Yes Michael, I'm sooooooo glad to see you, I was worried that illness may have knocked on your door. I used an almost identical box for my first build, bit smaller, the resonance is fantastic and was very easy to work with, they take varnish or paint really well and are available in their hundreds. It's difficult to find a nice big cigar box over here and if I'm honest I prefer to do my own thing. I have a supprise for you very soon, you'll know when the time is right. C'mon UA-cam let's push Southern Fire Guitars and bring joy and light into more lives in this time of darkness and gloom.
Thank you so much, David. I really appreciate that. I'm going to be on the lookout for those big wine boxes now, Ive seen them at flea markets but always passed on them. You're right they are very easy to work with. I liked that one with the real thin top, great sound. Thank you for the very kind words. M~
Excellent job, Michael! Its new owner will be very pleased with the result1! I like through-the-box neck designs, (much stronger and more rigid). It has the same scale length as mine; 25-1/2 inches, and 15 frets, and a loose bridge for intonation. I leave my box unpainted/untreated so as not to dampen the acoustic sound. It's fitted with a Piezo Electric transducer, for my VOX Mini5 Rhythm Amp! I love playing it as an acoustic CBG! Take care, all!
I'm waiting for builders to really get into tone. I've played with sound hole placement and sizing, shaving the inside of the top, and bracing of the top as well as the inside corners.
As a builder of all types of stringed instruments i been experimenting with tone and different methods and techniques for 40+ years . There is all the information on the subject you could ever want or need available out there your just looking in the wrong places .
Thanks CrackerJack. No not on vacation, been a little busy building guitars. I posted a video about 5 days ago. Then a few more before that. Check out my channel page and scroll down to uploads :) ua-cam.com/channels/WrTCcdV3MoA3eiO3LRSIvA.html
I love what you did to the 🍷 📦. Question, does Buster play one of your guitars? That’s a great idea for the lid support. It sound different then a Cigar box. You should build some more Wine boxes guitars. Thanks
Thanks Tim, No, buster doesn't play, but he likes to listen lol. That guitar sounded amazing, big box and a really thin top. I'm always looking for them, hard to find. M~
Great build and a cool story...wonderful piece with memories for that dude to have. Where in Florida you at? I grew up in the small town of Sebring but have been in Colorado for about 24 years now. Just about a month into my CBG journey and love your videos.
@@SouthernFireGuitars I know Brooksville, I went to USF and my dad was stationed at MacDill for a bit before we moved to Sebring when I was a youngster. Anyway, thanks for the great content. Perhaps one day I’ll be able to snag one of your beauties when I’m able to convince my wife to let me buy another instrument. ;-)
Hello Michael, it's hard to find a Cigar Box in my country, but there are boxes in our online market, mostly used a PINE woods. Some of them with lid plus lid's frame. But none of those have lid ( without lid's frame ) like Cigar Box. The other has a SLIDING LID ( without frame ). Could these box especially with SLIDING LID be made of CBG, I have no idea how to construct it. If you have please make one and share the way you make it here. Thanks Michael.
Thanks for your quick response. Yes I’m going to try a “zero fret” version of one of my cigar box guitars using a Jumbo fret in Lieu of a bolt or a standard bone nut . We’ll see how it goes . Thanks again
This was a real fun build, and that big box has a great tone. By the way, that was REAL thunder. LOL M~
Looks beautiful and sounds amazing, I knew my dad's old box would sound good. Thank you, I can't wait to get to playing!
I'm so glad you like it. It does sound amazing. You shall have it in no time. M~
I am finding that your videos are very educational I'm learning a lot about CBGs and how to build them. 😊😊😊
Thank you, I appreciate that. M~
That was awesome Michael!!! That one sounded great!!
Thanks for the video. I will not build a guitar myself. I watch your video's because they are so entertaining.
Thanks Zonnig. I appreciate that. M~
That looked and sounded great. Another cracking instrument.
Thanks Walter. M~
That sounds AWESOME!!
Thank you, R. M~
That wine box guitar turned out splendidly.. Sounds wonderful for acoustic only!
Thanks David. I've been looking for a box like that ever since I built that, not easy to find.Still looking :)
Came out very nice and sounds great.
Awesome 👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks 🤗
I sure hope her owner shows as much love as you did....well done n well played sir .
He did, he really liked it. Thank you, much. M~
You are correct when you talk about the rain in Florida! 🤣🤣🤣
Don't you mean the Sunshine State lol
Awesome tone!
