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Feb 9 2022

VIDEO: Derick Kemper Makes "Berserker Sword" on TV Show

Shane Speal's Snake Oil Band harmonica player, Derick Kemper is back in the spotlight with Man At Arms: Reforged, the Youtube blacksmithing show.  Kemper is a master blacksmith who operates Damsel Fly Forge in Fawn Grove PA and is a…

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Sep 19 2018

NEW VIDEO LESSON: R. L. Burnside's "Nine Days In Jail"

 

Hi all!

I'm continuing my series on classic blues songs arranged for cigar box guitar with this fantastic song by the great RL Burnside.  "Nine Days in Jail" was originally released on his album, My Black Name A-Ringin' and has that signature North Mississippi groove to it.

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Sep 9 2018

Cigar Advisor VIDEO: Build a Cigar Box Guitar with Shane Speal

They call him "the king of the cigar box guitar." Shane Speal, an avid cigar smoker, guitar player, woodworker, and author, is not only building some of the best cigar box guitars, he's also serving-up a lesson in American…

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Sep 4 2018

NEW Shane Speal Cigar Box Guitar Strings from CBGitty.com

I am proud to announce my brand new 3-string signature sets from CBGitty.com.  The strings come in either acoustic or electric and are the same exact gauges I use in every concert.  TUNINGS:  Each string pack also includes my tuning guide, allowing you to take your cigar box guitar from an Open G to jazz, Hawaiian and even dirty blues tunings. 

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Sep 4 2018

Five Reasons Why You Suck at Slide Guitar

By Shane Speal.  This article was originally posted in my Guitar World column.

Have you ever bought a guitar slide and had intentions of ripping new leads with it, only to discover when you get home that it’s damn near impossible to use? 

I’ve been there, too. 

Playing slide guitar, well, takes a little dedication in practice, but also in the way you set up your gear, too. 

Here’s a quick rundown of five roadblocks that might be keeping you from sliding: 

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Jun 12 2018

VIDEO: Deep Blues Grind - an Easy Cigar Box Guitar Lesson

Playing badass blues licks ain't hard... Here's an easy lesson to get you grindin' on the back porch. Tuning: GDG. 

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May 22 2018

VIDEO: How to Develop Vibrato in Your Slide Hand

Every slide guitarist has a signature tremolo.  Here's how you can start to get yours.  Remember to only wobble half a fret away from your starting note!  Grab a Stubby Slide and watch the video below...

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May 16 2018

VIDEO: Further Adventures in MANGLING the Open G Tuning!

LET'S MANGLE THE OPEN G TUNING AGAIN!!!  Let's retune just one string and make the fretboard FRESH.  This is a G major tuning, a tin pan alley version of the blues tuning.  If you're in Open G, simply retune…

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May 15 2018

VIDEO: Break Away from Cigar Box Guitar Boredom - Retune one string to GDF!

Have you been playing the same licks over and over again?  Let's retune just one string and make the fretboard FRESH again.  This is the G7 tuning, a jazzy version of the blues tuning.  If you're in Open G,…

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May 9 2018

VIDEO LESSON: How to Develop a Right Hand Finger-Picking Technique for Cigar Box Guitar

This is the exercise you'll need to develop a deep blues fingerpicking style on 3-string cigar box guitar. I break it down into a very simple rhythm. Play it at your own pace, but always play it with rhythm! The better you get, the more this will become part of your musicianship.

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May 9 2018

CIGAR BOX GUITAR VIDEO SERIES: Play these "Hoedown" Riffs to Improve Your Picking Hand

Let's do a little chicken pickin' today with my favorite hoedown licks. In this lesson series, I break it down into an exercise that will build up your picking and Stubby Slide chops.  As we go on in the next videos, I show how that simple riff can be morphed into blues and even Appalachian murder ballad styles. Start slow and build up speed over time.

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Apr 17 2018

OPEN D Tuning for 3-String Cigar Box Guitar

The beauty of cigar box guitars is that you can try any combination of strings and tunings without judgement!

In this video, Shane Speal has his Rumbler cigar box guitar tuned to a low Open D tuning (DAD) and talks about the pursuit of creativity.   

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