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"A preamp is you best bet for taming piezo feedback." Korrigan replied Sep 30, 2022 to Piezo feedback	9	Oct 1, 2022 Reply by Jerry Draper
"Ok... first off... it's CBG (Cigar Box Guitar). ;-) Secondly, speaking only for my…" Korrigan replied Aug 13, 2022 to The entirely hypothetical encylopedic CGB design and construction book - a long post	7	Mar 20, 2023 Reply by Doug Thorsvik
"Higher action if you are playing with a slide... but extremely low action if you are…" Korrigan replied Aug 10, 2022 to Need help	11	Aug 11, 2022 Reply by Taffy Evans
"That hardboard guard is freaking awesome, I'd use that. :)" Korrigan replied Jul 31, 2022 to Hi everyone. Need some advice plz...	25	Aug 19, 2022 Reply by James Pobog
"Visit your local music store and check out their selection of single strings or you…" Korrigan replied Feb 16, 2022 to D Minor open tune	11	Mar 16, 2022 Reply by Paul Craig
"Playing with slide you're going to want more tension than you'd get just using the A…" Korrigan replied Feb 16, 2022 to D Minor open tune	11	Mar 16, 2022 Reply by Paul Craig
"I'd do A D F. Tell me what scale length the git will be and whether it will be playe…" Korrigan replied Feb 15, 2022 to D Minor open tune	11	Mar 16, 2022 Reply by Paul Craig
"Have you considered buying a git from an American builder and having it shipped to y…" Korrigan replied Feb 8, 2022 to Cutting down the neck of a CBG	11	Dec 11, 2023 Reply by Chance
"We're arguing semantics now but I contend that adding frets doesn't mean that a rule…" Korrigan replied Feb 2, 2022 to RULES, what rules? a lighthearted look.	27	Feb 23, 2022 Reply by Taffy Evans
"You are right about frets, but the laws of physics apply to many more areas of CBG b…" Korrigan replied Feb 2, 2022 to RULES, what rules? a lighthearted look.	27	Feb 23, 2022 Reply by Taffy Evans

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Korrigan's Discussions (448)

"A preamp is you best bet for taming piezo feedback."

"Ok... first off... it's CBG (Cigar Box Guitar). ;-) Secondly, speaking only for my…"

"Higher action if you are playing with a slide... but extremely low action if you are…"

"That hardboard guard is freaking awesome, I'd use that. :)"

"Visit your local music store and check out their selection of single strings or you…"

"Playing with slide you're going to want more tension than you'd get just using the A…"

"I'd do A D F. Tell me what scale length the git will be and whether it will be playe…"

"Have you considered buying a git from an American builder and having it shipped to y…"

"We're arguing semantics now but I contend that adding frets doesn't mean that a rule…"

"You are right about frets, but the laws of physics apply to many more areas of CBG b…"

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