Making Poor Man’s Guitars

Everyone wants to be a rock star, but no one wants to pay for a guitar. Now you can just make one. This book presents the authentic stories of American DIY music with step-by-step projects, photo studies of antique instruments, interviews with music legends, and historical accounts. Shane Speal, the “King of the Cigar Box Guitar,” shows how anyone can build amazing musical instruments from found items. From a simple two-string tin can guitar to an electrified washtub bass, Shane shows how anyone can build amazing musical instruments from found items. 172 pages, Softcover, ISBN: 978-1-56523-946-3.

· How to make your own cigar box guitars…and why!

· Step-by-step projects for building amazing handmade musical instruments

· First-hand accounts that tell the poverty stricken background of DIY music

· Fascinating photographs from the golden age of blues and jazz