REVIEWS
Reviews of the Mad Sci Innovations series of "playable art" by luthier Jeff Mello, co-owner of The Cigar Box Guitar Store
"Jeff's instruments are so fun to play and are meticulously made. I use mine for live performance and session work, and I'm well pleased with the tone, playability and craftsmanship"
~ Gary Nichols, GRAMMY Winner
Owns 3 Mad Sci Innovations guitars built by luthier Jeff Mello
"Jeff was amazing to work with! Custom build for me. I wanted an old looking CBG. It was packaged well, came quickly and was even better looking than the picture. The sound was rich and fat! I would have paid double for his quality work.."
~ Jeff, Fresno, CA
Porch Glory 3 string cigar box guitar
"Jeff's CBGs are the very best you can buy! I bought an ultra-cool little 3 stringer and a custom 4 string VW CBG resonator and couldn't be happier! Beautifully made with great features like "zero fret" design for perfect intonation, genius fretwork design eliminating "sharp" frets when the weather changes, and cool fretboard inlays. A++."
~ Robert, Vineland NJ
VW Resonator 4 string cigar box guitar and
Lil' Olive 3 string cigar box guitar
"Love the craftsmanship on this little gitty. I’m calling it my “bitty gitty”. The sound is great. Can’t believe it competes with my full size bass, but it does. Excellent work! Thank you!."
~ Sandy, Minneapolis, MN
Low Boy 2 String cigar box bass from the Hot Rod Series
"This man has hands of Gold. Extremely satisfied with his creation, custom order was a joy start to finish communication was top notch. It was packed like a precious antique would be. The cigar box amps are also beautiful works of art as well and these little buggers are loud!! I will be ordering again for sure. Everyone who sees it is impressed. You too can be a Blues Legend!!!"
~ James, Tinton Falls, NJ
Tennessee Blues Legend 3 string cigar box guitar & amplifier
"What a beautiful violin this is. Sounds great too! Came with a bow already rosined, looked like it had been played a bit to make sure everything was in their right place. Haven't gotten to test the amp jack yet but the hardware looks like it was well put together. Definitely going to come back for more instruments in the future!"
~ Joseph, Sonora CA
Fiddle Luna 4 string cigar box fiddle
"Awesome guitar of utmost quality. Plays and sounds amazing! I have a lot of these and this is a step above the rest! Great communicator and all around nice guy to deal with."
~ Rich, West Islip NY
Island Jim 3 string cigar box guitar & matching amplifier
