85.00
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Oliva Diddley Bow - compact electric pickup

Oliva Diddley Bow - compact electric pickup

£85.00

Here's a super simple guitar in the old-timey tradition - a single string fretless diddley bow. 22 3/4 inch short scale, ash neck with roundover profile and woodburned fretmarkers and position dots, hawksbill beech heel. Machine screw nut and bridge. Open back machinehead. Zilpha nickel wound string. Single coil electric pickup. 745mm long overa...

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Joya Diddley Bow - compact electric pickup
Joya Diddley Bow - compact electric pickup
£85.00
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Joya Diddley Bow - compact electric pickup

Joya Diddley Bow - compact electric pickup

£85.00

Here's a super simple guitar in the old-timey tradition - a single string fretless diddley bow. 22 3/4 inch short scale, ash neck with roundover profile and woodburned fretmarkers and position dots, hawksbill beech heel. Machine screw nut and bridge. Open back machinehead. Zilpha nickel wound string. Single coil electric pickup. 720mm long overa...

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