CBG 4 string

Model 12 – Liona

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This 4 string tenor guitar was originally a custom build for Joe as a personal guitar. It was donated to the Halton Down Syndrome Association for a fund raising event and found a happy home with a thrilled customer.

  • BUILD DETAILS
  • 4 string acoustic electric
  • Robaina cigar box
  • D style maple neck with mahogany fret board, pearloid fret dots and black side dots
  • f-hole sound holes
  • bone nut and floating oak bridge
  • piezo electric pickup
  • chrome open gear tuners
  • chrome box corners and volume knob
  • brushed chrome tail piece
  • standard tuning D-G-B-E; G open tuning by setting E to D

Model 11 – SLAYER

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This is a custom order delivered to family of trained musicians.

  • BUILD DETAILS
  • 4 string cigar box guitar, acoustic electric
  • Monte Cristo cigar box
  • wood burned facing dragon images; wings cut out for sound holes
  • D-Style cherry neck, mahogany finger board, tiger wood fret dots, white side fret dots
  • Bone nut and floating oak bridge
  • Closed gear brass tuners
  • Solid brass bin pull tailpiece
  • Four strings – standard tuning for D G B E
  • Detailed with: brass corners, brass guitar strap buttons, brass volume knob

Model 10 – Bobby

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This Custom Order was a gift to a trained musician who returned with it to his home in Japan.

  • BUILD DETAILS
  • 4 string cigar box guitar, acoustic electric
  • Michael’s craft box
  • 4 round sound holes
  • D-Style cherry neck, maple finger board, walnut fret dots, black side fret dots
  • Bone nut and floating bone bridge in oak saddle
  • 4 pole height adjustable magnetic pickup, black pearloid facing, volume and tone control
  • Open gear brass tuners
  • Solid brass tailpiece
  • Four strings – standard tuning for D G B E
  • Detailed with: brass tailpiece, brass corners, brass guitar strap buttons, brass grommets sound hole covers, brass escutcheon on the headstock

Model 9 – Ricky!

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This guitar was delivered as part of a 2 guitar custom order. It has an exceptional sound because all the sides of the box are wood; none of the sides are covered with paper. This box is difficult to find. “Ricky!” is in the hands of a trained musician.

  • BUILD DETAILS
  • 4 string cigar box guitar, acoustic electric
  • Brick House all wood cigar box
  • 4 round sound holes
  • D-Style cherry neck, maple finger board, mahogany fret dots, black side fret dots
  • Bone nut and floating bone bridge in oak saddle
  • 4 pole height adjustable magnetic pickup, black pearloid facing, volume and tone control
  • Open brass tuners
  • Solid brass tailpiece
  • Four strings – standard tuning for D G B E
  • Detailed with: brass tailpiece, brass corners, brass guitar strap buttons, brass screened sound hole covers, brass escutcheon on the headstock

Model 5 – Lucy – 4 String CBG

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This guitar was purchased by a professional guitar player to add to his performances. Lucy was our first 4 string build and served as a great practice guitar. Lucy was named in honour of B.B. King who passed away while this guitar was being built.

  • BUILD DETAILS
  • 4 string cigar box guitar, acoustic electric
  • Habanos cigar box, using the back of the box as the face
  • F-hole sound holes
  • cherry neck, mahogany fingerboard, mahogany fret dots
  • 620 mm scale length (24.4 inches)
  • Nut (polystyrene); floating bridge (oak – not glued onto the guitar)
  • Piezo electric pickup (sandwiched between mahogany shims) with brass volume control knob; output jack
  • Open brass tuners
  • Solid brass tailpiece
  • Four string – DGBE Standard Tuning (strings are .034w, .026w, .017, .013)
  • Detailed with: brass guitar strap buttons
  • With the 4 high strings of a 6 string guitar, has the tone of a tenor guitar