The Cigar Box Guitar Builder Podcast

What Happens in Grumpy's Shed Stays in Grumpy's Shed

Thanks for joining us on another fun filled adventure in CBG land. We just love talking about our builds and other fun stuff. We really just wanted to have a catch up, so welcome friends we hope you enjoy the ride:)

Thank you to CBGitty and KILLER STRINGS for supporting the podcast and You Tube channel. Thank you also, to all those builders who have been supporting the show by telling their friends and using the CBGitty affiliate link which helps us out immensely and allows me to keep it going!

You can use the attached affiliate link to receive 10% off the price of your first 3 orders with CBGitty.

https://www.cbgitty.com/?ref=birdwood

Darren 'Grumpy' McDonald and Joe Oltean from CLUTCH CREATIONS can be contacted via the Facebook Group and Jesse Thomas from HUMMINGBIRD GUITARS can be found at

www.hummingbirdguitarsbyjessethomas.myshopify.com

You can order KILLER STRINGS in Australia and see what I've been building at..

www.birdwoodguitars.com

Thanks for listening!

Adam Harrison

American Heritage Guitars. The Unbreakable Brayden!

Brayden from American heritage Guitars has overcome a huge motorcycle accident and overcome many adversities to get back to recording his Youtube program. You can access his Youtube Channel below. 

https://youtube.com/@americanheritageguitars?si=-l6_doodI9uExqh4

During this episode we discussed the issues surounding the imposing of tariffs on countries including Australia. All comments are personal and born of worry and concern for the working class and small businesses. None of the comments are meant to offend or alienate.

Thank you to CBGitty and KILLER STRINGS for supporting the podcast and You Tube channel. Thank you also, to all those builders who have been supporting the show by telling their friends and using the CBGitty affiliate link which helps us out immensely and allows me to keep it going!

You can use the attached affiliate link to receive 10% off the price of your first 3 orders with CBGitty.

https://www.cbgitty.com/?ref=birdwood

Darren 'Grumpy' McDonald and Joe Oltean from CLUTCH CREATIONS can be contacted via the Facebook Group and Jesse Thomas from HUMMINGBIRD GUITARS can be found at

www.hummingbirdguitarsbyjessethomas.myshopify.com

You can order KILLER STRINGS in Australia and see what I've been building at..

www.birdwoodguitars.com

Thanks

Adam Harrison

Steve Arvey Return of the CBG Jedi Master

Rarely in the annuls of cigar box guitar history has a player been so inspirational and supportive. Steve Arvey is that man. Darren and I had the honour of hosting Steve during his brief stop over in Australia before heading home to the U.S. after his successful world tour of Europe and New Zealand. We hope you enjoy this catch up with Steve Arvey.

Thank you to CBGitty and KILLER STRINGS for supporting the podcast and You Tube channel. Thank you also, to all those builders who have been supporting the show by telling their friends and using the CBGitty affiliate link which helps us out immensely and allows me to keep it going!

You can use the attached affiliate link to receive 10% off the price of your first 3 orders with CBGitty.

https://www.cbgitty.com/?ref=birdwood

Darren 'Grumpy' McDonald and Joe Oltean from CLUTCH CREATIONS can be contacted via the Facebook Group and Jesse Thomas from HUMMINGBIRD GUITARS can be found at

www.hummingbirdguitarsbyjessethomas.myshopify.com

You can order KILLER STRINGS in Australia and see what I've been building at..

www.birdwoodguitars.com

Thanks

Adam Harrison

How to be the Worlds Greatest Soldererer

Welcome to another scintillating - nay, titillating episode of 'The Cigar Box Guitar Builder' PODCAST!!!! In this episode, Darren and I grab a firm hold of our soldering irons and dive headfirst into the ins and outs of effective soldering. Soldering is not a difficult thing to do if you follow these important tips. 

Thank you to CBGitty and KILLER STRINGS for supporting the podcast and You Tube channel. Thank you also, to all those builders who have been supporting the show by telling their friends and using the CBGitty affiliate link which helps us out immensely and allows me to keep it going!

You can use the attached affiliate link to receive 10% off the price of your first 3 orders with CBGitty.

https://www.cbgitty.com/?ref=birdwood

Darren 'Grumpy' McDonald and Joe Oltean from CLUTCH CREATIONS can be contacted via the Facebook Group and Jesse Thomas from HUMMINGBIRD GUITARS can be found at

www.hummingbirdguitarsbyjessethomas.myshopify.com

You can order KILLER STRINGS in Australia and see what I've been building at..

www.birdwoodguitars.com

Thanks

Adam Harrison

A Catch Up with Alex Lechner of ALX Guitars

Sometimes a person comes along that makes you totally rethink your build method or challenges your expectations on what a cigar box guitar or CBG is. One such person is Alex Lechner from ALX Guitars. He is a whirlwind of positive energy and although he has only been building his amazing creations for just on two years, he is always willing to talk shop or lend a hand.

Thank you to CBGitty and KILLER STRINGS for supporting the podcast and You Tube channel. Thank you also, to all those builders who have been supporting the show by telling their friends and using the CBGitty affiliate link which helps us out immensely and allows me to keep it going!

