Shane Speal (born May 20, 1970) is an American musician, historian, and instrument builder who calls himself the King of the Cigar Box Guitar.
He is the author of the D.I.Y.
musical instrument book, Making Poor Man's Guitars (2018, Fox Chapel Publishing) and is a writer for Guitar World Magazine.
Speal is recognized as the creator of the modern cigar box guitar movement.
He is the creator of Cigarboxnation.com,.
Speal is the central figure in the Max Shores documentary, Songs Inside the Box, which spotlights the cigar box guitar resurgence.