Dead Cat Cigar Box Guitars

07/22/2022

Came across another old pic from 2014. Man, I wish I was living somewhere where I could start building CBG's again. I have some really nice hardwood neck-stock stashed away too. Eventually...

07/22/2022

I found a few old pics of some axes.

10/13/2016

I build my CBG's as gifts for friends and relatives. As of now they are not for sale.

07/22/2014

Look what I made....

07/22/2014

Dead Cat #12 is a bass. And quite a handsome one at that....

05/19/2014

Number 12 may be a bass...

05/18/2014

actually, this is no. 9.....

Number 10 kicks ass. Tuned DAdA, the D's an octave apart, and the A's the same octave (the lower, thin string makes it cry.), it's my best and I'm keeping ir...

05/11/2014

Threw this together today. I made it to fit in my backpack. 13" scale, AEA tuning, dulcimer fretting.

04/23/2014

Finally getting the hang of Number 9.

04/17/2014

Once a good build binge begins it's hard to stop. I remembered we had the ladder from an old bunk bed, so I cleaned up the ladder rails.cut them in half, and now I got enough necks for maybe 3 or 4 builds. The box is one I picked up at yard sale a couple years ago. The sanded, worn white fretboard should go well with the sheep.......

04/16/2014

04/16/2014

21"scale, dulcimer fretting, BDGB tuning, NO glue,