Cigar boxes come in many forms and no two are the same . I use a circuit that is generally 3 watts, has volume and tone as well as various distortion levels… an earphone/headphone jack which turns off the speaker so you can practice more discretely … a jack to input from another source e.g. a phone player and a D.C. Power jack
the basic models are $175 plus shipppng
and then theres the custom boxes cases and speakers Some I’ve made have vintage Rola speakers mounted into old timber suitcases
great fun and surprisingly loud
here are some examples
….and first a section playing with Rhiannon Simpson at the 2nd Great Southern Cigar Box Festival 2019
The following are straight recordings on backing tracks to demo how the cigar box sounds using cubase , a little delay and thats about it…enjoy
Recording of” Im Getting Drunk” by Mitch Kashmar with backing on harp by me and this amp
People Get Ready…cigar box..Rola speaker
A Minor Thing
I Lied …Richard James…cigar box demo
San Ho Zay…Richard James…cigar box demo
Messin with the Kid..Cigar box demo
After Hours…Boz Scaggs…Cigar box demo
Cold Cold Feeling..Cigar box demo
Down at the Juke…Cigar box demo
CIGAR BOX demo by the marvelous Alex Ure from Perth
CIGAR BOX VIDEO…Click this image
CIGAR BOX WITH DELAY VIDEO…Click this Image
MORE CIGAR BOX STUFF VIDEO….click this image
Just received my Cigar Box Amp from Roger at Kingtone Mics today. To say I’m happy is an understatement. This little fellow punches far above its weight. I unboxed it with a friend at a local Cafe, and gave it a workout with my Uke straight away. When I got home I plugged in a Green Bullet and gave it a workout with one of Dane’s Seydel Blues Session Steel Harps. Can’t get the smile off my mug at the moment . This one is featured half way down the page of the link at Rogers site below. So pleased it was still available. Thanks Roger!
Even a ukulele with a cigar box stack sounds fantastic….thanks George
