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"I used Jumbo on my 30" three-string. Worked fine and I think it looks in propo…" Diglydog replied Aug 21, 2017 to Bass git fret question	12	Aug 28, 2017 Reply by Grandpa
"Yup, thanks from me too, Ron. I'd never heard of (or looked for) that sort of thing.…" Diglydog replied Aug 19, 2017 to How do you transfer your CBG playing to digital files?	13	Aug 22, 2017 Reply by Kirk
"Well, to see what I was aiming for, I bought a second hand Uke off eBay - a Mahalo T…" Diglydog replied Aug 9, 2017 to Re-fretting a Uke Neck	3	Aug 9, 2017 Reply by Diglydog
"Thanks, JL. I had a depth gauge on the saw that should have cut the slots to exctly…" Diglydog replied Aug 8, 2017 to Re-fretting a Uke Neck	3	Aug 9, 2017 Reply by Diglydog
"That's a supurb result. Nice work !" Diglydog replied Aug 8, 2017 to 4 and 8-string ukes - upcycling an old acoustic guitar!	39	Aug 23, 2017 Reply by Tim Hooper
"Super-cool idea and nicely done, Tim. I'll have to scour the charity shops to find…" Diglydog replied Jul 31, 2017 to 4 and 8-string ukes - upcycling an old acoustic guitar!	39	Aug 23, 2017 Reply by Tim Hooper
"John, I use a Nu-X Loop Core. It's a knock-off of a Boss RC-3, I think, but se…" Diglydog replied Dec 11, 2016 to Loopers ~ What are they good and bad for?	63	Dec 14, 2016 Reply by BUGGY (C)
"Have a look at something like Tone Monster on eBay, for example - they do amp kits w…" Diglydog replied Nov 16, 2016 to CBG Amp ideas anyone? :)	47	Nov 27, 2016 Reply by RTZGUITARS
"The 3-stringers sat behind me have 40mm (about 1.6 inch) neck width with string spac…" Diglydog replied Nov 7, 2016 to New CBG Gal here- String Spacing?!	15	Nov 10, 2016 Reply by Sharecropper
"Sorry, Uncle John, but you didn't specify home-made and I do love my Tele. Thi…" Diglydog replied Oct 26, 2016 to Show us your number one stringed instrument. The one you would choose if you could have only one. You can put more than one in the photo, but put number one on the left.	159	Nov 17, 2016 Reply by Garth Fink

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Diglydog's Discussions (203)

"I used Jumbo on my 30" three-string. Worked fine and I think it looks in propo…"

"Yup, thanks from me too, Ron. I'd never heard of (or looked for) that sort of thing.…"

"Well, to see what I was aiming for, I bought a second hand Uke off eBay - a Mahalo T…"

"Thanks, JL. I had a depth gauge on the saw that should have cut the slots to exctly…"

"That's a supurb result. Nice work !"

"Super-cool idea and nicely done, Tim. I'll have to scour the charity shops to find…"

"John, I use a Nu-X Loop Core. It's a knock-off of a Boss RC-3, I think, but se…"

"Have a look at something like Tone Monster on eBay, for example - they do amp kits w…"

"The 3-stringers sat behind me have 40mm (about 1.6 inch) neck width with string spac…"

"Sorry, Uncle John, but you didn't specify home-made and I do love my Tele. Thi…"

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