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"Excellent tips!" Greg Thompson replied Aug 9, 2016 to Top 10 Cigar Box Guitar Building Hacks	54	Aug 11, 2016 Reply by Paul Craig
"Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! Where do you live? I'…" Greg Thompson replied Jul 26, 2016 to How do you come up with your design?	83	Aug 12, 2016
"That's ok! It's a plan not a recipe. All my work goes through a couple rinse cycles…" Greg Thompson replied Jul 25, 2016 to How do you come up with your design?	83	Aug 12, 2016
"This is an interesting question. I usually take cues from the box. Designing head an…" Greg Thompson replied Jul 24, 2016 to How do you come up with your design?	83	Aug 12, 2016
"I just bought a 3 string bridge (first timer) for an oil can guitar. I'll let you kn…" Greg Thompson replied Jul 24, 2016 to The 3 String Bridge	11	Jul 24, 2016 Reply by Greg Thompson
"That guitar is amazing! That is soooo hard to do. I have dabbled with Ceramic bodies…" Greg Thompson replied Jul 18, 2016 to Ceramic Guitar	7	Jul 18, 2016 Reply by Greg Thompson
"Yes! CBG are instruments, too. Congrats and more power to you CB gitty!" Greg Thompson replied Jul 7, 2016 to C.B. Gitty Diddley Bow kits at Guitar Center??!!	7	Jul 7, 2016 Reply by Greg Thompson
"I think paint or India ink can work, too. The pigments are much better and long last…" Greg Thompson replied Jun 19, 2016 to Model Paint or Paint Pens for Box Touch Up?	4	Jun 19, 2016 Reply by Greg Thompson
"I can't speak about your question, but I sure like your guitar. The Koa is beautiful!" Greg Thompson replied May 30, 2016 to switch between rod piezo and mag pickup?	15	May 31, 2016 Reply by Wayfinder
"$2.00 for that? Steal! Looks very nice." Greg Thompson replied May 29, 2016 to Fret boards or boxes	7	Jun 3, 2016 Reply by Daryl

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Greg Thompson's Discussions (150)

"Excellent tips!"

"Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! Where do you live? I'…"

"That's ok! It's a plan not a recipe. All my work goes through a couple rinse cycles…"

"This is an interesting question. I usually take cues from the box. Designing head an…"

"I just bought a 3 string bridge (first timer) for an oil can guitar. I'll let you kn…"

"That guitar is amazing! That is soooo hard to do. I have dabbled with Ceramic bodies…"

"Yes! CBG are instruments, too. Congrats and more power to you CB gitty!"

"I think paint or India ink can work, too. The pigments are much better and long last…"

"I can't speak about your question, but I sure like your guitar. The Koa is beautiful!"

"$2.00 for that? Steal! Looks very nice."

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