Cigar Box Guitar - Five Reasons to tune EBE

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Cigar Box Guitar - Five Reasons to tune EBE

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Puckett Cigar Box Guitar

Күн бұрын

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@NurfHerderEclipse 5 күн бұрын

This just madeVv my day. I have had a cigar box for a few years. It was very poorly setup so I have started the process of improving the setup. I just naturally just tuned to E B E because I am a guitarist/bassist. Next step replace the tuners and add a neck pickup and switch. This video tells me I am on the right track.

@martywright1829 2 жыл бұрын

Tuned mine down and having fun

@jaysigma 2 ай бұрын

Makes sense to me... will give it a try!

@Shortcutguitlssns 3 ай бұрын

Reason #6: E minor pentatonic (guitar) licks with the open bottom E(drone)…think SRV. Love the string trees behind the nut on your axe.

2 жыл бұрын

That's it! I see a lot of people spreading the idea of "cigar box guitar is just what you want it to be", but in practice instead they keep stucked on the GDG. It's important to know and try some tradicional stuff, but even more important is to try to bring up criativity and further self opinion. Thnx for the video Mr Puckett!

@user-ee8ip9oe9c 2 ай бұрын

I THANK YOU FOR TELLING ME WHAT THE STRINGS ARE ON THE THREE STRING GUITAR , YOUR OK IN MY BOOKS , MANY THANKS.

@ericshaffer9823 2 жыл бұрын

Superhuman restraint! You didn't even resort to my go-to..."because I want to!" Hope those fires aren't a threat!

@ubernerrd 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips! Also, love the clear guitar case. It's helpful to be able to see the inner workings of a guitar.

@johnaustin1825 9 ай бұрын

I tuned down to E B E and love it - the tone is much better. Also I can play very easily in my favourite keys: E G A C D. Further it is kinder on my delicate fingers! Thank you.

@garyoverman4393 10 ай бұрын

You had me with #1 😅 Great lesson! Thanks.

@Gene_Cali 2 жыл бұрын

I do it to Jam with Guitar players or Harmonica in certain keys. Noodling on a gitty is fun.

@titoshinshi3742 Жыл бұрын

The profoundness of simplicity . Thank you.

@Silas_Calazans 10 ай бұрын

WOW, you just convinced me with the first two reasons! The other ones were bonus

@Wastelandman7000 Жыл бұрын

I agree. My next build will be even lower. Going to try Shane Speal's baritone drop C for my next build. I love guitars that growl.

@genomitchalinni8106 Жыл бұрын

A Guy at Pike Place Market, Seattle builds preorders part's. Nothing handcrafted. It hit him up because I build guitar necks and custom Headstock's. When I talked to the guy that doesn't build shit, he said, on the phone, " Good luck with that". He sells, preordered Cigar Box Guitar bullshit, at Pike place market, Seattle for 450-650 a guitar that he didn't have a clue about how to make! What's up, freinds?

@genomitchalinni8106 Жыл бұрын

Check out " Soul Cat" guitar's at Pike Place Market in Seattle. That guy is a tourist trap fraud! 450-650 for an" asian kit" cigar box guitar. My guitar necks and Headstock's are handmade. The Headstock's, that I make are inspired by the greatest guitarists and bass player's that ever picked a string. Fuckin, please!

@moose7472 2 жыл бұрын

Same reason I am DAD, learned on dulcimer. Hybrid is awesome fretless! Thanks brother 🤠

@PuckettCigarBoxGuitar 2 жыл бұрын

That is awesome!

@hansbeeksma1841 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Del. It opens a new world playing for me. Other thn jusf GDg.

@wuuudo 2 жыл бұрын

Always tune mine this way👍

@rodjones117 2 жыл бұрын

All makes perfect sense

@shadowminister4090 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video. As a mediocre guitar player, keeping the E, B, E notes makes a lot of sense. 👍

@hurdygurdyguy1 2 жыл бұрын

I have GDg and an EBg cbgs, some rock'n'roll tunes favor GDg and others favor EBe... (that's why you need more than one cbg!!)

@twsw9449 Жыл бұрын

Hay really enjoyed watching your show have started a cbg myself had a crazy idea. Build a duel neck cbg just because you can and you could have two different keys of tunning

@richardferrell7412 2 жыл бұрын

Del you are starting to win me over to EBE. Every time I hear you say it though I think of the X-Files. EBE Extraterrestrial Biological Entity. Mulder and Scully rule! lol

@hotsauceguitarkitchen 2 жыл бұрын

Love the low down !

@roberthomler8681 2 жыл бұрын

if im playing by myself i just tune the the low string as low as i can and still sound good . then keep 1 5 1 tuning. so far sounds good if i fallow ebe tabs or gdg tabs. as long as its 1 5 1 it works. and also keeping it tuned low it keeps the neck from bowing so quick. since i have no truss rod

@roberthomler8681 2 жыл бұрын

i commented before watching the whole video

@PuckettCigarBoxGuitar 2 жыл бұрын

you’re exactly right!!!!

@rzambory2938 Жыл бұрын

love the kit

@harrykeel8557 2 жыл бұрын

Been missing your videos. Anyway, I may retune one of my cigar box guitars and give the EBE a try.

@brickch4pel Жыл бұрын

I'm looking into making a build, and after seeing this video, I've gotten some ideas. Particularly, I'm thinking of building a 4 string and tuning it to AEBE.

@genomitchalinni8106 Жыл бұрын

Static- X, "Push it!".

@genomitchalinni8106 Жыл бұрын

Please, watch, on KZfaq all of the Static-X songs and videos. It will open up your mind ..

@keithwilkinson5707 Жыл бұрын

AEBE? Why?

