An entire song recorded with
only CBG's. Lead solos were recorded on a ONE STRING
diddley bow and a 3 string 12 inch candy tin guitar,
the 'bass' is
actually a 3 string CBG tuned down.
I've been playing
guitar for 33 years and recording for almost as long. I've
been a guitar teacher for 30 years, specializing in
beginners and fingerstyle acoustic blues.
I started playing in a
cover band in Little Rock while still in high school. Opened
up my own recording studio in 1984 (still in business) and
recorded about 40 90 minute cassettes of my own music over
the next 20+ years.
Got into blues after
discovering Robert Johnson and RL Burnside. I've recorded
over 30 full length CD's in the past 9 years including
acoustic blues, electric blues, piano blues, ambient
electronic and experimental electronic. I perform all over
the country, playing my cigar box guitar and 6 string Simon
and Patrick acoustic. I've made over 1200 CBG's of various
types.
Endorsements
Jag:
My
CBG came today.
1.
Beautiful
2. beautiful and ass-kickin' amp
3. beautiful, solid & cigarbox-like
case.
4. sounds good thru Danelectro Ho-Dad
amp
5. scary thru Fender Twin Reverb
6. like that funky 9V battery holder.
7. the instruction disc was comprehensive
and well planned
8
.the
cassettes were a nice touch, and quite
tasty
9. Jimmy Rushing! Wow!
10 Blue Bland's 2 steps from the Blues!!
Damn!
11. Leroy carr, Christmas in Jail? Seasick
Steve has a similar themed
song...
And
12
bars, a box o' cigars, a wine
bottle-neck...you couldn't need
more.
Or
As Little Richard might say:
Bluesboy Jag, he put the jinx on
me,
I got the CBG-bies and I can't get
well,
I got the Cbg-bies and it's you I gotta
tell,
If I can't find my baby, then you know
darn well,
I'm gonna ring those strings like an ol'
church bell.
Jag
- WOW! All I can say is a great big
W
O W!
This
guitar is fantastic! It plays like a dream
and has a tone that KILLS. My friends keep
ooh-ing and ahh-ing when I jam with them.
Your work is precise and goregeous. I'm
starting a new band! Thanks SO
MUCH!
Gerald
Preston, Minneapolis Mn
Hey
Jag, My CBG arrived today, thank you for
sending it all the way to Norway! It
sounds and looks amazing, I keep having a
hard time putting it down, I've had it for
a few days now and I have truly fallen in
love with this instrument. And also I
could never play slide before on my other
guitars, on this however its not just easy
but it feels natural to me.
Adrian
Hallangen
Man I bought one of those cheap CBGs on
eBay with the transducer pickup and I was
really disappointed. So I bought yours
with
your
magnetic pickup and I gotta tell ya, thing
things is AMAZING! The attention to detail
really makes your CBGs stand out. You get
what you pay for I guess. Now I know why
you are mentioned all over the
internet!
Clinton
Tedford
Bill,
I got my Boogie Board today in the mail.
Thank you so much for shipping it quick,
it is awesome and sounds killer thru my
Ampeg 15in bass amp...just got to build up
that leg muscle!! Thanks again....
Alan
JAG's
the real deal!!! I've played his cigar box
guitars and they absolutely rock. His cds
are mandatory listening for any prim-rock
wannabe.
-Shane
Speal,
self-proclaimed king of the Cigar Box
Guitar
I
love my three string cigar box
guitar. But it's dangerous to have
around. Whenever I grab it, I
can't put it down. It's seriously
addictive. Though intimidated at
first by the lack of frets, I've found it
to be very easy to play. It's well
constructed and the electronics work
fine. And the best thing about it of
course, is that all the groupies go crazy
over my new natural sounding
groove.
Doug
Czajkowski
Hey
Jag,
I
want to let you know the guitar made it in
great shape as promised and it is
beautiful! I have been lusting after
one of these for a couple years and it
certainly did not disappoint. Now I
just need to take my rudimentary knowledge
and skills and figure out how to play
it. I am looking forward to the
journey. I may be checking in for
one of your foot stompers some time
soon. Thanks!
Mike
The
guitar came today, we love it, and it
sounds great.
Thank
you.
