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"It might, and it won't take much to find out. Plus, it will be a good learning exper…" ReturnToSender replied Aug 14, 2014 to Newbie with a couple questions.	6	Aug 15, 2014 Reply by JL
"It's worth every penny if you ever get more than a few feet away from your amp. I on…" ReturnToSender replied Aug 9, 2014 to Volume control?	2	Aug 9, 2014 Reply by Slowpaw Steve T
"They look great! I can barely pluck the right string half the time when the guitar i…" ReturnToSender replied Aug 8, 2014 to Sharing some ideas I have. (photos)	12	Aug 18, 2014 Reply by Seth Kent
"For the record, if you need a nylon wound low B bass string in .135 gauge, that's 42…" ReturnToSender replied Aug 7, 2014 to Where to get Low B strings?	9	Aug 7, 2014 Reply by ReturnToSender
"In my limited experience, the stronger the magnet, the "sharper" the output. Weak ma…" ReturnToSender replied Aug 6, 2014 to Troubleshooting my first electric guitar build.	38	Aug 13, 2014 Reply by Amanda Potter
"Thanks for posting the pics, I love seeing other people's work. Nice little collecti…" ReturnToSender replied Aug 6, 2014 to An introduction (with pictures)	22	Aug 7, 2014 Reply by Seth Kent
"I thought the same thing until I decided to go ultra simple. I clamp my hand drill t…" ReturnToSender replied Aug 6, 2014 to Troubleshooting my first electric guitar build.	38	Aug 13, 2014 Reply by Amanda Potter
"Type or hardness of wood should have no impact on a tuner peg. Pics would help, but…" ReturnToSender replied Aug 6, 2014 to Mounting Waverly tuners	28	Aug 7, 2014 Reply by grondon oconnor
"This is the only pic I have at the moment. It's an old .100 E string as that is all…" ReturnToSender replied Aug 5, 2014 to Where to get Low B strings?	9	Aug 7, 2014 Reply by ReturnToSender
"That thing is beautiful, I'd be afraid to put my grubby little hands anywhere near i…" ReturnToSender replied Aug 5, 2014 to Have a very nice cigar box guitar I built	30	Sep 1, 2014 Reply by Amy O'Donnell

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ReturnToSender's Discussions (44)

"It might, and it won't take much to find out. Plus, it will be a good learning exper…"

"It's worth every penny if you ever get more than a few feet away from your amp. I on…"

"They look great! I can barely pluck the right string half the time when the guitar i…"

"For the record, if you need a nylon wound low B bass string in .135 gauge, that's 42…"

"In my limited experience, the stronger the magnet, the "sharper" the output. Weak ma…"

"Thanks for posting the pics, I love seeing other people's work. Nice little collecti…"

"I thought the same thing until I decided to go ultra simple. I clamp my hand drill t…"

"Type or hardness of wood should have no impact on a tuner peg. Pics would help, but…"

"This is the only pic I have at the moment. It's an old .100 E string as that is all…"

"That thing is beautiful, I'd be afraid to put my grubby little hands anywhere near i…"

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