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"Hey Wayfinder, I hope you know that people on here appreciate what you do, and the w…" Rick Alexander replied Jan 3, 2017 to joes flatpickup.	55	Feb 25, 2019 Reply by Tim Pannabecker
"That's really cool!" Rick Alexander replied Dec 24, 2016 to just made this....	14	Dec 30, 2016 Reply by Michael Fred Johnson
"Hey Grandpa, Merry Christmas to you and your family!" Rick Alexander replied Dec 23, 2016 to Merry Christmas from So. Cal.	2	Dec 23, 2016 Reply by Timothy Hunter
"I tried exactly that with a car door speaker that was in the garage, that was in rou…" Rick Alexander replied Dec 8, 2016 to Battery amp speakers	41	Dec 24, 2016 Reply by Bluesheart
"Alvino is a hell of a player, so is that drummer in the ST.Louis Blues video. That s…" Rick Alexander replied Dec 5, 2016 to RETRO GUITAR EFFECTS: The Sonovox, Grandfather of The Talkbox & Voice of Walt Disney's Train	10	Dec 7, 2016 Reply by the anonymous pick
"I went to see a guy named Nels Cline a few years back with a friend of mine and his…" Rick Alexander replied Dec 4, 2016 to Loopers ~ What are they good and bad for?	63	Dec 14, 2016 Reply by BUGGY (C)
"I do what John does, plug a phone into an amp, and find a good jam track on youtube.…" Rick Alexander replied Dec 4, 2016 to Loopers ~ What are they good and bad for?	63	Dec 14, 2016 Reply by BUGGY (C)
"It really depends on a lot of things. If you are not able to produce a clean note an…" Rick Alexander replied Dec 3, 2016 to slider fret height	8	Dec 6, 2016 Reply by Dave Lynas
"Here's a pic of my Eddie build." Rick Alexander replied Nov 12, 2016 to Issue with frets	32	Nov 12, 2016 Reply by Taffy Evans
"Rob, I built an EVH cbg that looks a lot like yours. " Rick Alexander replied Nov 5, 2016 to Issue with frets	32	Nov 12, 2016 Reply by Taffy Evans

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Rick Alexander's Discussions (82)

"Hey Wayfinder, I hope you know that people on here appreciate what you do, and the w…"

"That's really cool!"

"Hey Grandpa, Merry Christmas to you and your family!"

"I tried exactly that with a car door speaker that was in the garage, that was in rou…"

"Alvino is a hell of a player, so is that drummer in the ST.Louis Blues video. That s…"

"I went to see a guy named Nels Cline a few years back with a friend of mine and his…"

"I do what John does, plug a phone into an amp, and find a good jam track on youtube.…"

"It really depends on a lot of things. If you are not able to produce a clean note an…"

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