Cigar box guitar maker and player Shane Speal made a 2-string cigar box guitar and took it for a spin. Sounds great! He says: "27.5" baritone scale. Strung with E and A strings. Not sure what it's tuned to…some sort of power chord. I just tightened the strings and hit record."
Shane Speal tries out his 2-string cigar box guitar
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