of the Presidents of the United States of America, has recorded with a one-string cigar box bass made by Shane Speal. Vic Ruggiero, lead singer of the Slackers, recorded tracks in Japan for his upcoming solo album. He plays a four-string cigar box guitar. Joe Buck, performing as a one-man band and also as a member of Hank Williams III's band Assjack. Robert Hamilton of the Low-Country Messiahs plays a three-string cigar box guitar. PJ Harvey plays a Baratto Cigfiddle. Charlie Brown, of the Peanuts comic strip, played a cigar box banjo a few times in his first years (in the early 1950s). Lightnin' Hopkins played a cigar box guitar at times and said this on the subject: Alain Johannes plays a cigar box guitar throughout his first solo record, "Spark", and also on tour. Reverend Peyton of The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band plays a three-string cigar box guitar. Paul McCartney played a Baratto cigar box guitar on "Cut Me Some Slack", as heard in the documentary Sound City. He also used the guitar for the live debut of the song at the 12-12-12 Concert with grunge band Nirvana (Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic) and for a subsequent performance on Saturday Night Live. Mark Stowe was included on the 2014 album Guitar Wizards Vol. 1 & 2, performing his guitar solo "Hemingway" on a homemade three-string cigar box guitar. Samantha Fish plays a four-string cigar box guitar. Matthew West plays a cigar box ukulele on his 2017 video for "Come On Christmas". See also Diddley Bow Lowebow Jug band Washtub bass Luthier Kabosy Ramkie References External links MATTEACCI'S CIGAR BOX GUITAR SHOP Cigar Box Nation Heavy Fog Guitars Shane Speal's Cigar Box Guitar Museum in New Alexandria, Pennsylvania Handmade Music Clubhouse Cigar Box Guitar Museum National Cigar Box Guitar Museum (Flickr) Ciguitars: Information on How to Build and Play a CBG BSA CBG Festival (France) Cigars Guitars Improvised musical instruments