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The Cigar Box Guitar Store
4.9 ★★★★★ 21 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Huntsville, Alabama
Plan your visit
- Repairs & setups a repair bench comes up in reviews and the store's own info — call ahead for turnaround, since good techs run a queue
- Buys & trades used gear they buy, trade, or consign used instruments — bring the case and any original parts, and expect trade credit to beat the cash offer
- Lessons lessons come up in reviews and the store's own info — call about openings, instruments taught, and rates before the first visit
- Today see hours ·
- Phone (256) 886-8554
- Website thecigarboxguitarstore.com
Hours
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | Closed |
| Wednesday | 1–5 PM |
| Thursday | 1–5 PM |
| Friday | 1–5 PM |
| Saturday | 11 AM–6 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
What's on the wall
“The owner Luthier was so nice and friendly and took the time to teach us how to play.”
“Stop by for free cigar box guitar lessons every Saturday at noon and shop for your own Mad Sci Innovations cigar bix guitar!”
What players say again and again
“I would recommend arriving at the start since they are able to help new beginners more easily at the start and during the halfway break.”
From the reviews
A wonderful way to be introduced to music via the unique style of 3 string Cigarbox guitar playing. No musical experience or Cigarbox Guitar needed. The free lessons form Noon to 2 every Saturday have a good mix of beginner to more advanced playing technics and songs.
Visiting my dad from out of town, he took me to the Saturday morning open lesson (he attends every week). I had SUCH a blast! They have guitars you can borrow to see how you like it and the instructions were so easy to follow I actually played five full songs by the end of the two hours!
I bought my first Cigar Box Guitar! What an excellent experience. Jeff (owner) took time to allow me to play many CBGs. He made sure I was in tune and plugged in. My is a 25" electric; sounds and plays wonderfully. They even have free lessons on Saturdays.
Lots of fun! Free cigar box guitar lessons! Built my own cigar box guitar from kit purchased at their store. Very satisfied! Will continue going to "jam" on Saturdays!
Selling or trading gear at The Cigar Box Guitar Store
The Cigar Box Guitar Store comes up for buying and trading used gear, going by their listing and players’ reviews. Two things make the trip go better. First, bring the whole package: the case or gig bag, the original tremolo arm or bridge parts, the paperwork if you have it — a complete rig is worth real money more than a bare instrument, and it saves the back-and-forth of "can you bring the case in?" Second, know that trade credit almost always beats the cash offer, usually by a healthy margin — if you're upgrading anyway, price your old gear as a trade against the new one before you take cash. Either way, expect the offer to be below what the gear sells for on the wall; the gap is the store's margin for setup, warranty, and sitting on it until the right buyer walks in.
Lessons at The Cigar Box Guitar Store
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at The Cigar Box Guitar Store. If you're signing up a beginner (or restarting yourself), a quick call ahead answers the three things that matter: which instruments they teach, whether the schedule has openings at the time you actually need, and what a first lesson costs. There's no wrong first guitar — a good teacher will happily work with whatever you walk in with, and a shop that teaches usually keeps affordable starter instruments on hand for exactly this reason.
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