RAF
richardalanfox.com
Deb
is so happy withthe banjo! This is the
best present we have ever given her since
the bouncy horse she got for Christmas the
year she turned 4! I saw the pictures of
it on your website. It looks
awesome.
Mary
Davis
melkdav@NOSPAMgmail.com
Jag-
I just had to let you know how your
instrument was recieved. I
thought my husband would have to learn how
to play it for awhile, but
no,instead he tuned it, plugged it in and
started playing it like he had
it his whole life! He's in love with it.
He said, "finally that blues
sound I've been looking for!". He even
called me today from his day
job where he works with kids in a juvinile
detentention center and he
brought his CBG and everyone was amazed,
one of the correctional officers
happened to have a harmonica with him and
they started playing and
pretty soon had a crowd. Tomorrow he's
performing at a big festival and has
already come up with a couple of songs
he's going to play. I'm going
to take a picture of him playing there and
email it to you. I want to thank
you again for making it so fast, shipping
it so soon, and making it soundso good.
Sam
in California
Hey
Jag, just got the La Grand Fabrica cbg and
it is KILLER!!! It'll be perfect for the
blues festival I'm playing in Maryland. I
can now effectively do covers of Moreland
and Arbuckle at my gigs! Thanks
man.
Hi
Jag,
Thank
you for my cigar box guitar it's beautiful
I shall enjoy very much making a noise on
it! Bye, Alison (UK)
Jag,
I received the CBG, case and amp
yesterday. All I can say is wow! This is
the first one I have seen in person but
the quality is unbelievable and you are a
true craftsman. I cannot play a regular
guitar but I love the history and songs of
the southern bluesmen and hope I can learn
to play a little. I want another one,
these things just look so awesome!
Dear
Bluesboy Jag,
First of all, I bought a guitar from you
in March and have LOVED it! the pickup
sounds great, action plays well, and I
have found it sounds a lot like a sitar if
you play it a certain way.
Also, I bought a guitar yesterday for my
brothers birthday-- when you ship the
guitar to him, please do not include the
receipt, as it is a gift.
THANK YOU AND KEEP UP THE GREAT
INSTRUMENT-MAKING,
R. Schneider
Another great instrument, thank you so
much, you are the master of the box
guitar!!
-R Schneider
HI
. well i got my guitar this morning . I
love it and it sounds great
¬Ý, nice case too . thanks .
Billy
H. Rogers Ar
Hi
Jag, The guitar arrived
yesterday.
I
must say that I was thoroughly impressed
with not only the quality of workmanship
but with the sound of the guitar also.
Everything was much nicer than I had
anticipated.You did a beautiful job on it.
I wouldn't hesitate to buy another one
from you or to recommend you to anyone
interested in buying one of these great
instruments.
Thank
you so much.
Wayne
Jag,
Just
wanted to follow up to let you know my
husband LOVES his left-hand cbg and
amp!Thanks for a great turn around and a
great product!
Happy
New Year
Nancy
D.
hi
jag the guitar and foot stomper arived
today both are amazing! the guitar sounds
great even when played without an amp !
Ill be taking it to work everyday to play
in my lunch break
John
UK
Hi Jag,
Got
the Punch guitar last Friday.... excellent
sound and really like the work. Im playing
it any chance I get. Thanks,
Daniel
Hey
Jag!
I
got your cigarbox...great work...sounds
cool....still experimenting but I am very
pleased with the slide sound
especially!
Thanks
again
Jim
Got
the guitar for my son. Its great! Will get
one for myself soon.
Thanks!
Lionel Johnston
I
just received my first cigar box guitar by
Jag, and I simply couldn't be happier with
it! This little instrument is a whole lot
of fun, and EASY to play. I've owned a
bunch of musical instruments over the past
30 years, but dollar for dollar this has
got to be THE best bargain I've ever had!
Jag is a true craftsman!
I
know that he plays it with a slide, but
for myself, I've found that the neck is so
silky smooth that I like to "fret" the
strings and slide up and down the
fingerboard that way.
Overdrive
it a bit, through a little tube amp, (or
in my case a solid state amp with a tube
emulator pedal), and you've got the
makings for some geniuine, heart grindin',
foot stompin', po' boy, street corner
blues. For a different sound I'm thinkin'
about getting another one fretted . . .
string it up lighter, and try it with a
drone string (like a mountain dulcimer.) I
think that would be the cat's ass,
too!
