Thank you for supporting our group podcast. Remember, if you want to support the show the best way to do it is to tell your friends! We need your support to build the listenership of the world's ONLY CBG podcast. No need for money just a kind word in a friend's ear. Thank you to CBGitty and KILLER STRINGS for supporting the podcast and You Tube channel. Thank you also, to all those builders who have been supporting the show by telling their friends and using the CBGitty affiliate link which helps us out immensely and allows me to keep it going! You can use the attached affiliate link to receive 10% off the price of your first 3 orders with CBGitty. https://www.cbgitty.com/?ref=birdwood Darren 'Grumpy' McDonald and Joe Oltean from CLUTCH CREATIONS can be contacted via the Facebook Group and Jesse Thomas from HUMMINGBIRD GUITARS can be found at www.hummingbirdguitarsbyjessethomas.myshopify.com You can order KILLER STRINGS in Australia and see what I've been building at.. www.birdwoodguitars.com Thanks for listening! Adam Harrison

Wow it feels like ages since we had the four riders of the Rockapocalypse back in the studio talking all things CBG. We have a new challenge that we are starting this week. It's the Primitive Build Challenge. It's going to be heaps of fun! We are hoping to be able to continue this series by having the winner choose the next build challenge. It will span one month so that should provide you enough time to test your building skills. Check out the post in the Facebook group. Remember, if you want to support the show the best way to do it is to tell your friends! Thank you to CBGitty and KILLER STRINGS for supporting the podcast and You Tube channel. Thank you also, to all those builders who have been supporting the show by telling their friends and using the CBGitty affiliate link which helps us out immensely and allows me to keep it going! You can use the attached affiliate link to receive 10% off the price of your first 3 orders with CBGitty. https://www.cbgitty.com/?ref=birdwood Darren 'Grumpy' McDonald and Joe Oltean from CLUTCH CREATIONS can be contacted via the Facebook Group and Jesse Thomas from HUMMINGBIRD GUITARS can be found at www.hummingbirdguitarsbyjessethomas.myshopify.com You can order KILLER STRINGS in Australia and see what I've been building at.. www.birdwoodguitars.com Thanks for listening! Adam Harrison

In today's episode, Jesse and I discuss some ideas revolving around some cool challenges for the group which should be a lot of fun. We also discuss the ongoing issue with posting to the united states and how it may potentially become a lot easier for Aussies. There are dark clouds on the horizon regarding building legitimate cigar box guitars in Australia and new tobacco related policies. Lets hope reason prevails! Remember, if you want to support the show the best way to do it is to tell your friends! Thank you to CBGitty and KILLER STRINGS for supporting the podcast and You Tube channel. Thank you also, to all those builders who have been supporting the show by telling their friends and using the CBGitty affiliate link which helps us out immensely and allows me to keep it going! You can use the attached affiliate link to receive 10% off the price of your first 3 orders with CBGitty. https://www.cbgitty.com/?ref=birdwood Darren 'Grumpy' McDonald and Joe Oltean from CLUTCH CREATIONS can be contacted via the Facebook Group and Jesse Thomas from HUMMINGBIRD GUITARS can be found at www.hummingbirdguitarsbyjessethomas.myshopify.com You can order KILLER STRINGS in Australia and see what I've been building at.. www.birdwoodguitars.com Thanks for listening! Adam Harrison

In this episode Darren and I discuss what it was like to be a part of a CBG festival. We also discuss the emergence of Far East, mass produced CBGs. Remember, if you want to support the show the best way to do it is to tell your friends! Thank you to CBGitty and KILLER STRINGS for supporting the podcast and You Tube channel. Thank you also, to all those builders who have been supporting the show by telling their friends and using the CBGitty affiliate link which helps us out immensely and allows me to keep it going! You can use the attached affiliate link to receive 10% off the price of your first 3 orders with CBGitty. https://www.cbgitty.com/?ref=birdwood Darren 'Grumpy' McDonald and Joe Oltean from CLUTCH CREATIONS can be contacted via the Facebook Group and Jesse Thomas from HUMMINGBIRD GUITARS can be found at www.hummingbirdguitarsbyjessethomas.myshopify.com You can order KILLER STRINGS in Australia and see what I've been building at.. www.birdwoodguitars.com Thanks for listening! Adam Harrison

