This is the Loog Pro, a three-string guitar suitable for kids, and also for awesome adults. The Pro, along with the new Loog Mini, are the sequels to existing Loogs, and bring a whole bunch of neat ...

Back when cigars were plentiful and money was not — especially during the Civil War, for example, or the Great Depression — some musicians decided to work with what they had close at hand and built ...

WITH THESE UNIQUE INSTRUMENTS. AND OF COURSE, IT’S MADE MASS. THE SOUND THAT COMES OUT OF THAT IS UNBELIEVABLE. IT’S CRAZY. FOR THE UNINITIATED, THE SOUND COMING FROM THIS CIGAR BOX IS MIND BLOWING.

If WT Bryant isn’t working with his hands, he says his world just doesn’t feel right. It’s that maker spirit that’s led him to reimagine objects like the cigar box. For nearly four years, Bryant has ...

One of the best things about making music is that it’s so easy to do. There are countless ways to make interesting sounds out of nearly anything if you’re willing to experiment a little bit — just ask ...

When Diane Sutliff started making cigar-box guitars in late 2008, she was driven by curiosity, some innate craftiness, and the desire to improve upon someone else’s work—the same things that seem to ...

Charlie Rehfeld’s three-string cigar box guitar, complete with a 1960 black-and-white Texas license plate on the front of the body, is well used and well loved. Maybe not as much as Trigger, Willie ...

From shop class to cigar box guitars, Daniel Cook's journey is a testament to creativity and craftsmanship. Discover how this parts professional channels his passion for building into unique, ...