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Old Punks Never Die - They Just Play CBG's

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Talk about the good old days when you were a punk. Post pics and covers of old Punk Songs on a CBG!

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Latest Activity: Oct 8, 2019

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To all those Old Punks. This should probably be called 'Old Geezers making music in their bedrooms'. Isn't it funny that we start off with a tennis racquet playing air guitar to or favourite band in our youth in our bedroom and all these years later we are banging out tunes in the spare bedroom that doubles as a studio!

Please post links to your old recordings, photo's, videos of old or new punk songs here.

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too drunk toot fuck Dead Kennedys cover

Started by Pascal. Last reply by SlowHound Oct 18, 2017. 5 Replies 1 Like

Does anyone know how to play "too drunk toot fuck" on CBGContinue

Public Image Ltd

Started by Chillicool. Last reply by Pascal Feb 16, 2014. 3 Replies 0 Likes

I saw Public Image Ltd on Sky arts last night, they showed half an hour of their 2011 Isle of White set, the first thing I noticed was the guitarist Lu Edmonds formerly of the Damned was playing a…Continue

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Comment by Chillicool on June 6, 2012 at 9:54pm: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPGbbO0nc6w

Comment by Swamp Dawg Primal Music on March 4, 2012 at 8:53am: First song learned on my CBG was the same as 20 years ago on my 6 string- Fang's The Money Will Roll Right In (without even fret markers!).

I'm still punk as fuk and play the six string for Ruggine HC, Milano, Italy. My new CBG will be at our next practice!

Comment by Chillicool on January 11, 2012 at 11:37pm: Lu Edmonds of Public Image Ltd

Comment by Maia on January 7, 2012 at 9:22am: A rude and raw song I composed qhen I was 17. Now, 16 years later I played for the first time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0OzZgVlZho&feature=BFa&list...

Comment by Chillicool on November 9, 2011 at 10:49pm: I'm going to see the Damned tonight...first saw them live in 1977...happy day's.

Comment by william Joseph mcbride on October 22, 2011 at 2:42am: I play an array of Instruments from banjo to hurdy gurdy.
I picked up a Guitar Dulcimer 3 years ago and thought i would Make a cigar box version.
this went by the wayside and unfinished.
Then i discovered the Diddley Bow.
I finished the cigar box diddley 10-20-2011 with a Camel Snus resonator.
I will be putting a Transuducer in next and give it a wirl.
will post pictures soon.
I have also Just ordered a custome Cigar box Fiddle
with a Strum stick dulcimer neck from Blaine Horlocker who made my dulcimer.
He really likes a challenge. will send pics on that also.
If interested in having speciall items made like this you may want to check him out at
http://smokeymountaindulcimer.com/

Comment by ChickenboneJohn on August 3, 2011 at 4:21am: Just found this on YouTube...goodness knows who put it up there...the single from my old band "The Surprises"

Comment by j bone on July 17, 2011 at 8:25am: my band SLOW FORM OF SUICIDE - myspace.com/slowformofsuicide<BR><iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/efJD2eqL860" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> _origwidth="425"