BigSmoke Guitars – Handcrafted Electric Cigarbox Guitars

BIGSMOKE PICKUPS are here….

bigsmoke — Sun, 18 Nov 2018 22:58:04 +0000

BIGSMOKE GUITARS has a smorgasbord of pickups available for sale. In every different configuration you can think of. The pickups range from single pole icons, on up to the six pole, 9k 0hm bronze bombers…

All our Bigsmoke Pickups are hand wound to any number you desire, or you can choose from the extensive range available according to the number of winds and ohms they read in at.

Bigsmoke pickups are made completely in the black wood of whenge or in the white/gold wood of American maple. Both exceptional tone carrying hardwoods.

All the magnets used in Bigsmoke Pickups are alnico5. In our humble opinion Alnico5 are the best magnets for musical instruments.

The pickup wire gauge is 42 AWG, Ensuring a tight and compact wind. Vintage cloth wire is used for the pickup connection wire to ensure authentic old school connectivity.

Of course Bigsmoke Pickups are potted…

Bigsmoke Pickups are wax potted using a mix of paraffin and beeswax. When we were wax potting the first batch of Bigsmoke Pickups we were inundated with bees wanting their beeswax back, so we now have a little offering of beeswax for the bees in another room so the team are not disturbed when potting…

Buy one today. Use the Contact form to enquire about purchasing a Bigsmoke Pickup, or drop us a line if you would like to discuss having your own one built for you…

Bless…

FOREST FOR THE TREES

bigsmoke — Thu, 01 Mar 2018 05:18:14 +0000

A great write up from the talented Jason Burgess and his supercool website, Any given day. Check it out…

RECLAIM TO FAME …

bigsmoke — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 04:06:48 +0000

Bigsmoke Guitars will have an entry into this years Reclaim to fame exhibition RECLAIM TO FAME 18th November till 12 December 2016, on at the Waiheke Art Gallery Come along and see the amazing entries made from reclaimed items!…

BIGSMOKE GUITARS IN THE GALLERY…

bigsmoke — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 08:52:08 +0000

BIGSMOKE GUITARS Instrumental Artworks are now on display and are available to purchase at the iconically cool Waiheke Community Art Gallery in Oneroa, Waiheke Island. Check out the website for details…

Waiheke Community Art Gallery

BIGSMOKE GUITARS Instrumental Artworks are also on display and for sale at the Supercool Depot Artspace in Devonport, Auckland. Come on down and check them out…

Depot Artspace Devonport

BIGSMOKE STALL AT WOMAD

bigsmoke — Fri, 06 Feb 2015 02:46:01 +0000

Hello beautiful people and welcome to the latest Smoke Signal.

Bigsmoke guitars are excited to announce that we will be having a stall at this years international Womad music festival being held in New Plymouth Taranaki, on the 13th,14th,15th March 2015 at the TSB bowl of Brooklands.

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Come on down and enjoy a world presence of music and delight for the whole family, and pop your head into Bigsmoke guitars stall for a strum on some of the amazing guitars on display.

Bless

Bigsmoke Guitars now Available in stores.

bigsmoke — Wed, 07 May 2014 03:35:58 +0000

BIGSMOKE GUITARS Instrumental Artworks are now available to purchase at the iconically cool “Bungalow Bills” Music Store in Auckland City, come on down and check them out…
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Arts and Craft Fair

bigsmoke — Wed, 29 May 2013 03:15:58 +0000

BIGSMOKE guitars will be at this years Arts and Crafts Fair in downtown Auckland. See you there. Peace

Handcrafted

bigsmoke — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 10:32:33 +0000

Using the best quality new and upcycled parts, this New Zealand based artistic company creates unique three and four string electric cigar box guitars, single string electric diddley bow, electric and acoustic ukulele, and two string electric sandman bass.

The cigar boxes, antique keys, coins and other working parts have been garnered from all ends of the globe and are then handcrafted together to provide a fun filled, individual work of musical art.

The fretted and fretless necks made at BIGSMOKE GUITARS are handformed pieces of art, using a fine range of sonic friendly hardwoods such as; Mahogany, Whenge, Tasmanian oak, Walnut, and Matai.

Unique fret markers, antique keys and coins also adorn the necks and each neck has numerous coats of oil and polish added to bring out the perfect finish.

BIGSMOKE GUITARS are a curious amalgam of the classical blues cigar box guitar character, entwined with a fresh, diverse modern millennium full of possibilities and materials waiting to be utilized.