Thanks for joining us on another fun filled adventure in CBG land. We just love talking about our builds and other fun stuff. We really just wanted to have a catch up, so welcome friends we hope you enjoy the ride:) Thank you to CBGitty and KILLER STRINGS for supporting the podcast and You Tube channel. Thank you also, to all those builders who have been supporting the show by telling their friends and using the CBGitty affiliate link which helps us out immensely and allows me to keep it going! You can use the attached affiliate link to receive 10% off the price of your first 3 orders with CBGitty. https://www.cbgitty.com/?ref=birdwood Darren 'Grumpy' McDonald and Joe Oltean from CLUTCH CREATIONS can be contacted via the Facebook Group and Jesse Thomas from HUMMINGBIRD GUITARS can be found at www.hummingbirdguitarsbyjessethomas.myshopify.com You can order KILLER STRINGS in Australia and see what I've been building at.. www.birdwoodguitars.com Thanks for listening! Adam Harrison

Brayden from American heritage Guitars has overcome a huge motorcycle accident and overcome many adversities to get back to recording his Youtube program. You can access his Youtube Channel below.  https://youtube.com/@americanheritageguitars?si=-l6_doodI9uExqh4 During this episode we discussed the issues surounding the imposing of tariffs on countries including Australia. All comments are personal and born of worry and concern for the working class and small businesses. None of the comments are meant to offend or alienate. Thank you to CBGitty and KILLER STRINGS for supporting the podcast and You Tube channel. Thank you also, to all those builders who have been supporting the show by telling their friends and using the CBGitty affiliate link which helps us out immensely and allows me to keep it going! You can use the attached affiliate link to receive 10% off the price of your first 3 orders with CBGitty. https://www.cbgitty.com/?ref=birdwood Darren 'Grumpy' McDonald and Joe Oltean from CLUTCH CREATIONS can be contacted via the Facebook Group and Jesse Thomas from HUMMINGBIRD GUITARS can be found at www.hummingbirdguitarsbyjessethomas.myshopify.com You can order KILLER STRINGS in Australia and see what I've been building at.. www.birdwoodguitars.com Thanks Adam Harrison

Rarely in the annuls of cigar box guitar history has a player been so inspirational and supportive. Steve Arvey is that man. Darren and I had the honour of hosting Steve during his brief stop over in Australia before heading home to the U.S. after his successful world tour of Europe and New Zealand. We hope you enjoy this catch up with Steve Arvey. Thank you to CBGitty and KILLER STRINGS for supporting the podcast and You Tube channel. Thank you also, to all those builders who have been supporting the show by telling their friends and using the CBGitty affiliate link which helps us out immensely and allows me to keep it going! You can use the attached affiliate link to receive 10% off the price of your first 3 orders with CBGitty. https://www.cbgitty.com/?ref=birdwood Darren 'Grumpy' McDonald and Joe Oltean from CLUTCH CREATIONS can be contacted via the Facebook Group and Jesse Thomas from HUMMINGBIRD GUITARS can be found at www.hummingbirdguitarsbyjessethomas.myshopify.com You can order KILLER STRINGS in Australia and see what I've been building at.. www.birdwoodguitars.com Thanks Adam Harrison

Welcome to another scintillating - nay, titillating episode of 'The Cigar Box Guitar Builder' PODCAST!!!! In this episode, Darren and I grab a firm hold of our soldering irons and dive headfirst into the ins and outs of effective soldering. Soldering is not a difficult thing to do if you follow these important tips.  Thank you to CBGitty and KILLER STRINGS for supporting the podcast and You Tube channel. Thank you also, to all those builders who have been supporting the show by telling their friends and using the CBGitty affiliate link which helps us out immensely and allows me to keep it going! You can use the attached affiliate link to receive 10% off the price of your first 3 orders with CBGitty. https://www.cbgitty.com/?ref=birdwood Darren 'Grumpy' McDonald and Joe Oltean from CLUTCH CREATIONS can be contacted via the Facebook Group and Jesse Thomas from HUMMINGBIRD GUITARS can be found at www.hummingbirdguitarsbyjessethomas.myshopify.com You can order KILLER STRINGS in Australia and see what I've been building at.. www.birdwoodguitars.com Thanks Adam Harrison

