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Let's dig into a wild experiment Shane Speal posted earlier this year. He was desperately trying to make his cigar box guitars sound like George Harrison's sitar for some psychedelic music. Along the way, he discovered three different ways to achieve the iconic buzz of the Indian instrument.

Let me know if you try this!

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Turn Your Cigar Box Guitar Into an Indian Sitar

The Cigar Box SITAR Experiment - Buttons, Bridges & Other Ideas

Shane Speal presents three different techniques: using a bone slide, a button slide and an actual sitar bridge, each with sound samples. The sitar bridge is an EASY mod, too!

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The 120 Year Old Cigar Box Guitar

120 Year Old Cigar Box Guitar - "The Horse's Bridle"

Measuring in at 30" (76cm) long, 5" (12 3/4cm) wide and 3" (7 1/2 cm) deep, this two-string cigar box guitar sports a body and neck that were crafted from one hunk of wood using hand tools. The body cavity was completely carved.

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