The GuitarMan

16/07/2026

A GOOD FIND!

Been absent for a while.... just life stuff but im back here working with and playing the blues

So, I was doing the rounds of second hand stores as I frequently do and came across this epiphone 345. The variotone was loose and not responding, appeared to be spinning round and there was a sizeable bend in the neck. It has heavy strings on, the bridge racked up and didn't look like it had ever been set up
Luckily, the the securing nut had come loose from the variotone but because the k**b was also loose, the variotone hadn't spun and incurred damage. I secured the nut and all electrics work fine. I tightened the truss rod in stages, lowered the bridge and it's currently on the bench with the board covered in lemon oil

01/03/2026

RUSTIC CIGAR BOX GUITAR
LATEST ADDITION

This guitar is for sale for £85. Message me if you are interested. More pictures to follow

09/01/2026

MORE SOUNDS OF THE RUSTIC SERIES OF OUR CIGAR BOX GUITARS.

Just a bit of a workout and sound samples of the rustic series

09/01/2026

RUSTIC CIGAR BOX CONSTRUCTION PICS

Below are some pics of the construction of our rustic series of cigar box guitars

08/01/2026

This rustic series cigar box guitar is constructed keeping in mind the ethos of country made, old style instruments. It has a 22 inch scale and is made entirely (apart from the tuners) from reclaimed parts

Basic Specifications

Neck. Reclaimed pine/poplar
Box. Reclaimed ply (top and back)
Sides Reclaimed pine
Board . Reclaimed, I think, rosewood
Pup. Strat pick up with black cover
Tuners open back , all on one side

This guitar hs for sale
DM or WhatsApp me if you are interested

08/01/2026

JUST AN IDEA FOR A CBG DESIGN

I ve just started work on this one and I am playing about with designs. Shall put some on the headstock, too.

What do you think?

08/01/2026

TUNING THE BASS STRING TO CREATE A DRONE NOTE

07/01/2026

NEW CBGS READY TO GO

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL WHO FOLLOW THIS PAGE!

This year is going to be an exciting year with more cbgs builds, demos and discussions. Also, I am considering launching some roots blues tuition, both videos and one to one lessons. There will also be features on interesting guitars. Stay tune for all this. I also work with my YouTube page, Bluesbelly. Please feel free to check it out and subscribe

So, here are some of the next batch of cbgs ready to go. Our constructions are built rustically, for sound, response and playability. Keep it basic then all you need to be concerned with is your playing

I shall be posting info and pics on the construction of these
Let me know what you think

30/11/2025

WALKING UP TO A CHORD
PLAYING A FULL D7

Blues in A played on my Egmond guitar. A demonstration of the use of a full D7, using my right hand fingers and the effectiveness of "clipping"

This video appears on my YouTube channel Bluesbelly. Please feel free to subscribe as it helps develop what I am doing and enables me to produce more content and videos

A demonstration of using a full D7 chord in the blues in A, illustrating the effectiveness of "walking up" to the chord. played on my 1960s Egmond... a great...