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"With any topic like this, you're going to get a whole lot of "traditional luthier" i…" Poorness Studios replied Nov 23, 2023 to Sound holes, do we need them?	3	Nov 23, 2023 Reply by RON NORTHCUTT
"That is insanely cool! I love the way you did the wire string retainer and the tuner…" Poorness Studios replied Feb 26, 2023 to Inspired by the pick axe guitar, the sledge hammer	6	Feb 26, 2023 Reply by jonathan leslie
"The center-line concept is important to guitar building. However, there's no reason…" Poorness Studios replied Feb 26, 2023 to Neck though corner	6	Feb 28, 2023 Reply by Michael Fred Johnson
"There are a lot of folks out there who like the sound of rod piezos on bass. However…" Poorness Studios replied Feb 26, 2023 to 3-String Bass Project - Dual pickups with switch.	8	Mar 23, 2023 Reply by Tim Dvorak
"I have something better than a tutorial. I asked Farmer Jon (washtub bass player for…" Poorness Studios replied Jan 27, 2023 to Tutorial of weed eater used for strings on bass	5	Feb 4, 2023 Reply by Anthony adams
"BrianQ to the rescue... again. LOL." Poorness Studios replied Aug 31, 2022 to Editing this site?	4	Aug 31, 2022 Reply by Taffy Evans
"Too funny. That's the same circuit I based my Tiny Jar-O-Fuzz on. BTW, I love that f…" Poorness Studios replied Jul 16, 2022 to Build This DIY Guitar Fuzz Pedal in 10 Minutes - VIDEO	38	Jul 17, 2022 Reply by Robert Bruner
"You don't reference specific posts Taffy but I can definitely take the blame for get…" Poorness Studios replied Feb 5, 2022 to RULES, what rules? a lighthearted look.	27	Feb 23, 2022 Reply by Taffy Evans
"This is so great. I love this kind of though-provoking conversation. I feel like thi…" Poorness Studios replied Feb 2, 2022 to RULES, what rules? a lighthearted look.	27	Feb 23, 2022 Reply by Taffy Evans
"Very true Taffy. That could be it's own topic... or even what makes a CBG a CBG? I m…" Poorness Studios replied Jan 31, 2022 to RULES, what rules? a lighthearted look.	27	Feb 23, 2022 Reply by Taffy Evans

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Poorness Studios's Discussions (171)

"With any topic like this, you're going to get a whole lot of "traditional luthier" i…"

"That is insanely cool! I love the way you did the wire string retainer and the tuner…"

"The center-line concept is important to guitar building. However, there's no reason…"

"There are a lot of folks out there who like the sound of rod piezos on bass. However…"

"I have something better than a tutorial. I asked Farmer Jon (washtub bass player for…"

"BrianQ to the rescue... again. LOL."

"Too funny. That's the same circuit I based my Tiny Jar-O-Fuzz on. BTW, I love that f…"

"You don't reference specific posts Taffy but I can definitely take the blame for get…"

"This is so great. I love this kind of though-provoking conversation. I feel like thi…"

"Very true Taffy. That could be it's own topic... or even what makes a CBG a CBG? I m…"

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