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Deadwood Sweet Jane Ukulele Kit
from $90.00
Includes all the parts to build this really cool Ukulele. Available in Soprano, Concert and Tenor sizes. Available with Chrome, Black or Gold hardware. Easy to assemble.
Deco Style Tuner | Left | Chrome or Black
$3.25
Deco style tuner in chrome or black designed for any type of guitar. Reliable, no-frills design. 16 to 1 ratio. Hardware included. Sold as singles.
Fits .6 inch thick headstock
Deco Style Tuner | Right | Chrome or Black
$3.25
Deco style tuner in chrome or black designed for any type of guitar. Reliable, no-frills design. 16 to 1 ratio. Hardware included. Sold as singles.
Fits .6 inch thick headstock
Deep Well 10mm socket 1/4 inch drive
$4.50
Perfect for installing bolt-on necks and tuners
High quality
Fits 10mm nuts and ferrules
Works with 1/4 inch drive
A very handy tool for tightening the ferrules on a wide assortment of MGB tuners. Also works on the nuts on the hanger bolt nuts. found on ukulele necks as well as Zippy necks.
Deluxe Cigar Box Guitar Gig Bag
$40.00
Designed specifically with cigar box guitars in mind. Features a large pocket to hold accessories, carrying handle, backpack straps, and heavy-duty construction to ensure this bag will last.
Designed specifically for cigar box guitars
Fits instruments up to 34" by 10" by 3"
Backpack straps & carrying handle
Heavy-duty construction with thicker padding
Deluxe Easy Neck 24 inch Scale
$50.00
Quality Crafted Guitar Neck | Easy to Install
This deluxe kit is similar to the standard product but includes white banding along both sides of the neck and black side fret markers.
24 inch Scale
Perfect for boxes that are 9" long
Suitable for 3,4 and 5 string builds
9/16" thick headstock
Nut is installed but not slotted
1 3/8" width at nut
1 1/2" width at 12th fret
Fretboard length is 17.5"
Overhang is 1 1/8"
Overall length 23 3/4"
Face fret markers are included, side markers not included
Bone Nut
Hanger bolt and hardware included
Okume construction with rosewood fingerboard
Headstock Tuner template is available
The perfect neck for your next build. The Easy Neck is completely finished and ready to go. Simply reinforce your box and bolt the neck on. Solid Okume construction with a rosewood fret board set for 24 inch scale. The neck is meticulously sanded and the Okume portion has a spray finish. The rosewood fret board is unfinished. The Easy Neck is similar to the Super Neck and installation techniques are the same so the following video applies.
Bridge placement template
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Deluxe MGB Concert Ukulele Guitar Kit
from $46.00
This Deluxe Kit is similar to the standard product but includes white banding along both sides of the neck and black side fret markers. Includes 15 inch scale neck that is sanded and finished. Neck has hanger bolt and hardware for easy mounting on any box. Fretboard is Rosewood. Frets and fret board are installed, includes bone nut. Four high quality enclosed tuners with hardware. Rosewood bridge with bone saddle and two filler plugs. Four labeled nylon strings.
Ukulele Kit Includes:
Neck w/hanger bolt & hardware
4 Enclosed Tuners (2 left & 2 right) & tuner hardware
Nylon strings (labeled)
Rosewood bridge w/bone saddle (two filler plugs)
Available with Chrome, Black or Gold tuners
Note: Box/body not included!
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Double Piezo with Volume/Tone/Jack Harness
$17.50
This Double Piezo and harness kit includes everything you need to add an electric piezo pickup to your cigar box guitar. Perfect for builders of all levels of experience. Pre soldered with 500K volume and tone pots with a 047 cap.
Pre soldered with volume and tone pots with an input jack.
Dynamics for days
Great for almost instruments
Drew Estates 20 Year Anniversary Box Kit
$150.00
MGB kits are made for people with a fundamental knowledge of building stringed instruments. There are many videos available on our Youtube Channel that can provide help. We are also available by phone to help.
Kit includes everything needed to complete this attractive 4 string instrument. Available with chrome or gold hardware
Included are:
10” x 7" x 2 1/2" box that is fully machined, reinforced and ready for assembly.
