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"I think that was "flanger" with some reverb. " Jim Saraceno replied Aug 7, 2017 to My first electric CBG....	5	Aug 12, 2017 Reply by Lonman
"I just have this YouTube video bookmarked on my web browser... https://www.youtube.c…" Jim Saraceno replied Aug 2, 2017 to whats the best Open G android app tuner?	19	Aug 2, 2017 Reply by Jim Saraceno
"Yes, the vibration of the back of the box makes a big difference with a CBG. I once …" Jim Saraceno replied Jul 5, 2017 to Best sounding boxes for an acoustic build?	34	Jul 5, 2017 Reply by Jim Saraceno
"Again, if you use light gauge strings you will get really brilliant sounds without s…" Jim Saraceno replied Jul 2, 2017 to Best sounding boxes for an acoustic build?	34	Jul 5, 2017 Reply by Jim Saraceno
"In my limited experience, I have never heard a box that sounded as good as the Las C…" Jim Saraceno replied Jul 2, 2017 to Best sounding boxes for an acoustic build?	34	Jul 5, 2017 Reply by Jim Saraceno
"That reminds me of the 6 stages of my hobbies... 1. Interest 2. Pursuit 3. Passion 4…" Jim Saraceno replied Jun 11, 2017 to Out of the blue, a commission?	4	Jun 11, 2017 Reply by Jim Saraceno
"So I added an EQ-7545R pre-amp to the Gitty amp kit and it sounds great! You can rea…" Jim Saraceno replied May 16, 2017 to Any way to improve Gitty Amp kit?	22	Jul 24, 2017 Reply by JL
"I finally got things wired and working and I love the way it sounds! Basically, like…" Jim Saraceno replied May 16, 2017 to Gitty amp kit and pre-amp...	8	May 16, 2017 Reply by Timothy Hunter
"First off, I wish I had that kind of MS Pain skills, that's a nice drawing! So I lik…" Jim Saraceno replied May 16, 2017 to Gitty amp kit and pre-amp...	8	May 16, 2017 Reply by Timothy Hunter
"Shane did a video about how to make the pre-amp a stand alone unit. You plug your gu…" Jim Saraceno replied May 15, 2017 to Gitty amp kit and pre-amp...	8	May 16, 2017 Reply by Timothy Hunter

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Jim Saraceno's Discussions (123)

"I think that was "flanger" with some reverb. "

"I just have this YouTube video bookmarked on my web browser... https://www.youtube.c…"

"Yes, the vibration of the back of the box makes a big difference with a CBG. I once …"

"Again, if you use light gauge strings you will get really brilliant sounds without s…"

"In my limited experience, I have never heard a box that sounded as good as the Las C…"

"That reminds me of the 6 stages of my hobbies... 1. Interest 2. Pursuit 3. Passion 4…"

"So I added an EQ-7545R pre-amp to the Gitty amp kit and it sounds great! You can rea…"

"I finally got things wired and working and I love the way it sounds! Basically, like…"

"First off, I wish I had that kind of MS Pain skills, that's a nice drawing! So I lik…"

"Shane did a video about how to make the pre-amp a stand alone unit. You plug your gu…"

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