Feb 15, 2009 · Over the last year, I have been building short scale cigar box bass guitars with all the attributes of a normal bass. 30 inch scale, tapered 9.5 degree radiusd neck, Fender bridge and frets, Gotoh machine heads as well as P bass or J bass pickups .

Three-string fretless cigar box bass. There are scratches and scars but the bass plays great with no issues and sounds decent. The scale length is 25.5", the overall length is 35.5", and it's very lightweight.

We make three and four string cigar box guitars, cigar box bass guitars, as well as cigar box amplifiers and tambourines. Guitars start at $175. Guitars are tuned to Open G making them easy for beginners to learn to play, while more advanced guitarists …

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This is a big, bold and beautiful 2-string cigar box bass guitar, using a nice double-box body and a red oak neck. This is our first bass guitar build, and it turned out great. Decent acoustic sound, and nice deep thumpy bass through an amplifier.

4-String Cigar Box Bass features the "Slab," a specially machined 2-1/2" wide bar of T-6 (aircraft aluminum) running the entire inside length of the box to which both neck and bridge are bolted, making this instrument stronger by far than any wooden bass guitar, as …

Apr 20, 2021 · There's a guy a couple of towns over that makes cigar box guitars. I had a nice vintage Garcia Vega box with an '82 Fender Bullet neck and DiMarzio humbucker that sounded fabulous. Then he made me this...

CrestGuitars 2 String Fretless Cigar Box Bass Guitar. 30" short scale bass featuring a repurposed Rocky Patel box. Maple neck, ebony stained fingerboard, piezo sensor pickup with single volume control and front facing jack. Chromed tuners, bridge, and strapbuttons.

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Sep 20, 2023 · I do cigar box guitars....that might be a little off kilter with you lot...cos you play real basses..ha ha.... I'm from a mandolin background, got into other 4 string instruments, CBGs etc...but I'd like to try my hand at a 25.5 inch scale acoustics fretless bass.