25.5 inch scale MGB Super Neck Rosewood and Maple fretted neck predrilled for 4 tuners. Neck reinforcement plate is included.
Includes zero fret and 4 string spacer. The zero fret method does not use a nut. The strings rest on the first fret called the zero fret. The string spacer keep the strings spaced properly and prevents them from sliding.
MGB Micro Pup and cover
Gold or Chrome tuners, bridge, strap pins and back cover.
Includes a chrome surface jack plate.
Includes a 4 pack of .013, .017, .026 and .036 strings.
Use a 7/16 inch deep well socket for the neck hanger bolt and a 10 mm socket or wrench to tighten tuner ferules.
Assembly available HERE
Frank McGrogan gives one a spin.
Easy Box Double Sided Enclosure
$22.50
MGB Guitars is proud to introduce their Easy Box enclosure. This innovative enclosure has two sides with two distinct uses. One with a sound hole and one with out. This box was designed and built using the same principles used in acoustic instrument construction. The box is built using purfling and braces to create an incredibly strong and rigid structure. Additional reinforcements were added to key locations to allow when securing bridges. Cover plates are available to cover the sound hole when it is on the back side.
Measuring 9 3/4 inches by 7 inches and 2 1/2 thick the box is made from thin ply with a top veneer of Sapele. This box provides a perfect canvass for creating your own piece of musical art. The photo of the box split in two is to show the placement of internal components.
Roughly 7 inches by 9.75 inches
Approximately 2 1/2 inches deep
Acoustic side includes 2 3/8 inch sound hole
The box head is a full 5/8 thick
Multiply construction with Sapele veneer
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Easy Box LP Enclosure
$40.00
MGB Guitars is proud to introduce their Easy Box LP enclosure. The box is built using purfling and braces to create an incredibly strong and rigid structure. Made to fit most standard modern license plates. Opening measures 6 inches by 12 inches.
Measuring 9 inches by 14 3/4 inches and 1 7/8 thick the box is made from thin ply with a top veneer of Sapele. Light sanding might be needed. Box can be stained or painted to taste. Mounting holes are provided for the volume and tone control. This box works perfectly with the Super Neck and Easy Neck. With a Super Neck the bridge or saddle will be roughly 4 1/4 inches from the left edge of the plate. Ghosting a Mini Box Bucker 8.0 on the back side of the plate provides solid output. Secure with hot glue or epoxy and make sure to have the magnet face the strings.
This box provides a perfect canvass for creating your own piece of musical art. Search EBAY for a cool vanity plate.
Roughly 9 inches by 14.75 inches
Approximately 1 7/8 inches deep
The box head wall is a full 5/8 thick
Multi-ply construction with Sapele veneer
Plate mounting hardware included
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Easy Box Trappy
from $27.00
MGB Guitars is proud to introduce their Easy Box Trappy enclosure. According to Bill Jehle this shape for an instrument body dates to the early 1800s, before cigar boxes were created. This innovative trapezoidal enclosure has two sides with two distinct uses. One with a sound hole and one without.
The box comes in three versions, one with no control plate opening, one with the control plate on the sound hole side and one with the control plate opening on the back. This box was designed and built using the same principles used in acoustic instrument construction. The box is built using purfling and braces to create an incredibly strong and rigid structure. Additional reinforcements were added to key locations to allow when securing bridges. Cover plates are available to cover the sound hole when it is on the back side.
Measuring 12 1/2 inches long, by 4 1/2 inches at the top, by 8 inches at the bottom and 2 1/2 thick, the box is made from thin ply with a top veneer of Sapele. This box provides a perfect canvass for creating your own piece of musical art. The box head and tail are a full 5/8 thick. They are sufficiently long for almost all styles of builds.
Easy Box XL Double Sided Enclosure
$27.50
MGB Guitars is proud to introduce their Easy Box XL enclosure. This innovative enclosure has two sides with two distinct uses. One with a sound hole and one with Bigfoot sound hole. This box was designed and built using the same principles used in acoustic instrument construction. The box is built using purfling and braces to create an incredibly strong and rigid structure. Additional reinforcements were added to key locations to allow when securing bridges. Cover plates are available to cover the sound hole.
