# Build your own cigar-box guitar...

- Site: Analog Industries
- Author: Chris Randall
- Date: 2006-01-28
- URL: https://analogindustries.com/2006/01/build-your-own-cigar-box-guitar/

![Build your own cigar-box guitar...](https://analogindustries.com/images/blog/frugal_luthier_guitar.jpg)

This is an easy one, and almost certainly to good result. [Cigarboxguitars.com](http://www.cigarboxguitars.com/) has lots of information about how to build and play a cigar-box guitar, including making it electric via a piezo transducer or winding your [own pickups.](http://www.cigarboxguitars.com/workshops/Pickup_Workshop.php) Serious fun here, especially if you're in to DIY effects and circuit-bending. Instead of a cigar box, use an empty Speak 'n' Spell case, and build effects in it. You'll be the life of the party.

## Comments (4)

**synthetic** (2006-01-28):

This was covered in a new magazine called Make, I think you would dig it.

http://www.makezine.com/current/

**Chris Randall** (2006-01-28):

Huh. I thought I found that on my own. Oh, well.

-CR

**synthetic** (2006-01-29):

I wasn't trying to piss in your Cheerios, just pointing out a mag you might dig.

**Xmuzik** (2006-09-15):

that would be a good guitar to write " I've got those Pinna Sack Blues " on