Sometimes a person comes along that makes you totally rethink your build method or challenges your expectations on what a cigar box guitar or CBG is. One such person is Alex Lechner from ALX Guitars. He is a whirlwind of positive energy and although he has only been building his amazing creations for just on two years, he is always willing to talk shop or lend a hand. Thank you to CBGitty and KILLER STRINGS for supporting the podcast and You Tube channel. Thank you also, to all those builders who have been supporting the show by telling their friends and using the CBGitty affiliate link which helps us out immensely and allows me to keep it going! You can use the attached affiliate link to receive 10% off the price of your first 3 orders with CBGitty. https://www.cbgitty.com/?ref=birdwood Darren 'Grumpy' McDonald and Joe Oltean from CLUTCH CREATIONS can be contacted via the Facebook Group and Jesse Thomas from HUMMINGBIRD GUITARS can be found at www.hummingbirdguitarsbyjessethomas.myshopify.com You can order KILLER STRINGS in Australia and see what I've been building at.. www.birdwoodguitars.com Thanks Adam Harrison

This week, your four messengers of the Rockapocalypse discuss a range of CBG related goodies including how to play the damn things. Tips and tricks abound as we search the depths, nooks and grannies of these wonderful instruments of sonic onslaught!  Thank you to CBGitty and KILLER STRINGS for supporting the podcast and You Tube channel. Thank you also, to all those builders who have been supporting the show by telling their friends and using the CBGitty affiliate link which helps us out immensely and allows me to keep it going! You can use the attached affiliate link to receive 10% off the price of your first 3 orders with CBGitty. https://www.cbgitty.com/?ref=birdwood Darren 'Grumpy' McDonald, Joe Oltean from CLUTCH CREATIONS and Jesse Thomas from HUMMINGBIRD GUITARS can be found on our group.  You can order KILLER STRINGS in Australia and see what I've been building at.. www.birdwoodguitars.com Thanks Adam Harrison

This week 'The Four Amigos' talk about how to work with problem clients, build tips and we finally find out how Jesse manages to squeeze a 48 hour build day into only 8 hours! Thank you to CBGitty and KILLER STRINGS for supporting the podcast and You Tube channel. Thank you also, to all those builders who have been supporting the show by telling their friends and using the CBGitty affiliate link which helps us out immensely and allows me to keep it going! You can use the attached affiliate link to receive 10% off the price of your first 3 orders with CBGitty. https://www.cbgitty.com/?ref=birdwood Darren 'Grumpy' McDonald, Joe Oltean from CLUTCH CREATIONS and Jesse Thomas from HUMMINGBIRD GUITARS can be found on our group.  You can order KILLER STRINGS in Australia and see what I've been building at.. www.birdwoodguitars.com Thanks Adam Harrison

Colagular was a guitar created by Jesse and is now being used by an up and coming MetaL band Between Monsters and Mercy. Watch the clip here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPk0ZAxwlQM  We also chat about a range of topics such as build screw ups and screws! Chickenbone John has been talking about the place of CNC machines in the workplace and Joe has some great points in their favour.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1XFh9geyvQ&t=1031s Thank you to CBGitty and KILLER STRINGS for supporting the podcast and You Tube channel. Thank you also, to all those builders who have been supporting the show by telling their friends and using the CBGitty affiliate link which helps us out immensely and allows me to keep it going! You can use the attached affiliate link to receive 10% off the price of your first 3 orders with CBGitty. https://www.cbgitty.com/?ref=birdwood Darren 'Grumpy' McDonald, Joe Oltean from CLUTCH CREATIONS and Jesse Thomas from HUMMINGBIRD GUITARS can be found on our group and you can see what I've been building at.. www.birdwoodguitars.com Thanks Adam Harrison