Measuring 11 1/2 inches by 8 inches and 2 1/2 thick the box is made from thin ply with a top veneer of Sapele. This box provides a perfect canvass for creating your own piece of musical art. The photo of the box split in two is to show the placement of internal components.
Roughly 11 1/2 inches by 8 inches
Approximately 2 3/8 inches deep
Acoustic side includes 2 5/8 inch sound hole
The box head and tail are a full 5/8 thick
Multiply construction with Sapele veneer
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Easy Bridge 3 or 4 string Rosewood or Maple
$3.00
Quality guitar hardware from MGB Guitars. Perfect for homemade instruments. String location notches are provided along the top edge. 3 string slots are spaced .5 inches apart and 4 string are .4 inches. Make sure to file the slots to provide a back angle falling off toward the tailpiece.
3 1/2 Inches wide and 1/2 inch tall.
Easily sanded to get the right height.
Light sanding required, suitable for staining or painting
Easy Bridge Placement Template
$5.00
New from MGB, a quick and easy way to precisely position the bridge on your next build. This template will all allow you to mark the proper locations for the mounting holes on your bridge onto the box. It works with standard 3,4 and 6 string bridges. It will also work with MGB 3 string XL bridges.
First mark your box with a centerline then a line for the scale length. Position the template on over these lines. Drill the appropriate hold along with the ground wire hole.
Easy Connector
from $3.00
The Easy Connector is a quick and easy way to connect electrical components without solder. Strip the wires back 1/4" then press the lever and insert the wire. There are 6 openings along the ground end for connecting all the grounds to a common. There are 4 openings along each side for splicing wires, for example connecting the the hot wire from a pickup to the hotwire on a harness. These spring style connectors provide a solid connection which provide a solid reliable connection. They are sized for 20-24 gauge wires which are commonly used on components.
Easy Floater Bridge
$6.00
This floating Rosewood bridge allows total flexibility in bridge placement. Dimensions are 3 1/2 by 1 1/8 inches and .35 inches tall. The length of the fret wire is 2.4, Suitable for 3,4 and 6 string builds. Can be easily glued in place once optimal location is determined.
Easy Fretter Diatonic Pre-loaded fretboard
$15.00
The Easy Fretter is a pre loaded and ready to go fretboard that is sized to fit the 2 inch material found at the big box stores. It is made from black composite material.
Ultra smooth satin finished composite fretboard
25 1/2 inch scale
19 3/8 inches long
1 1/2 inches wide
.24 inch thick
Available in Chromatic and Diatonic
13 frets on Diatonic
Face fret markers on Chromatic
Zero fret installed
Zero fret is .020 taller than other frets
Rosewood string spacer included for either 3 or 4 strings
Use woodworking glue to secure the fretboard to the neck. Strongly encourage using a clamping caul to help keep the neck and fret board straight. The string spacers mount at the end to keep the strings aligned.
Easy Fretter Pre-loaded fretboard
$15.00
The Easy Fretter is a pre loaded and ready to go fretboard that is sized to fit the 2 inch material found at the big box stores. It is made from black composite material.
Ultra smooth satin finished composite fretboard
25 1/2 inch scale
19 3/8 inches long
1 1/2 inches wide
.24 inch thick
Available in Chromatic
21 frets
Face fret markers
Zero fret installed
Zero fret is .020 taller than other frets
Rosewood string spacer included for either 3 or 4 strings
Use woodworking glue to secure the fretboard to the neck. Strongly encourage using a clamping caul to help keep the neck and fret board straight. The string spacers mount at the end to keep the strings aligned.
Easy Fretter Rosewood Diatonic Pre-loaded fretboard
$17.50
The Easy Fretter is a pre loaded and ready to go fretboard that is sized to fit the 2 inch material found at the big box stores. It is made from Rosewood.
