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