shane speal.
KING OF THE CIGAR BOX GUITAR




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"The best way to describe [Speal's music] is to take blues and gospel and country and Shane Speal photo by KM PhotographyHawaiian and ragtime and put it through a meat grinder that's missing some teeth."
-York Daily Record

"[Shane Speal] is universally recognized as the prime mover of the Cigar Box Guitar cult, a man who has made it his life’s crusade to spread the word and promote the popularity of CBGs."
- Premier Guitar Magazine, August 2009

[Speal says,] “a Cigar Box Guitar is quirky and appears ‘broken’ from the start. They just don’t look like they should play any music. I love to see jaws hit the floor when I shove a socket on my finger and wail away.” When questioned why he named himself the “King of the Cigar Box Guitar,” Shane replies, “It’s a celebration of absurdity. Who would ever want to call himself the king of such a shitty instrument?”
-Premier Guitar Magazine, August 2009

“Shane sounds like Motörhead in a jug band!”
-Bill Jehle, Curator of the Cigar Box Guitar Museum

 
   


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