Ultra smooth satin finished composite fretboard
25 1/2 inch scale
19 3/8 inches long
1 1/2 inches wide
.24 inch thick
13 Frets on Diatonic
Zero fret installed
Zero fret is .020 taller than other frets
Rosewood string spacer included for either 3 or 4 strings
Use woodworking glue to secure the fretboard to the neck. Strongly encourage using a clamping caul to help keep the neck and fret board straight. The string spacers mount at the end to keep the strings aligned.
Easy Fretter-Maple or Rosewood fretboard
from $19.00
The Easy Fretter is a pre loaded and ready to go fretboard that is sized to fit the 2 inch material found at the big box stores.
25 1/2 inch scale
19 3/8 inches long
1 1/2 inches wide
.24 inch thick
Available in Maple or Rosewood
21 frets
Face fret markers
Zero fret installed
Zero fret is .020 taller than other frets
Rosewood string spacer included for either 3 or 4 strings
Use woodworking glue to secure the fretboard to the neck. Strongly encourage using a clamping caul to help keep the neck and fret board straight. The string spacers mount at the end to keep the strings aligned.
Easy Neck 24 inch Scale
$45.00
Quality Crafted Guitar Neck | Easy to Install
24 inch Scale
Perfect for boxes that are 9" long
Suitable for 3,4 and 5 string builds
9/16" thick headstock
Nut is installed but not slotted
1 3/8" width at nut
1 1/2" width at 12th fret
Fretboard length is 17.5"
Overhang is 1 1/8"
Overall length 23 3/4"
Face fret markers are included
Bone Nut
Hanger bolt and hardware included
Okume construction with rosewood fingerboard
Headstock Tuner template is available
The perfect neck for your next build. The Easy Neck is completely finished and ready to go. Simply reinforce your box and bolt the neck on. Solid Okume construction with a rosewood fret board set for 24 inch scale. The neck is meticulously sanded and the Okume portion has a spray finish. The rosewood fret board is unfinished. The Easy Neck is similar to the Super Neck and installation techniques are the same so the following video applies.
Bridge placement template
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Easy Neck bridge placement template
$6.00
This template is helpful for locating the bridge when using an Easy Neck.
Always check to confirm 24 inch distance from the front of neck to front the edge of saddle.
Easy Neck Diatonic 24 inch Scale
$45.00
Quality Crafted Guitar Neck | Easy to Install
24 inch Scale
Perfect for boxes that are 9" long
Suitable for 3,4 and 5 string builds
9/16" thick headstock
Nut is installed but not slotted
1 3/8" width at nut
1 1/2" width at 12th fret
Fretboard length is 17.5"
Overhang is 1 1/8"
Overall length 23 3/4"
Face fret markers are included
Fret board shim included
Bone Nut
Hanger bolt and hardware included Use 10MM socket or wrench.
Okume construction with rosewood fingerboard
Headstock Tuner template is available
The perfect neck for your next build. The Easy Neck is completely finished and ready to go. Simply reinforce your box and bolt the neck on. Solid Okume construction with a rosewood fret board set for 24 inch scale. The neck is meticulously sanded and the Okume portion has a spray finish. The rosewood fret board is unfinished. The Easy Neck is similar to the Super Neck and installation techniques are the same so the following video applies.
Bridge placement template
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Easy Neck Non-Fretted Neck-Rosewood or Maple finger board
from $0.00
Quality Crafted Guitar Neck | Easy to Install
Perfect for boxes that are short as 9" long
Suitable for 3,4 and 5 string builds
9/16" thick headstock
Nut is installed but not slotted
1 3/8" width at nut
1 1/2" width at 12th fret
Fretboard length is 17.5"
Overhang is 1 1/8"
Overall length 23 3/4"
Bone Nut
Hanger bolt and hardware included
Okume construction with Rosewood or Maple fingerboard
Headstock Tuner template is available
The perfect neck for your next build. The EZNeck is completely finished and ready to go. Simply reinforce your box and bolt the neck on. Solid Okume construction with a rosewood or Maple fret board. The neck is meticulously sanded and the Okume portion has a spray finish. The rosewood fret board is unfinished. The EZNeck is similar to the Super Neck and installation techniques are the same so the following video applies.