I
can't wait to incorporate this into my
band's "MucklandMusic"
sound!
Kevin
Sprague
http://www.mucklandcrooners.com
jag
got
my cb guitar yesterday and have been
playing it ever since,sorry for the delay
but you make awesome guitars love the warm
sound from¬Ýyour pickup she
sure screams for one string and a broom
stick! love it! Thanks!
Chicago
mike
I received my CBG yesterday
and played it forseveral hours. I thoroughly
enjoyed the uniqueness of the instrument and expect
I will log many, many hours playing it. I tried it
in open A, open G and G5. Open A seems to be
optimal with the strings it came with.
I would like to compliment
you on your craftsmanship (my wife sends her
compliments aswell). I played the instrument
through my Ampeg Jet tube amp, straight into the
amp and also through a Korg ToneWorks processor,
with excellent results. I also played it through my
Fender Acoustasonic amp which produced very
appealing tones and really brought out and enhanced
the acoustic properties of the instrument. Thanks
for being out there and also for your prompt
service. I really appreciate what you're
doing!
Bobby Q
I gave the
"black punch" acoustic (no pickup!) cbg to my
boyfriend for his
50th and he won't stop playing it! And I mean not
for a second.
By the way, it's plenty loud enough for his
show.
He's also
going to write
you to thank you for building such a beautiful
instrument.
Thanks for all of your help and advice. You really
delivered for me.
He used it
for busking on the waterfront of Old Town
Alexandria, VA
yesterday and the guitar caused quite a stir.
People just stared. And
with no mic. I gave him some other things for his
b-day, but I only needed to give him the
cbg!
He really is
entranced.
Debbie
Big thanks to
Bluesboy Jag for making a CBG for my girlfriend to
give
me for my birthday! I am an acoustic one man band
in the Delta style
and have known about your guitars and excellent
playing for a while.
I play clubs and school shows and all Summer for
the last 10 years or
so I've played in Old Town Alexandria outside on
the waterfront
busking. I wasn't sure if the CBG would be loud
enough acoustic for
my outdoor show since I play National Steel
Tri-cone usually. I have
been amazed at how great it comes across while
busking. I walk right
up to the crowd so everybody can see the tooth pick
frets and it is a
big hit. I use a heavy percussive style with finger
and thumb picks
and the thing really carries! I tell people that
JAG is the
Stradivari of CBGs.
It just
occurred to me that I may not have contacted you
after I received my CBG from you???
If not I need
to thank you profusely as I am Hooked! So Thank
You!
Kim
Boyle
I am enjoying my new cbg very much! Thank
you!
Antonio
Valdez, Mexico City, Mexico
tried out my amp today. cool tone .sounds like a
tube
amp.i think
that speaker may be bad(i supplied
speaker
in antique
radio). i actually took it out of the
box
tried it in
the parking lot of gig.took it in and
had
sound man mic
it .played three songs with cigarbox
guitar you
made for me and two with gibson les
paul.crowd
was diggin it.i gave your web site info
to
several
players as they said they have to
have
one.thanks
for the professional service and
awsome
product.product
isnt really a good word for
something
with such
attitude and life,thanks for introducing
me
to my new
band member.paul jones
Hey Jag, sorry I took a
while to send this email but have been pretty
swamped with Christams etc. Thanks very much for
the replacement pup, and information cd - it sounds
so sweet in the guitar. Your album, "Drop Down"
sounded great too - favourite tracks are "Lil
Sister", and "Dimples". I'm very pleased with the
guitaronly really properly spent time with it now,
as
it was actually kind of a
Christmas present tomyself so I only really gave it
a once over before Christmas day. I love the>
action of it for slide - I myself use a ground down
wine-bottle neck whichproduces an extremly warm
tone.. Overall I' hugely pleased with my order and
will definitelsave your web-page in my favourites!
Regards, Oliver Smith.
UK
Hi Jag, just writing to
say I received my Diddley Bow earlier this week
and I'm absolutely ecstatic with how good it
is! You have created a piece of art, it captures
the primal raw blues essence, in both tone
and beautiful/rugged looks. Also the craftsmanship
is outstanding, thanks for a wonderful
surprise.
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