Thanks Oscar. M~
Good job Michael! The first two guitars I made were made from a wine box. The acoustics on that one is amazing. 👍
Thank you sixstring, That's cool. Yes, great acoustic sound. I am on the look out for a few my self now lol. M~
Sounds pretty good.. love that
Thanks. M~
@@SouthernFireGuitars ,being your fan. Bro.
Great work.
Thank you Don :)
It sounds amazing
Thank you, Kimberly. M~
Dude, love ya work, you've inspired me to build my own Aussie cigarbox guitar. And now I know what gauge strings I need, thanks mate 👍👍
Thank you much, Brad. That's great your building your own CBG, good luck with it. Ohh yeah.. once you build ONE you will have to built TWO. lol M~
Good job 👍
Thanks Doodles. M~
Sweet
Thanks , Bill. M~
Nice one.
Thanks CrackerJack.
I have an oval shaped Birdseye maple box I don’t want to screw up. Saving for at least my 10th build. One down. Lots to learn to go.
Thanks for the comment Joshua. Learning is part of the fun. That birdseye maple box sounds nice. Good luck with the build. M~
Your a GENIUS MICHAEL. I bet the owner will be over the moon, Thanks for showing us mate.
Your welcome. Thank you Peter
I use the same type of countersinking bit. Great job. I know he’ll be pleased
Thank you, Harold. M~
Speaking of wine boxes...I have one and somwhere down the road I will try to make something out of it ... maybe a Bass hopefully............
Sounds great, especially with the slide
Thanks Dave, I totally agree. M~
Yes Michael, I'm sooooooo glad to see you, I was worried that illness may have knocked on your door. I used an almost identical box for my first build, bit smaller, the resonance is fantastic and was very easy to work with, they take varnish or paint really well and are available in their hundreds. It's difficult to find a nice big cigar box over here and if I'm honest I prefer to do my own thing. I have a supprise for you very soon, you'll know when the time is right. C'mon UA-cam let's push Southern Fire Guitars and bring joy and light into more lives in this time of darkness and gloom.
Thank you so much, David. I really appreciate that. I'm going to be on the lookout for those big wine boxes now, Ive seen them at flea markets but always passed on them. You're right they are very easy to work with. I liked that one with the real thin top, great sound. Thank you for the very kind words. M~
Hey Michael, You did a good job on that WBG. Sounds great. That guy will me real happy.
Thank you, Hal. It did sound great, pretty loud too. I think so. M~
Hi Mike...That came out beautiful and it sounds awesome. Great work sir
Hey Harry, Thanks a lot. M~
Excellent job, Michael! Its new owner will be very pleased with the result1! I like through-the-box neck designs, (much stronger and more rigid). It has the same scale length as mine; 25-1/2 inches, and 15 frets, and a loose bridge for intonation. I leave my box unpainted/untreated so as not to dampen the acoustic sound. It's fitted with a Piezo Electric transducer, for my VOX Mini5 Rhythm Amp! I love playing it as an acoustic CBG! Take care, all!
Thank you very much, Paul. Yes, I think he's going to love it. I too am a big fan of the floating bridge, easy adjusting.
Fine build Michael...sounds well !!
Thank you, stephen. I appreciate that. M~
Beautifully done! I just got my first CBG, and it is an amazing instrument!
Thank you, sushipaolo. Yes, there are VERY cool. :) M~
Some great tips there Michael for builders and players of CBGs and as usual very entertaining :-)
Thank you, TDL. M~
Real nice work, & real nice pickin
Thank you KM. I appreciate it. M~
I'm waiting for builders to really get into tone. I've played with sound hole placement and sizing, shaving the inside of the top, and bracing of the top as well as the inside corners.
Yes, I think there's a lot of different techniques to try, that could make a big difference in the sound.
As a builder of all types of stringed instruments i been experimenting with tone and different methods and techniques for 40+ years . There is all the information on the subject you could ever want or need available out there your just looking in the wrong places .
That sounds really good
I’ve had to resort to building my own box as I’m having trouble getting cigar boxes in Australia
Thank you, Marty. You can find boxes on ebay. :) M~
Gonna have to do a segment about wine box guitars!
I might do that, that was a great box. :) M~
Great sound looks great. Have you been on vacation? It's ages since one of your vids has shown up even though I'm subscribed and the bell is on.
