Birdwood Cigar Box Guitars
Birdwood CBGs was founded By Adam Harrison, in Hazelbrook , NSW, in 2012. We specialise in building handmade instruments made from discarded cigar boxes and reclaimed timbers. Every Birdwood CBG in unique and built to last a lifetime.
Our Range of Cigar Box Guitar Styles
Lightning Boy
The LiGHTNING BOY series of instruments are our fretted electric range. These guitars are set up for a lifetime of fast playability and come in modern or traditional styles. We use quality electric guitar pickups to deliver amazing tones at high volume and with any level of distortion. These guitars are perfect for hard rock and electric blues.
Rolling Thunder
Our ROLLING THUNDER CBGs are exactly the same as our LIGHTNING BOY guitars but are fretless. Fretless instruments are fantastic for beginners or seasoned players who want to develop their slide techniques. A ROLLING THUNDER guitar will take your electric slide playing up to the next level. Always inspiring and always a head-turner.
Storm Rider
Our STORM RIDER electro/acoustic, fretted instruments are perfect for playing acoustic blues styles where finger style is the way to go. Imagine playing Robert Johnson or Son House licks on one of these beauties. These guitars use contact pickups like an acoustic guitar to amplify the inherent acoustic tones of the instrument. A true plug-in-and-play experience.
Hurricane
The HURRICANE series of guitars are steeped in Southern blues mystique and mojo. This is close as you can get to getting the authentic tones of the Deep South circa 1930s. We use an electro/acoustic pickup to amplify the acoustic properties of the instruments. Slap a slide on your finger and return to a simpler time of juke joints and a quick stop at The Crossroads.
Built by a real luthier
I have been building and repairing solid body electric guitars since 2012. I simply happen to prefer building these beautiful blues inspired creations!
As a seasoned player of standard 6 string guitars and 3 & 4 string CBGs, I also bring a knowledge of how an instrument should feel, sound and play. The instruments that I build are designed to play easily, be in tune and sound awesome!
I take my time to make sure all frets are level and finished off beautifully, The intonation is set properly at the bridge and the nut is at the correct height to ensure easy playability and correct intonation in the lower frets.
I believe that when a client buys a birdwood Guitar, they are taking home an instrument that will be with them for a lifetime.
BUILT TO BLAST!
Lifetime Fair-wear Guarantee
Every Birdwood Guitar comes with a lifetime, ‘Fair-Wear Guarantee’ on build quality (Limited to original purchaser).
Our guitars are an investment and we want you to feel reassured that you are buying a quality product. Regardless of whether you are purchasing a CBG, solid body electric guitar or an effect pedal, if I built it, I will stand behind it!
All of our instruments and pedals are built using quality hardware and electric components.
We use reclaimed timbers and these can have some irregularities These details are not to be taken as faults but are a beautiful and natural part of our builds.
BUILT TO LAST!
Birdwood Guitars in action
Our ‘Juke Joint Rocker’ is the best selling guitar in our LIGHTNING BOY Series. Order yours today!
Our fretless electric ROLLING THUNDER 3 string CBG rocks!
An example of an electro/acoustic STORM RIDER CBG
Matt Charnely playing a ROLLING THUNDER at The Windsor Hotel.
A ‘Macanudo’ LIGHTNING BOY 3 string electric CBG.
Back in time with our ‘Romeo’ HURRICANE 3 string CBG