You can use the attached affiliate link to receive 10% off the price of your first 3 orders with CBGitty.

https://www.cbgitty.com/?ref=birdwood

Darren 'Grumpy' McDonald and Joe Oltean from CLUTCH CREATIONS can be contacted via the Facebook Group and Jesse Thomas from HUMMINGBIRD GUITARS can be found at

www.hummingbirdguitarsbyjessethomas.myshopify.com

You can order KILLER STRINGS in Australia and see what I've been building at..

www.birdwoodguitars.com

Thanks

Adam Harrison

How do you play this damn thing!!

This week, your four messengers of the Rockapocalypse discuss a range of CBG related goodies including how to play the damn things. Tips and tricks abound as we search the depths, nooks and grannies of these wonderful instruments of sonic onslaught! 

Thank you to CBGitty and KILLER STRINGS for supporting the podcast and You Tube channel. Thank you also, to all those builders who have been supporting the show by telling their friends and using the CBGitty affiliate link which helps us out immensely and allows me to keep it going!

You can use the attached affiliate link to receive 10% off the price of your first 3 orders with CBGitty.

https://www.cbgitty.com/?ref=birdwood

Darren 'Grumpy' McDonald, Joe Oltean from CLUTCH CREATIONS and Jesse Thomas from HUMMINGBIRD GUITARS can be found on our group. 

You can order KILLER STRINGS in Australia and see what I've been building at..

www.birdwoodguitars.com

Thanks

Adam Harrison

Jesse and the Oompa Loompas. His secret revealed!

This week 'The Four Amigos' talk about how to work with problem clients, build tips and we finally find out how Jesse manages to squeeze a 48 hour build day into only 8 hours!

Thank you to CBGitty and KILLER STRINGS for supporting the podcast and You Tube channel. Thank you also, to all those builders who have been supporting the show by telling their friends and using the CBGitty affiliate link which helps us out immensely and allows me to keep it going!

You can use the attached affiliate link to receive 10% off the price of your first 3 orders with CBGitty.

https://www.cbgitty.com/?ref=birdwood

Darren 'Grumpy' McDonald, Joe Oltean from CLUTCH CREATIONS and Jesse Thomas from HUMMINGBIRD GUITARS can be found on our group. 

You can order KILLER STRINGS in Australia and see what I've been building at..

www.birdwoodguitars.com

Thanks

Adam Harrison

'Colagular' Jessie's Awesome creation and using CNC machines

Colagular was a guitar created by Jesse and is now being used by an up and coming MetaL band Between Monsters and Mercy. Watch the clip here!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPk0ZAxwlQM 

We also chat about a range of topics such as build screw ups and screws! Chickenbone John has been talking about the place of CNC machines in the workplace and Joe has some great points in their favour. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1XFh9geyvQ&t=1031s

Thank you to CBGitty and KILLER STRINGS for supporting the podcast and You Tube channel. Thank you also, to all those builders who have been supporting the show by telling their friends and using the CBGitty affiliate link which helps us out immensely and allows me to keep it going!

You can use the attached affiliate link to receive 10% off the price of your first 3 orders with CBGitty.

https://www.cbgitty.com/?ref=birdwood

Darren 'Grumpy' McDonald, Joe Oltean from CLUTCH CREATIONS and Jesse Thomas from HUMMINGBIRD GUITARS can be found on our group and you can see what I've been building at..

www.birdwoodguitars.com

Thanks

Adam Harrison

The Small Wooden Box Guitar Builder

One of the things that I love so much about our FB group is that people are so supportive and encouraging. When Randy Underwood made a post stating that the group name should be changed to, 'The Small Wooden Box Guitar Builder' the group admin firstly thought that it may lead to some negative interactions. Oh how wrong we were! Instead, group members commented and interacted in such a positive fashion. Putting forward great points of views and examples. Thank you to Randy for providing the type of question that this group is all about! We won't be changing the name of the group but we will name the episode after Randy's comment. 

Thank you to CBGitty and KILLER STRINGS for supporting the podcast and You Tube channel. Thank you also, to all those builders who have been supporting the show by telling their friends and using the CBGitty affiliate link which helps us out immensely and allows me to keep it going!

You can use the attached affiliate link to receive 10% off the price of your first 3 orders with CBGitty.

https://www.cbgitty.com/?ref=birdwood

Darren 'Grumpy' McDonald, Joe Oltean from CLUTCH CREATIONS and Jesse Thomas from HUMMINGBIRD GUITARS can be found on our group and you can see what I've been building at..

www.birdwoodguitars.com

Thanks

Adam Harrison

Primal CBG builds and Model Kits.

Firstly, a HUGE apology for the lack of podcasts over the last month. We have had video content via You Tube and Facebook but things got quite hectic with chasing down the bogus group members. 

This week Joe and I discuss building primal style CBGs, the new FB group called 'The Aussie CBG builder swap' and building plastic model kits. 

A HUGE thank you to all those people who are continuing to support the audio podcast. It's something I started in 2016 and I am having a ball working with Darren, Joe and Jesse to bring you a steady flow of CBG info and interview great builders. 

Thank you as well to all those builders who have been supporting the show by telling their friends and using the affiliate link which helps us out immensely and allows me to keep it going!

You can use the attached affiliate link to receive 10% off the price of your first 3 orders with CBGitty.

https://www.cbgitty.com/?ref=birdwood

Joe Oltean from CLUTCH CREATIONS and Jesse Thomas from HUMMINGBIRD GUITARS can be found on our group and you can see what I've been building at

www.birdwoodguitars.com

Thanks

Adam Harrison