Build Your Own CBG

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Still the UK’s original and best ‘Build Your Own’ cigar box guitar kit. … No specialist tools or skills required to assemble – unlike the others! 

Handmade entirely by us in the UK - support your homegrown craftspeople.

Currently crafting Oak body-top BYO kit only.

Check out the Parts Shop to customise and upgrade your CBG Kit with anything from magnetic pickups, sound-hole screens, corner pieces to extra controls – we’ve got all you need!

This Build Your Own Cigar Box Guitar Kit is simple to assemble and comes with easy-to-follow instructions which can be completed by anyone of any age. It has a great acoustic sound and is the bare bones introduction to the traditional Cigar Box Guitar, remaining fully customizable from headstock shape to neck profile, string action to electrics, from paint finish to accessories. The B.Y.O model also features a fully-fretted neck carved from one solid piece of poplar timber, piezo-disk pickup so you can plug-in to an amp, and a mahogany bridge base. This kit comes with strings and all parts necessary to complete the guitar kit – nothing else but creativity required.

Choose from the Standard model or the Bottle-slide Starter Kit, the latter of which comes complete with one hand-cut bottle slide, 4x chrome corner pieces, authentic vintage cigar box graphic illustration sticker and D+H guitar pick.

3 and 4 String versions available – simply select from the drop down menu.

For those wanting something a little more pro and custom, check out our other authentic Cigar Box Guitar models.