One of the things that I love so much about our FB group is that people are so supportive and encouraging. When Randy Underwood made a post stating that the group name should be changed to, 'The Small Wooden Box Guitar Builder' the group admin firstly thought that it may lead to some negative interactions. Oh how wrong we were! Instead, group members commented and interacted in such a positive fashion. Putting forward great points of views and examples. Thank you to Randy for providing the type of question that this group is all about! We won't be changing the name of the group but we will name the episode after Randy's comment.  Thank you to CBGitty and KILLER STRINGS for supporting the podcast and You Tube channel. Thank you also, to all those builders who have been supporting the show by telling their friends and using the CBGitty affiliate link which helps us out immensely and allows me to keep it going! You can use the attached affiliate link to receive 10% off the price of your first 3 orders with CBGitty. https://www.cbgitty.com/?ref=birdwood Darren 'Grumpy' McDonald, Joe Oltean from CLUTCH CREATIONS and Jesse Thomas from HUMMINGBIRD GUITARS can be found on our group and you can see what I've been building at.. www.birdwoodguitars.com Thanks Adam Harrison

Firstly, a HUGE apology for the lack of podcasts over the last month. We have had video content via You Tube and Facebook but things got quite hectic with chasing down the bogus group members.  This week Joe and I discuss building primal style CBGs, the new FB group called 'The Aussie CBG builder swap' and building plastic model kits.  A HUGE thank you to all those people who are continuing to support the audio podcast. It's something I started in 2016 and I am having a ball working with Darren, Joe and Jesse to bring you a steady flow of CBG info and interview great builders.  Thank you as well to all those builders who have been supporting the show by telling their friends and using the affiliate link which helps us out immensely and allows me to keep it going! You can use the attached affiliate link to receive 10% off the price of your first 3 orders with CBGitty. https://www.cbgitty.com/?ref=birdwood Joe Oltean from CLUTCH CREATIONS and Jesse Thomas from HUMMINGBIRD GUITARS can be found on our group and you can see what I've been building at www.birdwoodguitars.com Thanks Adam Harrison

Well this episode is a few weeks old but , as happens in life, things got hectic. There is a you Tube version of this episode available at 'The Cigar Box Guitar Builder' You Tube channel.  Geoff can be reached via his You Tube channel where he teaches how to play popular songs on 3 string box guitars. He is building a fantastic following and has a great catalogue of songs to learn. A HUGE thank you to all those people who are continuing to support the audio podcast. It's something I started in 2016 and I am having a ball working with Darren, Joe and Jesse to bring you a steady flow of CBG info and interview great builders.  Thank you as well to all those builders who have been supporting the show by telling their friends and using the affiliate link which helps us out immensely and allows me to keep it going! You can use the attached affiliate link to receive 10% off the price of your first 3 orders with CBGitty. https://www.cbgitty.com/?ref=birdwood Joe Oltean from CLUTCH CREATIONS and Jesse Thomas from HUMMINGBIRD GUITARS can be found on our group and you can see what I've been building at www.birdwoodguitars.com Thanks Adam Harrison

In this episode the team and I talk about being a grandparent (not me), me being the oldest team member (I know right!!!) and we answer your group questions. We also discuss being a full time, professional builder and why it can be difficult.  A HUGE thank you to all those people who are continuing to support the audio podcast. It's something I started in 2016 and I am having a ball working with Darren, Joe and Jesse to bring you a steady flow of CBG info and interview great builders.  Thank you as well to all those builders who have been supporting the show by telling their friends and using the affiliate link which helps us out immensely and allows me to keep it going! You can use the attached affiliate link to receive 10% off the price of your first 3 orders with CBGitty. https://www.cbgitty.com/?ref=birdwood Joe Oltean from CLUTCH CREATIONS and Jesse Thomas from HUMMINGBIRD GUITARS can be found on our group and you can see what I've been building at www.birdwoodguitars.com Thanks Adam Harrison

Oh my gosh! So much happened today! I promise I tried to do the video casting today but it didn't work. My WIFI is too slow for me to connect with Messenger. We are going to try a ZOOM meeting next. However the screen recorder worked but I had the audio OFF! It's a learning process. I'll see if i can put the audio and the video together some how.  Today Alex and Jessie took us through all the experimentation that they have been doing with noise makers and piezo/mag pups. It was truly interesting. We also discuss ways to work with softer timbers like pine and Oregon for necks and fretboards. Thank you so much for being a part of our show and we truly appreciate you.  Do you know that we have our own website where you can purchase T shirts to help support the show.  www.thecbgbuilder.com Joe Oltean, Darren Macdonald and Jesse Thomas can be reached via the Facebook group You can see what I have been up to on the Facebook group and at www.birdwoodguitars.com Thank you for supporting the show and an enormous THANK YOU to Ben 'Gitty' Baker and the team at C.B.Gitty for supporting the podcast.   If you need to order parts and want to support the show, you can by using our affiliate link https://www.cbgitty.com/?ref=birdwood and if you use the promo code BIRDWOOD you can receive 10% off the price of your first 3 orders with CBGitty.  A reminder that Australian and New Zealand customers benefit from reduced US shipping rates and a free cigar box with every order over US$100. You can purchase KILLER STRINGS from CBGitty.com in the USA and in Australia at www.birdwoodguitars.com Many thanks, Adam Harrison 

