By using a guitar slide on his cigar box instrument, he found he was able to play satisfying power chords right from the start. "It's three notes and you're sparking to glory," he said.

In American music, slide guitar (also known as bottleneck guitar) is a technique employed primarily by blues guitarists. It involves the use of a smooth cylinder that can fit over a player's ...

And that's where this neat cigar box guitar (CBG) fits in. For many, a CBG is a simple, DIY instrument that's ideal for old- style gnarly blues and slide. There's nothing wrong with that, but St Blues ...