following a tradition that started when the Blues were born this company makes
the Blues were born this company makes
the Blues were born this company makes guitars made out of cigar boxes hi I’m
guitars made out of cigar boxes hi I’m
guitars made out of cigar boxes hi I’m Maya fear and welcome to watchmojo.com
Maya fear and welcome to watchmojo.com
Maya fear and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re talking to daddy mojo to
and today we’re talking to daddy mojo to
and today we’re talking to daddy mojo to learn more about cigar box guitars so
learn more about cigar box guitars so
learn more about cigar box guitars so when and how did cigar box guitars
when and how did cigar box guitars
when and how did cigar box guitars originated it’s a turn-of-the-century
originated it’s a turn-of-the-century
originated it’s a turn-of-the-century thing where poorer musicians couldn’t
thing where poorer musicians couldn’t
thing where poorer musicians couldn’t afford guitars so essentially they would
afford guitars so essentially they would
afford guitars so essentially they would take what they could get and oftentimes
take what they could get and oftentimes
take what they could get and oftentimes with cigar box and this is close to a
with cigar box and this is close to a
with cigar box and this is close to a guitar which is standard 6 string a
guitar which is standard 6 string a
guitar which is standard 6 string a cigar box guitar can be pretty much
cigar box guitar can be pretty much
cigar box guitar can be pretty much anything it can start with a one string
anything it can start with a one string
anything it can start with a one string to own all the way up to six the guitars
to own all the way up to six the guitars
to own all the way up to six the guitars go on this production table and the
go on this production table and the
go on this production table and the necks are glued to the boxes in this
necks are glued to the boxes in this
necks are glued to the boxes in this case it’s been done already we drill
case it’s been done already we drill
case it’s been done already we drill some holes into the tail piece for the
some holes into the tail piece for the
some holes into the tail piece for the strings to go through and the headstock
strings to go through and the headstock
strings to go through and the headstock has the keys that are mounted on it like
has the keys that are mounted on it like
has the keys that are mounted on it like on a regular guitar string through their
on a regular guitar string through their
on a regular guitar string through their respective string hole essentially you
respective string hole essentially you
respective string hole essentially you could string them by hand which is these
could string them by hand which is these
could string them by hand which is these clever little devices which facilitates
clever little devices which facilitates
clever little devices which facilitates the job in terms of design how do they
the job in terms of design how do they
the job in terms of design how do they differ from an original guitar to a
differ from an original guitar to a
differ from an original guitar to a certain extent it’s maybe less
certain extent it’s maybe less
certain extent it’s maybe less intimidating instrument a lot of people
intimidating instrument a lot of people
intimidating instrument a lot of people who do play a cigar box guitar have a
who do play a cigar box guitar have a
who do play a cigar box guitar have a tendency to have a very sort of rootsy
tendency to have a very sort of rootsy
tendency to have a very sort of rootsy rough quality to what they do I think
rough quality to what they do I think
rough quality to what they do I think they’re der kind of liberating they
they’re der kind of liberating they
they’re der kind of liberating they don’t have the big heavy stigma of
don’t have the big heavy stigma of
don’t have the big heavy stigma of standard kids eyes so this is a finish
standard kids eyes so this is a finish
standard kids eyes so this is a finish instruments are deluxe for string model
instruments are deluxe for string model
instruments are deluxe for string model it has a rosewood fretboard and
it has a rosewood fretboard and
it has a rosewood fretboard and mother-of-pearl position markers here
mother-of-pearl position markers here
mother-of-pearl position markers here and it has a mini humbucker pickup more
and it has a mini humbucker pickup more
and it has a mini humbucker pickup more of an electric guitar sound this one is
of an electric guitar sound this one is
of an electric guitar sound this one is going to be set up with a piezo pickup
going to be set up with a piezo pickup
going to be set up with a piezo pickup which is essentially a contact
which is essentially a contact
which is essentially a contact microphone that’s positioned on the
microphone that’s positioned on the
microphone that’s positioned on the inside of the box it really amplifies
inside of the box it really amplifies
inside of the box it really amplifies the acoustic properties of the box so
the acoustic properties of the box so
the acoustic properties of the box so essentially now the pickup has been
essentially now the pickup has been
essentially now the pickup has been connected to the output jack we’re going
connected to the output jack we’re going
connected to the output jack we’re going to create a recess in the neck and it’s
to create a recess in the neck and it’s
to create a recess in the neck and it’s going to be caboodle
going to be caboodle
going to be caboodle right up here then the boxed is shut
right up here then the boxed is shut
right up here then the boxed is shut with clamps overnight and we’re on our
with clamps overnight and we’re on our
with clamps overnight and we’re on our way to having a completed instrument
way to having a completed instrument
way to having a completed instrument there has been a revival of cigar box
there has been a revival of cigar box
there has been a revival of cigar box guitars in the recent years what has led
guitars in the recent years what has led
guitars in the recent years what has led to this resurgence it’s an independent
to this resurgence it’s an independent
to this resurgence it’s an independent movement I think in the last few years
movement I think in the last few years
movement I think in the last few years we see the do-it-yourself crowd out
we see the do-it-yourself crowd out
we see the do-it-yourself crowd out there people sort of get fed up of being
there people sort of get fed up of being
there people sort of get fed up of being fed the same thing over and over and
fed the same thing over and over and
fed the same thing over and over and over and they like the idea of being
over and they like the idea of being
over and they like the idea of being able to tinker in their basement or even
able to tinker in their basement or even
able to tinker in their basement or even deal with makers who can do stuff that’s
deal with makers who can do stuff that’s
deal with makers who can do stuff that’s particular to them to their needs and to
particular to them to their needs and to
particular to them to their needs and to their tastes we never really have to get
their tastes we never really have to get
their tastes we never really have to get our that sound quite the same
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