@brickch4pel 11 ай бұрын

@@keithwilkinson5707 After a few months of using this tuning, I've noticed it makes major/minor chords and their respective sevenths easy to play. However, I initially considered AEBE due to having two full rows of single-finger bar power chords, plus one extra row that uses a normal power chord shape.

@bobjohnston4325 2 жыл бұрын

Del, you had me at each reason. I wish I had used EBE tuning when I first started this crazy hobby. Now I have to erase everything in my mind and re-tune my CBG's. Well, I may leave a couple at GDG.

@PuckettCigarBoxGuitar 2 жыл бұрын

GDG is good for slide when you need the string to be “tight” … you can really dig in 😀

@tuckamore_knife_company 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome explanation! Makes a lot more sense. Thanks for sharing. Cheers~🔥🤘🏻🇺🇸

@PuckettCigarBoxGuitar 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@buzz5601 6 ай бұрын

Fantastic!!

@gotherecom Ай бұрын

Tune A D B because who needs the 6th 3rd and 1st string anyway for picking tunes?

@SleepDeprived67 2 жыл бұрын

HAHAHA! You're hilarious! And your videos are great!! Where can one purchase that guitar?

@PuckettCigarBoxGuitar 2 жыл бұрын

that’s my personal instrument

@Leoferreirarj 8 ай бұрын

Very good tips! But, I'll need adjust the neck when change the tune?

@PuckettCigarBoxGuitar 6 ай бұрын

not sure what you mean?

@rohlfing63 Жыл бұрын

Hey Del, could you provide a little more info about why you prefer the ADG strings when tuning to EBE rather than the E, A, and D strings? Gonna go with EBE on the current build, just trying to understand the string selection. I assume your approach results in lower string tension than if I go with heavier strings, but are there other reasons you like the ADG strings?

@PuckettCigarBoxGuitar Жыл бұрын

go to youtube search bar and type in PUCKETT CIGAR BOX STRINGS TUNING

@genomitchalinni8106 Жыл бұрын

Ok. I have a song request. " Push it." From the band, "Static-X". Please?

@marchase8324 2 ай бұрын

😎👍🏼

@cvhatcher Жыл бұрын

Love that build. Did you build that?

@Trailtraveller 3 ай бұрын

Del which pedals type do you advise with EBE or GDG? Like blues overdrive and delay or reverb ?

@PuckettCigarBoxGuitar 3 ай бұрын

whatever makes you smile the biggest 😃

@genomitchalinni8106 Жыл бұрын

So, the EBE tuning sounds like the tuning, for that Nirvana song, "Smell's like teen spirit".

@johnaustin1825 10 ай бұрын

Is it easier to barre? I find G D G very difficult with 42 34 24 strings

@richardstumph7833 Жыл бұрын

I've tried, brakes stringZ,, going from gdg,to ,ebe,, like though

@PuckettCigarBoxGuitar Жыл бұрын

keep trying!! keep jamming!!!

@abydos-musique 10 ай бұрын

Just a question about this tune E, what is the best scale for a 3 strings cigar box guitar? Thx !

@PuckettCigarBoxGuitar 10 ай бұрын

there is no best scale … it’s always going to be what’s best for you 👍🏽😎

@todbooth3666 2 жыл бұрын

I'm really curious about that screw you've got above the last fret. Are those two screw eyes you've got holding it in? What's the purpose of that? I've got a cbg that only has that last fret, and I keep thinking I need something between the last fret and the tuning pegs.

@PuckettCigarBoxGuitar 2 жыл бұрын

it keeps downward tension on the zero fret… which keeps the strings in place when you bend AND increases the sustain overall. a must have in my opinion unless you have a scarf joint then not necessarily necessary 😎

@highfive6553 2 жыл бұрын

Cool!! Are you building new ones yet?

@PuckettCigarBoxGuitar 2 жыл бұрын

next month

@tunnel7 8 ай бұрын

GDG EVERY TIME FOR CBG EBE just confuses it all over again.

@rzambory2938 Жыл бұрын

btw ty 4 the videos

@rockylynch6383 7 ай бұрын

tuned a guitar to EBEBE, took the 6th string off.

@kentaylorsympatico 2 жыл бұрын

Yah. It's Dell.

@PuckettCigarBoxGuitar 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Kenn!!! 😎

@streetcinematography 2 ай бұрын

Del… which gauge strings for this EBE so you use please ?

@PuckettCigarBoxGuitar 2 ай бұрын

light guage ADG acoustic strings

@streetcinematography 2 ай бұрын

@@PuckettCigarBoxGuitar thank you Del… they sound so great and Deep… I’ll try it . Much appreciated

@phil7310 10 ай бұрын

What string guages do you like?

@PuckettCigarBoxGuitar 10 ай бұрын

ADG strings

@graysaw Жыл бұрын

Do you always use a zero fret or do you use bone nuts too?

@PuckettCigarBoxGuitar Жыл бұрын

zero fret is my preference

@Chaplin835 2 жыл бұрын

😎

@texthedog 2 жыл бұрын

can still use the finger positions from the GDG tuning?

@PuckettCigarBoxGuitar 2 жыл бұрын

absolutely

@mulekickhandmadeguitars8465 2 жыл бұрын

Just a curious question. Why are your fretting fingers blackened from playing?

@PuckettCigarBoxGuitar 2 жыл бұрын

tarnish perhaps 🤔

@mulekickhandmadeguitars8465 2 жыл бұрын

@@PuckettCigarBoxGuitar Tarnish from....frets?? Does that happen to all guitar players fingers? I'm new to this.

@rohlfing63 Жыл бұрын

@@mulekickhandmadeguitars8465 yes, as strings age, they tarnish and your fingertips get black. Fear not, it washes off and with a little extra care you can minimize it somewhat