Check out all these various models! We've got whatever your boogie-heart desires!
BOOGIE KING 6-String
(Pictured on Left)
-Full scale, mother of pearl-inlay neck and fretboard
-External Humbucker Pickup
-Internal peizo pickup, 1/4 inch jack, 500k audio taper
-3 Position toggle switch for pickup selection
-Vintage Mississippi plate cover
-Bottle cap volume knob
-Pegs for guitar strap
-Strings set for any tuning
Mississippi Mud Box II (Electric) 3-String
(Pictured on Right)
-External Humbucker Pickup
-Internal peizo pickup, 1/4 inch jack, 500k audio taper
-3 Position toggle switch for pickup selection
-Poplar neck, fretboard and box
-Nickel frets
-Chrome tuners
-Vintage Mississippi plate cover
-Bottle cap volume knob
-Strings set for GDg tuning
MeriCanjo 4-String Electric Oil-Can Guitar
(From the MeriCanjo Company)
-Oil-can Body
-External GIBSON Humbucker pickup
-4-string
-Beer bottle volume knob
-Strings set for any tuning (top four strings of a standard guitar, for example)
-As a note: This has a very different sound than the Cigar Box guitars--watch the demo videos to find your favorite!
Mississippi Mud Box (Electric) 3-String
(Pictured on left)
-Poplar neck, fretboard and box
-Internal peizo pickup, 1/4 inch jack, 500k audio taper
-Nickel frets
-Chrome tuners
-Vintage Mississippi plate cover
-Bottle cap volume knob
-Strings set for GDg tuning
601 Acoustic (Acoustic) 3-String
(Pictured top right)
-Fretless, poplar neck and fretboard
-Chrome tuners
-String height set for slide slide guitar but can be played with out slide just need to account for string height.
-Strings set for GDg tuning.
(More questions? Just email us--devildown@devildownrecords.com)
Find out more about these guitars and their maker at Saner Cigar Box Guitars (sanercigarboxguitars.com):
The maker himself Mr. Saner has this to tell ya: "Handmade guitars made with ordinary power tools, out of local wood that has been dry-aged for two years. Guitars and amps have some dings, nicks and flaw, but that it adds to their charm, and makes no two guitars alike. Once you hear the howl of a cigar box guitar you will never play a want to play a Gibson or Fender Again."
Frequently Asked Questions:
--Will my guitar look exactly like those in the photos?
Well, no--each guitar is handmade, and may have a slightly different appearance--however they all have the same general elements and appearance, and are all 100% quality instruments.
--How do I play/tune my cigar box guitar?
These guitars are all built to be tuned to GDG tuning, though any chord words. To tune to GDG (from a piano)--tune the low string to the G below middle-C, the high string to the G above middle-C (make sure that octave sounds good!), then tune the middle string to the D one whole-step above middle C. With a guitar tuner, just tune to GDG--be advised though, some tuners we've tested have had trouble getting to the Cigar Box sounding just right---you may have to use your ear! Also, let your ear get adjusted to the sound of the Cigar Box--it might sound out of tune to you at first because the tone is strange, but we guarantee all of these guitars can tune perfectly and will hold their tuning.
--Can I use my cigar box guitar with pedals?
Yes! You can do anything with a cigar box guitar you can do with a regular electric--keep in mind that there is only one pickup (just a gain--no tone) on these, but other than that, you can run it through any and all kinds of effects/loops/delays/compressors/overdrives/you name it. Enjoy the boogie!
Any questions? devildown@devildownrecords.com will answer.