John Wilson of Minneapolis has made a few alterations to his existing Stella amp kit to create a solar-powered version of the Stella amp. This innovative design is equipped with a useful solar panel, ...

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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) - It started as a search for a different sound. Kevin M. Kraft spent years unsatisfied with the instruments he had and was considering commissioning a custom-made guitar when he ...

Not much detail here, but some creative soul squeezed a Fender amp into an old cigar box. Although not entirely practical, it’s a fine example of a good way to re-use something you’d otherwise discard ...

Todd Creamer, a Stratford, P.E.I., carpenter and part-time musician, has found his new passion — making guitars from cigar boxes. Wanted: Old guitars, keyboards, amps for school rock band A quieter ...

Ever wondered what you can do with an old box, a piece of wood and a few strings? Music-loving Michael Marshall did and is helping to revive an old tradition of the cigar box guitar. He’s converted ...

Dean Moller is a blues guitar player and cigar-box guitar maker. The former professional woodworker was injured on a job site, ending his career in carpentry. He turned to making wooden bowls ...

When Arthur England made a particularly exquisite box guitar for Warren Haynes, complete with a dog dish steel resonator and ornate sound holes, he didn’t expect to see it again. But not only did the ...