![]() “What more do you want?” Speal bought it on eBay for $85.Īmp: “Fender Blues Jr. “It has reverb, distortion and a goofy tremolo,” Speal says. Although it's covered with tweed and sports a classic radio wooden face, this amp is just a cheapo solid state. Arion Octave pedal: Used sparingly in concert, usually during his one-string diddley bow songs or when he wants to kick into a total funk-infused fury.An old Ibanez digital delay set for slapback echo only.Speal used an inexpensive acoustic guitar preamp/EQ that is attached to the piezo so he can control the tone of hs stomp board. It's just a couple pieces of plywood sandwiched together with a large piezo disc inserted in the middle. As for his gear: homemade electric stomp board provides percussion for Speal's show.Shane was kind enough to send us a photo of his live rig. However, he gets some extra buzz, grind and distortion from the Trimmed & Burnin' tube amp. Most of Kaiser's live cigar box guitars are loaded with piezo buzzer pickups, giving him a more acoustic tone. For CBG's, I usually prefer a small amp cranked.” I have a lot of amps, but at this point, those two."Įffects: “For non-cigar box or found-object guitars, I always use a Korg tuner and a Blackstone Appliance Mosfet Overdrive. Glenn Kaiser (Former frontman of REZ Band & Kaiser/Mansfield)Īmp: ”Trimmed & Burnin' Spanky model mostly (a small, 3-watt amp with a Weber speaker) and an original Pignose. Here are the amplifiers and effects they prefer. Cigar box guitars have a great lo-fi sound, but playing them cranked up can create problems with feedback. Playing a cigar box guitar for a gig can be tricky. I had a chance to talk to Glenn Kaiser, Shane Speal and Justin Johnson. Let me talk about the gear some cigar box guitar artists used at this year's Pennsylvania Cigar Box Guitar Festival. SIDEBAR: RIGS OF SEVERAL PRO CIGAR BOX GUITARISTS Also Elmar Zeilhofer of The Original-Flatpup made one as a test video as well from one he made (He separated the coils on his DIY pickup). Also, make sure to ground your negative wire to your bridge to prevent unwanted noise.Ĭheck out the videos below of testing out our DIY guitar pickup. ![]() Note that if you use this pickup in your CBG, you should probably cut hole the size of the metal plates so only the plates will be exposed above the guitar body, leaving the coils hidden under the top of the box. The photo gallery below will walk you through the steps to make your own pickup in under five minutes (and less than $2). Proper safety gear, including work gloves and protective glasses.I used a N35 12mm-by-3mm magnet I got on eBay for less than 40 cents. Three or four (depending on how many strings you have on your CBG - cigar box guitar) Rare Earth Neo Neodymium disc magnets.That way, you don’t destroy a plug you might need later. I suggest scoping out your local thrift store for one. You know those big, clunky plugs that seem to be on just about everything nowadays.
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