Welcome to SMOJOMUSIC

a showcase for my handmade cigar box guitars, electronic nonsense & experimental music

 

Glad you found me. This site is the home for my music projects. It's mainly focussed around handmade cigar box guitars. I make the instruments, try to play them and occasionally record some music. They're made from empty cigar boxes and incorporate other recycled material, junk, found objects and anything else I can use to make cool and individual looking items. Each piece of work is entirely unique. As well as being playable instruments, I also like to think of them as small works of art to be enjoyed visually as well as audibly.  

Have a browse around and check out my music on the jukebox below. Pop into The Blueshack  page for the lowdown on cigar box guitars, this and that with a bluesy flavour.I hope you enjoy what you see and hear and maybe find a little inspiration to do something yourself and please feel free to contact me at smojoguitars@yahoo.co.uk  with any enquiries. You might also want to drop in at my blog to see what I am currently building, read up on some playing/tuning/building tips and other related subjects smojo cigar box guitar blog

Please note this site is still being developed and new content will be added shortly so please call back from time to time. Although this is primarily a pastime for me, occasionally there will be items for sale in my online shop.
 

I also make other stuff that's related to guitars, such as hand-cut bottleneck slides, amplifiers and microphones built into old tins or boxes and maybe a bit of circuit bending. It's all about 'breaking the mould' that the established music and instrument-making industries have created. Taking the lesser travelled roads, going back to basics, making my own instruments and music from scratch. Using cheap materials and rough and ready techniques. By embracing this concept, we can use our creative energies to produce something individual, unique. Oh and by the way, the main point is - it's a helluva lot of fun.

Have a browse around and check out my music on the jukebox below. Pop into The Blueshack page for the lowdown on cigar box guitars, this and that with a bluesy flavour. I hope you enjoy what you see and hear and maybe find a little inspiration to do something yourself and please feel free to contact me at smojoguitars@yahoo.co.uk  with any enquiries.  You might also want to drop in at my blog to see what I am currently building, read up on some playing/tuning/building tips and other related subjects smojo cigar box guitar blog

Please note this site is still being developed and new content will be added shortly so please call back from time to time. Although this is primarily a pastime for me, occasionally there will be items for sale in my online shop. You can also check what's available by visiting my Flickr page.