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1 Hey there

Hey there

Posted by Pim on August 17, 2019
2 Spring Reverb Advice

Spring Reverb Advice

Posted by Clint Spotts on August 16, 2019
3 Down in the bottomz

Down in the bottomz

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4 YORK CBG FESTIVAL AUGUST 25 th.

YORK CBG FESTIVAL AUGUST 25 th.

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5 Poor Man ~ Traditional Old Song

Poor Man ~ Traditional Old Song

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Green Fields of Virginia

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Buckle Up Betsy

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8 2X4 Lap Steel - build & demo

2X4 Lap Steel - build & demo

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Waiting for a Train

Added by Dave Lynas on August 14, 2019
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Rock blues part 4 - sliding it together

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Featured Products from C. B. Gitty

The "Reso-Plate" 3-string License Plate Resonator Guitar Kit

The "Reso-Plate" 3-string License Plate Resonator Guitar Kit

Designed with front (or back) porch picking in mind, this kit has an full, rich resonator sound and is great for playing all sorts of music, including Blues, Folk and Country. The "Reso-Plate" kit is easy to as..

Price: $109.99

Celtic Session Songbook for Voice & Guitar - 170 songs with Large Print Lyrics and Chords

Celtic Session Songbook for Guitar - Front Cover
Price: $34.99

Homemade Instrument Fretting Handbook by Ben "Gitty" Baker - Complete Cigar Box Guitar Fretting How-to Guide

Homemade Instrument Fretting Handbook by Ben "Gitty" Baker - Complete Cigar Box Guitar Fretting How-to Guide

In this 159-page book, Ben "Gitty" Baker teaches his methods for installing frets on cigar box guitars and other homemade instruments. Over the past 10 years thousands of necks, fretboards and instruments have been fretted in the C. B. Gitty workshop, and Ben dra..

Price: $19.99

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