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"I like it Taff. The mix of colors works for it." Blues Frog replied Nov 5, 2022 to Photos...done at last, nearly. The Pine guitar.	20	Feb 1, 2023 Reply by Paul Craig
"On my last build I used the tops off of hot sauce bottles. " Blues Frog replied Apr 19, 2022 to Making Tone & Volume knobs	2	Apr 19, 2022 Reply by Blues Frog
"I believe they are for the screws that hold the pickup in place. they are used for t…" Blues Frog replied Dec 13, 2021 to Electric Delta 3-pole Pickup	7	Jul 21, 2023 Reply by Neeraj Pardhan
"Yup. I'm essential too. Nice looking neck so far. Love the wood tones. Whats it ma…" Blues Frog replied Apr 12, 2020 to Working on neck	6	Apr 13, 2020 Reply by Fantacone Box Works
"That has instant potential. I think it will make a great git!" Blues Frog replied Mar 30, 2020 to What's on your workbench?	2270	Sep 8, 2023 Reply by Carl Floyd
"Paul, Its a Marshall Lead 12. An old one my brother had and gave to me. I had to rep…" Blues Frog replied Jan 9, 2020 to What's on your workbench?	2270	Sep 8, 2023 Reply by Carl Floyd
"Nice. That's a great sounding guitar Taff. Nice blues sound from that." Blues Frog replied Jan 6, 2020 to An experiment.....	4	Jan 7, 2020 Reply by Taffy Evans
" Finally finished my license plate guitar. " Blues Frog replied Jan 5, 2020 to What's on your workbench?	2270	Sep 8, 2023 Reply by Carl Floyd
"I only have one hard case for my first build. I made the case for it. I know there h…" Blues Frog replied Nov 12, 2019 to Cases for CBG's	23	Jun 10, 2023 Reply by Taffy Evans
"I wish Taff. Its a good thing I live by myself. With all the different things I make…" Blues Frog replied Oct 31, 2019 to What does your workshop look like?	28	Nov 11, 2019 Reply by Timothy Hunter

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Blues Frog's Discussions (396)

"I like it Taff. The mix of colors works for it."

"On my last build I used the tops off of hot sauce bottles. "

"I believe they are for the screws that hold the pickup in place. they are used for t…"

"Yup. I'm essential too. Nice looking neck so far. Love the wood tones. Whats it ma…"

"That has instant potential. I think it will make a great git!"

"Paul, Its a Marshall Lead 12. An old one my brother had and gave to me. I had to rep…"

"Nice. That's a great sounding guitar Taff. Nice blues sound from that."

" Finally finished my license plate guitar. "

"I only have one hard case for my first build. I made the case for it. I know there h…"

"I wish Taff. Its a good thing I live by myself. With all the different things I make…"

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