I don't like license plate guitars. I've never been happy with the sound of them when I've built them. The team and I have a chat about the problems associated with building license plate guitars (LPGs). Chickenbone John had some great comments regarding LPGs on one of my videos on 'The CBG Builder' You Tube channel recently that shed some light on some of the issues. We also discuss such diverse topics as the origin of the word S.H.I.T. and the performer Bob Log III.  Thank you so much for being a part of our show and we truly appreciate you.  Do you know that we have our own website where you can purchase T shirts to help support the show.  www.thecbgbuilder.com Joe Oltean, Darren Macdonald and Jesse Thomas can be reached via the Facebook group You can see what I have been up to on the Facebook group and at www.birdwoodguitars.com Thank you for supporting the show and an enormous THANK YOU to Ben 'Gitty' Baker and the team at C.B.Gitty for supporting the podcast.   If you need to order parts and want to support the show, you can by using our affiliate link https://www.cbgitty.com/?ref=birdwood and if you use the promo code BIRDWOOD you can receive 10% off the price of your first 3 orders with CBGitty.  A reminder that Australian and New Zealand customers benefit from reduced US shipping rates and a free cigar box with every order over US$100. You can purchase KILLER STRINGS from CBGitty.com in the USA and in Australia at www.birdwoodguitars.com Many thanks, Adam Harrison 

In this episode your Four Amigos discuss our latest builds and whether or not it is fair to compare piezo pickups to magnetic pickups. What do you think?  Do you know that we have our own website where you can purchase T shirts and CBGs to help support the show.  www.thecbgbuilder.com Joe Oltean, Darren Macdonald and Jesse Thomas can be reached via the Facebook group You can see what I have been up to on the Facebook group and at www.birdwoodguitars.com Thank you for supporting the show and an enormous THANK YOU to Ben 'Gitty' Baker and the team at C.B.Gitty for supporting the podcast.   If you need to order parts and want to support the show, you can by using our affiliate link https://www.cbgitty.com/?ref=birdwood and if you use the promo code BIRDWOOD you can receive 10% off the price of your first 3 orders with CBGitty.  A reminder that Australian and New Zealand customers benefit from reduced US shipping rates and a free cigar box with every order over US$100. Many thanks, Adam Harrison 

Make no bones about it, Burt Philbrick is a VERY busy man. He builds an amazing array of 3 and 4 string guitars and CBGs, records amazing doom metal songs and videos and also has time to help people on our Facebook Group.  This is the first time that we have had five people on the podcast at one time and I want to say thank you to the team for being so awesome. You guys make this so much fun.  In this episode we discuss a wide variety of subjects including pickup winding, business vs pleasure, string choice, influences and the art of messing up.  If you'd like to see and hear what Burt has been up to you can via the FB group. He is happy for you to message him regarding his music or guitars. You can also go to his You Tube channel to view his work. https://youtube.com/@burtonphilbrick2681?si=ri6eqgAUYJnoljBf Joe Oltean, Darren Macdonald and Jesse Thomas can be reached via the Facebook group You can see what I have been up to on the Facebook group and at www.birdwoodguitars.com Thank you for supporting the show and an enormous THANK YOU to Ben 'Gitty' Baker and the team at C.B.Gitty for supporting the podcast.   If you need to order parts and want to support the show, you can by using our affiliate link https://www.cbgitty.com/?ref=birdwood and if you use the promo code BIRDWOOD you can receive 10% off the price of your first 3 orders with CBGitty.  A reminder that Australian and New Zealand customers benefit from reduced US shipping rates and a free cigar box with every order over US$100. Many thanks, Adam Harrison