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Cases for CBG's
Started by Kevin Keating in Cool gear discussion - that's not cigar box related. Last reply by Kevin Keating 7 minutes ago. 6 Replies 0 Likes
fret scale measurement?
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A cheap handy source for Piezos!
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r.e. testbed...
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Visitors to the workshop
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Single U-Bass String on 4-String Git
Started by FoldedSoup in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion. Last reply by FoldedSoup yesterday. 15 Replies 0 Likes
4-String Open G Tuning?
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lots of new stuff and possibly an original idea...
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What's on your workbench?
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Getting my head around Pentatonic...
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CB gitty 2.5w amp distortion
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new bridge
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Pup redux...
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What does your workshop look like?
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