Thanks CrackerJack. No not on vacation, been a little busy building guitars. I posted a video about 5 days ago. Then a few more before that. Check out my channel page and scroll down to uploads :) ua-cam.com/channels/WrTCcdV3MoA3eiO3LRSIvA.html
I love what you did to the 🍷 📦. Question, does Buster play one of your guitars? That’s a great idea for the lid support. It sound different then a Cigar box. You should build some more Wine boxes guitars. Thanks
Thanks Tim, No, buster doesn't play, but he likes to listen lol. That guitar sounded amazing, big box and a really thin top. I'm always looking for them, hard to find. M~
Awesome! Have you done a lesson on that first lick?
Thanks Just Dandy, I don't think I have, so I might make that my next video. Thanks. M~
Great build and a cool story...wonderful piece with memories for that dude to have. Where in Florida you at? I grew up in the small town of Sebring but have been in Colorado for about 24 years now. Just about a month into my CBG journey and love your videos.
Thank you, Geoff. Yeah, he really loved it. I know where Sebring is, I'm in Brooksville FL. Colorado a bit too cold for me lol M~
@@SouthernFireGuitars I know Brooksville, I went to USF and my dad was stationed at MacDill for a bit before we moved to Sebring when I was a youngster. Anyway, thanks for the great content. Perhaps one day I’ll be able to snag one of your beauties when I’m able to convince my wife to let me buy another instrument. ;-)
@@geoffspakes Your welcome, Geoff. Thank you. You, can't have TOO many instruments lol
Fantastic acoustic cbg. Do you have any suggestions or qualities to look for to get the best acoustics out of a cigar box?
Thanks Jerry. An all wood box with a thin top is great for acoustics. M~
So I'm guessing the larger cigar boxes get better sound quality for acoustics. Are there particular boxes that are better than others
Larger boxes do have a better acoustic sound in my opinion. There are too many good boxes out here to single any out ;) M~
Hello Michael, it's hard to find a Cigar Box in my country, but there are boxes in our online market, mostly used a PINE woods. Some of them with lid plus lid's frame. But none of those have lid ( without lid's frame ) like Cigar Box.
The other has a SLIDING LID ( without frame ).
Could these box especially with SLIDING LID be made of CBG, I have no idea how to construct it. If you have please make one and share the way you make it here. Thanks Michael.
I haven't made a CBG with a sliding lid before, You might be better off just building a box with a lid. M~
@@SouthernFireGuitars ok2 thanks
That big box with the thin lid sounds so much better acoustically that the typical CBG. Is the top 1/8" plywood?
Hey Brain, I believe it is 1/8''. That deep box helps too.
Sounds great! Can you tell what the thinkness of the top and the walls were? I‘d like to build my own boxes for a guitar…
Thanks, ,That was a while back, but I believe the top was about 1/8 in. NOt sure about the sides but they weren't too thick, maybe 1/8 - 1/4'' M~
@@SouthernFireGuitars Thanks for such a fast answer! Now there‘s no excuses any more to start building!
@@techairline4282 Your welcome. yeah, build you one. M~
What camera/mic do you use to record your videos?
That video was done on my Samsung Galaxy 8 lol
That sounds awesome. I tried making 2 different ones and they both sound like crap, of course I’m not very good guitar player either. 😂
Thanks Jason, The more you play with them, the better you sound :)
WHERE DO YOU GET THE GUITAR NECKS WITH FRETS?
I build them. :)
Was hoping you could share What scale length are you using? Also If I’m not mistaken I count approximately 17 frets is that correct?
That guitar is on a 23'' scale, and has 15 frets. It does have a jumbo fret used as the nut.
Thanks for your quick response. Yes I’m going to try a “zero fret” version of one of my cigar box guitars using a Jumbo fret in Lieu of a bolt or a standard bone nut . We’ll see how it goes . Thanks again
@@rstarguitar5350 Your welcome, Thank you, for checking out the video, and good luck with your next build. M~
What do you use for the nut on the headstock?
Hi David, I use a screw. M ~
Sir, that was a rooster, not thunder. Day drinking?
I heard him too :) sorry. I don't drink. M~
What scale length is this cog
Hi John, because the length of the box 13.5'' I went with a 25'' scale length. M~
Southern Fire Guitars Thanks I enjoy your channel
@@johnmarshall8484 Thank you, my friend. M~
That box looks like it was at Omaha Beach.
Thanks for checking it out, Everett. M~
With a barcode on the end
Somebody hurry and Thumb this up so I'm not 666 . Thanks.