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"" Steve Allen replied Sep 10, 2021 to Cigar Box Amp Mods	14	Sep 17, 2021 Reply by RTZGUITARS
"Agree. I've used the MGB micro pups and they sound excellent. The gold cover is a st…" Steve Allen replied Feb 21, 2020 to The more I use piezos...	23	Feb 21, 2020 Reply by François
"Love these lessons, Shane. I'm astounded that you are still taking time out from wha…" Steve Allen replied Jan 7, 2019 to CBG VIDEO LESSON: How to Play Robert Johnson's "Preaching Blues (Up Jumped the Devil)"	4	Jan 7, 2019 Reply by Steve Allen
"All these tips BrianQ gives are essential to getting a cool sounding natural spring…" Steve Allen replied Dec 1, 2018 to In Body spring reverb effect	36	Oct 30, 2022 Reply by Paul Craig
"Very clean and good-looking first build, bro. These cbg's are a lot of fun to build,…" Steve Allen replied Dec 1, 2018 to First build - caught the bug!	17	Dec 10, 2018 Reply by Dave Dean
"It sounds like you would feel a lot more comfortable with a structured learning prog…" Steve Allen replied Sep 15, 2018 to How to get better at playing a 3 string Slide guitar?	13	Sep 15, 2018 Reply by Steve Allen
"Gotta have a little stain, then leave'em alone." Steve Allen replied Sep 15, 2018 to Do you ever just not treat the wood?	9	Sep 16, 2018 Reply by Korrigan
"I bought one months ago and still have no clue how to hook it up. If it came with a…" Steve Allen replied Mar 13, 2018 to Psycho knob wiring help	13	Mar 28, 2020 Reply by BrianQ.
"Shane that tuning really creates a cool, haunting sound. I'm still blown away by all…" Steve Allen replied Mar 13, 2018 to The 3-String E-E-G# Tuning & Pushing Into Unfamiliar Territory	4	Mar 13, 2018 Reply by Blues Frog
"Build #10 is on my workbench. Another 23", 3-string with a cbgitty "Electric Delta"…" Steve Allen replied Nov 29, 2017 to What's on your workbench?	2270	Sep 8, 2023 Reply by Carl Floyd

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Steve Allen's Discussions (17)

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"Agree. I've used the MGB micro pups and they sound excellent. The gold cover is a st…"

"Love these lessons, Shane. I'm astounded that you are still taking time out from wha…"

"All these tips BrianQ gives are essential to getting a cool sounding natural spring…"

"Very clean and good-looking first build, bro. These cbg's are a lot of fun to build,…"

"It sounds like you would feel a lot more comfortable with a structured learning prog…"

"Gotta have a little stain, then leave'em alone."

"I bought one months ago and still have no clue how to hook it up. If it came with a…"

"Shane that tuning really creates a cool, haunting sound. I'm still blown away by all…"

"Build #10 is on my workbench. Another 23", 3-string with a cbgitty "Electric Delta"…"

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