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- Is a cigar box guitar easy to play?
- Do you need frets on a cigar box guitar?
- What is the best slide for a cigar box guitar?
Is a cigar box guitar easy to play?
The Cigar Box guitar is an easy to play instrument and an excellent one to begin exploring playing with a slide. ... An understanding of the tuning, a few scales, and a few simple chord progressions can ease your way into enjoying this complexly simple instrument.
Do you need frets on a cigar box guitar?
There is no question that great instruments can be built without frets. The tradition of playing unfretted with a slide goes back a long, long ways, and is perfectly suited to Cigar Box Guitars. ... The 6-string guitar is one of, if not the most widely recognized and most popular stringed instrument in the world.
What is the best slide for a cigar box guitar?
Dunlop Pyrex Glass Slides for a warmer, thicker, and bluesy cigar box guitar tone. I have tried a bunch of different slides with my cigar box guitars and this is the best, hands down. After five (5) cigar box guitar records and hundreds of shows... this slide is my favorite.
