The Cigar Box Guitar Builder Podcast

The Cigar Box Guitar Builder Podcast


Latest Episodes

Don't Bite Your Friends
April 19, 2024

Welcome back to another episode of the world's numkber one, most favorite CBG podcast!!Darren and I are joining you today to chat about all the interesting things that are happening in the group. New builds, new members and some incredible group contrib

Pete Veevers from Buzzard Guitars
April 08, 2024

I've known Pete for about ten years now. He is an incredibly kind and generous person who always gave excellent feedback on my builds and helped me to develop my craft in my early days. He also gave m

A Podcast with Adam Harrison and Darren McDonald
April 01, 2024

Join me, Adam Harrison and Darren McDonald as we talk about recent activity in the cigar box guitar world. The conversation ranges from appreciating supportive community members, acknowledging the neg

Welcome back it’s 2024
March 23, 2024

Welcome to a fascinating episode of the Cigarbox Guitar Builder podcast. In this episode, we jump back into the world of Cigar Box Guitar Building by resuming our usual insanity. Im here with Darren

Jason Heskins from JLee Guitars
July 16, 2023

It feels so good to be back in the interviers seat. Talk about rusty!! A huge thank you to Jason Heskins from JLee Guitars for agreeing to be interviewed. He has such a wonderful approach to building

Building a Del Puckett Style Guitar
June 24, 2023

Ok, in all honesty, I have to admit that I am a HUGE Del Puckett fan! I always wait eagerly for his Youtube channel uploads and I have learnt heaps from him. His enthusiasm is totally infectious and h

Ep 73 Dazza Builds a Uke
January 01, 2023

It's been a while but Darren and I are back with another fun filled episode of cbg building. There are many more episodes in the pipeline so thank you for checking in and please don't forget to subscr

Episode 64 Pricey Boxes and a Resonating Vibrator.
July 31, 2022

Ok, the resonating vibrator is a guitar that Darren made using a spring and a milo tin lid on the inside as a natural reverb. I'm just being cheeky. It's actually a Jack Daniels styled guitar which lo

Why Shouldn’t You Go Fulltime
April 16, 2022

OK, this is a contentious statement. However, I've been lucky to have had the chance to build CBGs as a full time job. I certainly haven't done everything correct. In fact, I'm still dealing with cert

John Nickel. Builder and player.
March 12, 2022

Ok, doing this podcast was more important to me than I realised. It's back. This first episode is with John Nickel. John taught me more in one episode that I knew in 2 years of building. A great music