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"I've just had another look at the tuners you are using - these sort of cheap Chines…" ChickenboneJohn replied Oct 9, 2015 to tuners slipping	27	Oct 11, 2015 Reply by John Rivers
"You simply need to put on the scale length in the appropriate units, ie for Fender s…" ChickenboneJohn replied Oct 7, 2015 to I Hate Fretting... There, I said it!	59	Oct 24, 2015 Reply by Johnny Dollar
"The reasons I say don't use a printed template are: a) Printers can be rather inaccu…" ChickenboneJohn replied Oct 7, 2015 to I Hate Fretting... There, I said it!	59	Oct 24, 2015 Reply by Johnny Dollar
"It looks like your only problem is that you are not fitting the strings right - you…" ChickenboneJohn replied Oct 6, 2015 to tuners slipping	27	Oct 11, 2015 Reply by John Rivers
"OK, I know you've got plenty of replies, but here's my top tip - after making over 8…" ChickenboneJohn replied Oct 6, 2015 to I Hate Fretting... There, I said it!	59	Oct 24, 2015 Reply by Johnny Dollar
"I bought a cheapo digital weather station with a remote sensor, tells me the temp an…" ChickenboneJohn replied Dec 19, 2013 to Finishing the Fretboard	20	Jan 13, 2014 Reply by John Sawyer
"Unseasoned or poorly sawn timber, or it's been stored at one humidity level and brou…" ChickenboneJohn replied Dec 19, 2013 to Finishing the Fretboard	20	Jan 13, 2014 Reply by John Sawyer
"Putting linseed or other vegetable oils on a fingerboard isn't a great idea, as they…" ChickenboneJohn replied Dec 18, 2013 to Finishing the Fretboard	20	Jan 13, 2014 Reply by John Sawyer
"Overdrive is exactly what it says..the signal has too much amplitude (ie it's too bi…" ChickenboneJohn replied Jul 5, 2013 to What generates that overdriven tone?	6	Jul 8, 2013 Reply by Michael Recchione
"Can't go wrong with a Roland MicroCube as a first amp. Small, battery and mains powe…" ChickenboneJohn replied Jul 4, 2013 to Acoustic Expectations	25	Jul 8, 2013 Reply by Michael Recchione

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ChickenboneJohn's Discussions (1,406)

"I've just had another look at the tuners you are using - these sort of cheap Chines…"

"You simply need to put on the scale length in the appropriate units, ie for Fender s…"

"The reasons I say don't use a printed template are: a) Printers can be rather inaccu…"

"It looks like your only problem is that you are not fitting the strings right - you…"

"OK, I know you've got plenty of replies, but here's my top tip - after making over 8…"

"I bought a cheapo digital weather station with a remote sensor, tells me the temp an…"

"Unseasoned or poorly sawn timber, or it's been stored at one humidity level and brou…"

"Putting linseed or other vegetable oils on a fingerboard isn't a great idea, as they…"

"Overdrive is exactly what it says..the signal has too much amplitude (ie it's too bi…"

"Can't go wrong with a Roland MicroCube as a first amp. Small, battery and mains powe…"

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