Chickenbone John is the Godfather of the cigar box guitar in the UK. He's been making and playing cigar box guitars since around 2006. Based in the West Midlands in the UK, he exports his products all over the world He also teaches, run workshops and organizes "Boxstock", the UK cigar box guitar festival. He is a regular fixture at UK music festivals. He also owns and distributes Zipha brand resophonic guitars which are imported from China.