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[BJG145]

I'm looking for a new image for 2021. Anyone willing to stick their hand up to playing one of these?

[Sam Spoons]

Err... No...

[Stratman57]

I'm pretty sure that No Diddley's guitar in the picture was built for him by Guild or Gretch, and not from a cigar box.

There is however a good documentary on iPlayer about making cigar box guitars. I can't remember the guy's name, but he was always at the North West guitar shows.

Regards, Simon.

[Dynamic Mike]

I posted a link to it in the 'things I could watch all day' thread in the lounge.

[Sam Spoons]

I'm pretty sure that No Diddley's guitar in the picture was built for him by Guild or Gretch, and not from a cigar box.

There is however a good documentary on iPlayer about making cigar box guitars. I can't remember the guy's name, but he was always at the North West guitar shows.

Regards, Simon.

I assume "No Diddley" is a tribute act to someone other than "Bo Diddley"?

[Stratman57]

Doh! Fecking auto correct.

No Diddley is a tribute act that plays none of Bo Bo Diddley's songs.

Regards, Simon.

[Sam Spoons]

Perhaps he is a BoJo Diddley tribute?

[Stratman57]

There is also a rival to the No Diddley tribute act called Diddley Squat.

And let's not forget the great ape tribute act, Bonobo Diddley.

Regards, Simon.

[zenguitar]

And here's Bo with the Duchess.



And here's a later photo showing his original rythym guitarist Lady Bo, clearly another convert to more original guitar design.



Andy

[CS70]

There is also a rival to the No Diddley tribute act called Diddley Squat.

And let's not forget the great ape tribute act, Bonobo Diddley.

Regards, Simon.

I think I've listened to Some Diddley sometimes

[Sam Spoons]

There is also a rival to the No Diddley tribute act called Diddley Squat.

I presume they get up on stage and play nothing at all (no, not the Ronan Keating song...)

[ManFromGlass]

If the neck feels good I’d love to have one.
But I’ve always wondered - some of those guitar boxes are huge, meaning huge cigars. So are they a form of compensation for the less endowed the way owning a corvette car is?
(Where’s the darn zucchini emoji when you need it?)

[blinddrew]

I think the cigars go crosswise not lengthwise...

[ManFromGlass]

D’oh!

[Martin Walker]

There's absolutely no shame in playing a cigarbox guitar - I think they've got a real vibe, especially for Missisippi blues.

Have a listen to this one:

Justin Johnson (Rooster Blues) 7-15-12 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOUlgYCX_Uw

Superb playing, and I think this is the most beautiful cigarbox instrument I've seen to date


Martin