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"Best answer is in your question. Get batteries" The Phrygian Kid replied Dec 21, 2015 to How to eliminate 60 cycle hum??	13	Dec 27, 2015 Reply by Paul Craig
"Yep. Its going to attract some shady 'investors'.. I think the seller could do ver…" The Phrygian Kid replied Dec 14, 2015 to Want to Revive an Entire 1970's Guitar Company? You can "Buy It Now" on eBay!	13	Dec 18, 2015 Reply by Cory LeBeau
"aye. Making one.. Is better than not making one.. No matter how you do it. I prefer…" The Phrygian Kid replied Dec 14, 2015 to Cigar Box Guitars are Art, Even with Laser-Cut Parts	34	Jan 11, 2016 Reply by Mark C
"thats a pretty good rule of thumb at guitar scale length or thereabouts.. although m…" The Phrygian Kid replied Dec 13, 2015 to Why does my High G feel like it will snap?	17	Dec 15, 2015 Reply by Paul Craig
"It won't sound mate theres no way. That string will be a floppy noodle below d4. L…" The Phrygian Kid replied Dec 13, 2015 to Why does my High G feel like it will snap?	17	Dec 15, 2015 Reply by Paul Craig
"Hi Eric. Its normal, don't panic. Fact is, that high G (G4) is a very high note for…" The Phrygian Kid replied Dec 13, 2015 to Why does my High G feel like it will snap?	17	Dec 15, 2015 Reply by Paul Craig
"Putting a second one in parallel halves the impedance. You may have heard/read about…" The Phrygian Kid replied Dec 9, 2015 to Is there any advantage to more than one piezo pickup?	17	Dec 16, 2015 Reply by Cory LeBeau
"when you look at a FRETTED strings instrument you'll almost always find the bridge i…" The Phrygian Kid replied Dec 6, 2015 to rezo intonation	4	Dec 6, 2015 Reply by The Phrygian Kid
"They will be equally up to the task, once it's digital its digital, it either works…" The Phrygian Kid replied Dec 2, 2015 to Is there such a thing as a pickup with bluetooth?	9	Dec 2, 2015 Reply by The Phrygian Kid
"Those are Hawaiian guitar conversion nuts, and they work great to make a lap steel,…" The Phrygian Kid replied Nov 29, 2015 to Frets and Slide guitar	3	Nov 29, 2015 Reply by jim

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"Best answer is in your question. Get batteries"

"Yep. Its going to attract some shady 'investors'.. I think the seller could do ver…"

"aye. Making one.. Is better than not making one.. No matter how you do it. I prefer…"

"thats a pretty good rule of thumb at guitar scale length or thereabouts.. although m…"

"It won't sound mate theres no way. That string will be a floppy noodle below d4. L…"

"Hi Eric. Its normal, don't panic. Fact is, that high G (G4) is a very high note for…"

"Putting a second one in parallel halves the impedance. You may have heard/read about…"

"when you look at a FRETTED strings instrument you'll almost always find the bridge i…"

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