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This podcast is all about building, playing, enjoying and appreciating handcrafted cigar box guitars and other blues and roots inspired instruments. The podcast will endeavour to provide building tips, product reviews and interviews with builders and players.
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Monday Jul 07, 2025
Monday Jul 07, 2025
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..
Thanks
Adam Harrison
Sunday Jun 22, 2025
Sunday Jun 22, 2025
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..
Thanks
Adam Harrison
Sunday Jun 15, 2025
Sunday Jun 15, 2025
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..
Thanks
Adam Harrison
Sunday Jun 01, 2025
Sunday Jun 01, 2025
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..
Thanks
Adam Harrison
Sunday May 25, 2025
Sunday May 25, 2025
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
Thanks
Adam Harrison
Saturday Apr 26, 2025
Saturday Apr 26, 2025
Well this episode is a few weeks old but , as happens in life, things got hectic. There is a you Tube version of this episode available at 'The Cigar Box Guitar Builder' You Tube channel.
Geoff can be reached via his You Tube channel where he teaches how to play popular songs on 3 string box guitars. He is building a fantastic following and has a great catalogue of songs to learn.
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
Thanks
Adam Harrison
Sunday Apr 13, 2025
Sunday Apr 13, 2025
In this episode the team and I talk about being a grandparent (not me), me being the oldest team member (I know right!!!) and we answer your group questions. We also discuss being a full time, professional builder and why it can be difficult.
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
Thanks
Adam Harrison
Sunday Mar 02, 2025
Sunday Mar 02, 2025
Oh my gosh! So much happened today! I promise I tried to do the video casting today but it didn't work. My WIFI is too slow for me to connect with Messenger. We are going to try a ZOOM meeting next. However the screen recorder worked but I had the audio OFF! It's a learning process. I'll see if i can put the audio and the video together some how.
Today Alex and Jessie took us through all the experimentation that they have been doing with noise makers and piezo/mag pups. It was truly interesting. We also discuss ways to work with softer timbers like pine and Oregon for necks and fretboards.
Thank you so much for being a part of our show and we truly appreciate you.
Do you know that we have our own website where you can purchase T shirts to help support the show.
Joe Oltean, Darren Macdonald and Jesse Thomas can be reached via the Facebook group
You can see what I have been up to on the Facebook group and at www.birdwoodguitars.com
Thank you for supporting the show and an enormous THANK YOU to Ben 'Gitty' Baker and the team at C.B.Gitty for supporting the podcast.
If you need to order parts and want to support the show, you can by using our affiliate link
https://www.cbgitty.com/?ref=birdwood
and if you use the promo code BIRDWOOD you can receive 10% off the price of your first 3 orders with CBGitty.
A reminder that Australian and New Zealand customers benefit from reduced US shipping rates and a free cigar box with every order over US$100.
You can purchase KILLER STRINGS from CBGitty.com in the USA and in Australia at
www.birdwoodguitars.com
Many thanks,
Adam Harrison
Saturday Feb 22, 2025
Saturday Feb 22, 2025
I don't like license plate guitars. I've never been happy with the sound of them when I've built them. The team and I have a chat about the problems associated with building license plate guitars (LPGs). Chickenbone John had some great comments regarding LPGs on one of my videos on 'The CBG Builder' You Tube channel recently that shed some light on some of the issues. We also discuss such diverse topics as the origin of the word S.H.I.T. and the performer Bob Log III.
Thank you so much for being a part of our show and we truly appreciate you.
Do you know that we have our own website where you can purchase T shirts to help support the show.
Joe Oltean, Darren Macdonald and Jesse Thomas can be reached via the Facebook group
You can see what I have been up to on the Facebook group and at www.birdwoodguitars.com
Thank you for supporting the show and an enormous THANK YOU to Ben 'Gitty' Baker and the team at C.B.Gitty for supporting the podcast.
If you need to order parts and want to support the show, you can by using our affiliate link
https://www.cbgitty.com/?ref=birdwood
and if you use the promo code BIRDWOOD you can receive 10% off the price of your first 3 orders with CBGitty.
A reminder that Australian and New Zealand customers benefit from reduced US shipping rates and a free cigar box with every order over US$100.
You can purchase KILLER STRINGS from CBGitty.com in the USA and in Australia at
www.birdwoodguitars.com
Many thanks,
Adam Harrison
Sunday Feb 09, 2025
Sunday Feb 09, 2025
In this episode your Four Amigos discuss our latest builds and whether or not it is fair to compare piezo pickups to magnetic pickups. What do you think?
Do you know that we have our own website where you can purchase T shirts and CBGs to help support the show.
Joe Oltean, Darren Macdonald and Jesse Thomas can be reached via the Facebook group
You can see what I have been up to on the Facebook group and at www.birdwoodguitars.com
Thank you for supporting the show and an enormous THANK YOU to Ben 'Gitty' Baker and the team at C.B.Gitty for supporting the podcast.
If you need to order parts and want to support the show, you can by using our affiliate link
https://www.cbgitty.com/?ref=birdwood
and if you use the promo code BIRDWOOD you can receive 10% off the price of your first 3 orders with CBGitty.
A reminder that Australian and New Zealand customers benefit from reduced US shipping rates and a free cigar box with every order over US$100.
Many thanks,
Adam Harrison