Bridge placement template
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Easy Neck Okume & Maple Fretted Neck | 24 inch Scale
$47.50
Quality Crafted Guitar Neck | Easy to Install
24 inch Scale
Perfect for boxes that are 9" long
Suitable for 3,4 and 5 string builds
9/16" thick headstock
Nut is installed but not slotted
1 3/8" width at nut
1 1/2" width at 12th fret
Fretboard length is 17.5"
Overhang is 1 1/8"
Overall length 23 3/4"
Face fret markers are included
Bone Nut
Hanger bolt and hardware included
Okume construction with Maple Fretboard
Headstock Tuner template is available
The perfect neck for your next build. The Easy Neck is completely finished and ready to go. Simply reinforce your box and bolt the neck on. Solid Okume construction with a Maple fret board set for 24 inch scale. The neck is meticulously sanded and the Okume portion has a spray finish. The Maple fret board is unfinished. Headstock has a male veneer layer showing. The Easy Neck is similar to the Super Neck and installation techniques are the same so the following video applies.
Bridge Placement Template
Easy Neck with Premium Fret Markers
from $60.00
Quality Crafted Guitar Neck | Easy to Install
24 inch Scale
Predrilled headstock with slotted nut available
Perfect for boxes that are 9" long or longer
Suitable for 3,4 and 5 string builds
9/16" thick headstock
Nut is installed but not slotted as standard
1 3/8" width at nut
1 1/2" width at 12th fret
Fretboard length is 17.5"
Overhang is 1 1/8"
Overall length 23 3/4"
Fin or Snowflake face fret markers are included
Hanger bolt and hardware included
Okume construction with rosewood fingerboard
Headstock tuner template is available
Available with tuner holes drilled and nut filed for either 3 or 4 strings.
The perfect neck for your next build. The Easy Neck is completely finished and ready to go. Simply reinforce your box and bolt the neck on. Solid Okume construction with a rosewood fret board set for 24 inch scale. The neck is meticulously sanded and the Okume portion has a spray finish. The rosewood fret board is unfinished.
The Easy Neck is similar to the Super Neck and installation techniques are the same so the following video applies.
Bridge placement template
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Economy 3-Way Volume/Tone/Jack Harness
$7.00
Includes 250 or 500k volume pot and matching tone pot with .047 mfd cap. Harness includes the ground wire for bridge and leads for connection to pickup or piezo. Includes a 3-way installed switch. Mounting hardware included.
500k volume pot
500k tone pot
.047 mfd cap
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Economy Bass Strings
$9.50
High quality bass strings. Strings measure .045, .065, .080 and .100 in diameter.
Economy Open Tuners
from $8.00
New from MGB. Low cost high quality tuners.
Pack includes 2 right and 2 lefts.
For 1/2 inch headstock.
Available in black or chrome.
Use 5/16 drill for ferrule and 1/4 drill for axle. Brad point drills work best
Available in individual pack or 3 Pack
Eiroa 3/4 string kit
$125.00
MGB kits are made for people with a fundamental knowledge of building stringed instruments. There are many videos available on our Youtube Channel that can provide help. We are also available by phone to help.
Kit includes everything needed to complete this attractive 3/4 string instrument. Available with black hardware.
This kit ships with Micro Pup pickup.
Included are:
10” x 7" x 2 1/2" Eiroa box that is fully machined and ready for assembly.
24 inch scale MGB Easy Neck Rosewood and Okume fretted neck with Snowflake style face markers. The neck is predrilled for 3 or 4 tuners. Nut is pre slotted but may need adjustment. Neck reinforcement plate is included.
MGB black Micro Pup style pickup with 500k harness soldered tested and ready to install. This allows switching between single coil and humbucker operation.
Black tuners, bridge, strap pins, surface jack plate.
Includes a pack of .013, .017, .026 or .013, .017, .026 and .036 strings.
Use a 10mm deep well socket for tuners and 7/16' for the neck hanger bolt.
Assembly available HERE
Electric Nickel Wound 0.036 | 3 Pack
$5.00
Quality Electric Guitar Strings | Made in the USA
Nickel Wound
0.036 Gauge
About 44" in length
3 Pack
Made in the USA
