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"At 25" you should have no problems tuning to GBG. FWIW that's called 1-5-1 tuning. …" Gus K replied Apr 14, 2018 to Asking for critiques ... first build	10	May 14, 2018 Reply by Jeff 'Bones' Reilly
"How many inches from the nut to the bridge? " Gus K replied Apr 14, 2018 to Asking for critiques ... first build	10	May 14, 2018 Reply by Jeff 'Bones' Reilly
"How many AMPs does the wall wart specify?" Gus K replied Mar 27, 2018 to Amps and speakers	7	Mar 27, 2018 Reply by Gus K
"One thing to keep in mind if you mount the key perpendicular like in the pics how wi…" Gus K replied Mar 25, 2018 to Using a key as a bridge	9	Mar 29, 2018 Reply by Scott Schoepf
"The lack of a bushing should make no difference for tuning. That said keep your str…" Gus K replied Mar 7, 2018 to Tuners without bushings?	6	Mar 14, 2018 Reply by John Sawyer
"Got it. All I build are fretless, I keep the strings high. 0.030" seems a bit low.…" Gus K replied Nov 7, 2017 to wanting to know about fretless setup	6	Nov 12, 2017 Reply by Mark Bliss
"Your post is confusing. Are you talking about the distance from the strings to the…" Gus K replied Nov 6, 2017 to wanting to know about fretless setup	6	Nov 12, 2017 Reply by Mark Bliss
"Here's my take. It's a 25" scale fretless. FWIW the bridge is slotted fo…" Gus K replied Sep 30, 2017 to Pure and simple CBG	6	Apr 30, 2019 Reply by Craig Cole
"Yes. In my case I first notched the neck so it sits flush with the top (just a coup…" Gus K replied Aug 5, 2017 to Attaching the guitar neck.	11	Aug 5, 2017 Reply by Thomas "Duck" Petry
"Thx, I already had to open it up once. :)" Gus K replied Aug 5, 2017 to Attaching the guitar neck.	11	Aug 5, 2017 Reply by Thomas "Duck" Petry

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Gus K's Discussions (70)

"At 25" you should have no problems tuning to GBG. FWIW that's called 1-5-1 tuning. …"

"How many inches from the nut to the bridge? "

"How many AMPs does the wall wart specify?"

"One thing to keep in mind if you mount the key perpendicular like in the pics how wi…"

"The lack of a bushing should make no difference for tuning. That said keep your str…"

"Got it. All I build are fretless, I keep the strings high. 0.030" seems a bit low.…"

"Your post is confusing. Are you talking about the distance from the strings to the…"

"Here's my take. It's a 25" scale fretless. FWIW the bridge is slotted fo…"

"Yes. In my case I first notched the neck so it sits flush with the top (just a coup…"

"Thx, I already had to open it up once. :)"

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