Brandon Tate

EL RUBÍ - Cigar Box Guitar no. 2

This past weekend I hunkered down to see if I could get through building my second Cigar Box Guitar, and sure enough it was easy!
Well... mostly that is...

Unfortunately I have some smaller things to tweak and fix, so no sound demos for now. However, I'm still very happy as I wanted a slightly longer and bigger instrument to play the Blues in Open F tuning! 🤘😄

Even with the adjustments I have to do, totally of my own doing, I'm still immensely thankful for finding MGB Guitars & Parts Supplier, as their templates and parts truly made this a half-day weekend project!
Thanks again also Papa Tater (Michael) for the box I used for this build!

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5 days ago | [YT] | 5

Brandon Tate

As I wrap up editing my Musician Portfolio video for YouTube, I just wanna give thanks to Glenn Fricker for inspiring the general "attitude" this video will have. 🤘😉

This may or may not extend into the other TWO videos I have planned for this weekend.

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 6

Brandon Tate

In response to a TON of AI art slop I'm seeing on lately on social media...

I'd just like to state that the decade-old video game "SOMA" by Frictional Games (and its themes) is THE perfect analogy and explanation as to why AI "art" sucks, and will always fail to understand what it means to be human, and its consequences on the environment too.

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 11

Brandon Tate

First longform video of 2026 has been in the works for a bit now, and I'm shooting for a release later this week, ahead of the Super Bowl! 🤘😄

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 1

Brandon Tate

There's been some fun wins to end this week, one of them being that I'm starting a NEW Cigar Box Guitar build! 🤘😄

Thank you Papa Tater for this gorgeous box, and a HUGE thank you to MGB Guitars & Parts Supplier for creating some awesome, high quality parts and templates that make building a CBG supremely easy!

Looking forward to putting this together, and a video too!

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3 weeks ago | [YT] | 5

Brandon Tate

Slightly updated from my last Facebook cover photo, but a NEW home studio tour video is also up now! 🤘😄

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 5

Brandon Tate

So I know I have a hat on in like 99% of the things I post on social media, but bear with me on this...

I opted to go fully bald 13 years ago after leaving high school. I wasn't so sure of it at the time, but it's been one of the best things I did for myself!

I learned recently that r/bald on Reddit is a thing, and an incredibly wholesome thing at that! It's awesome to see so many people have massive glow-ups from going bald. If you need some faith in humanity restored, go look at the comments at any given before and after post in there!

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1 month ago | [YT] | 3

Brandon Tate

The last time I did a home studio tour was over 3 years ago when we first finished the space...

To those of you who've been through, I've taken your feedback to heart, and have constantly found new ways to better use the floor space I have! 🤘😄

1 month ago | [YT] | 2

Brandon Tate

We've learned Libby is a huge fan of donut pillows, and we got her plenty more for the holidays. 🐈

However, one of these is not like the others...
#Caturday

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1 month ago | [YT] | 5

Brandon Tate

Happy first #Caturday of 2026 and all, but...
Her greed, it sickens me... 🐈

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