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The Blacksnake 22" scale length, dulci fretting, 3 pair string setup, carved solid brass bridge, solid paduak neck, carved body, mini humbucker pickup wir… Started by Randy S. Bretz	2	Nov 25, 2014 Reply by Randy S. Bretz
Blackwood resonators, June 2012 Please note: all the little thumbnails can be clicked for a bigger view, i just did it this way so the whole page would load faster, gonna… Started by The Phrygian Kid	7	Jan 13, 2013 Reply by The Phrygian Kid
Are you ready for a Football Soild body CBG? Here we go. I took a football shaped candy box & made a CBG out of it. (I hope the pics I'm posting here don't come up every where else… Started by Bob Lumpkin	3	Aug 18, 2012 Reply by The Phrygian Kid
Cases Does anyone out there know if they make a hardshell case for CBG? I mean like a commercial grade? Started by Steve Terry	2	Aug 18, 2012 Reply by Bob Lumpkin
fitting the neck to the body i''ve made one 'solid' body but i was constructed in layers with a through neck, all glued together in a sandwich with channels cut for pup… Started by jabes	3	Jul 11, 2012 Reply by The Phrygian Kid
Tailpieces What type of tailpiece do you use? is there a standard type ? Any info to setting up the proper way to mount it and lining it up with the f… Started by Randy S. Bretz	3	May 17, 2012 Reply by Wichita Sam

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Hand Tools Only?

Started by T-Gripped. Last reply by ILL GREEN Mar 2, 2019. 5 Replies 0 Likes

Converting a 6 string solid body to 3 string solid body?

Started by Tex Pierce. Last reply by Tex Pierce Sep 30, 2017. 6 Replies 0 Likes

Drifting into the Solid Body region of the Green Swamp

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My 2nd first solid body guitar

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Richey Kay #49

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Richey Kay #31 - my first solid body

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Kensi, my Dark Fae Spellcaster

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electrify a solid body

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23 inch solid body Tenor Guitar #165

Started by G.S. Monroe. Last reply by The Phrygian Kid Nov 5, 2015. 3 Replies 2 Likes

Help

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The Blacksnake

Started by Randy S. Bretz. Last reply by Randy S. Bretz Nov 25, 2014. 2 Replies 2 Likes

Blackwood resonators, June 2012

Started by The Phrygian Kid. Last reply by The Phrygian Kid Jan 13, 2013. 7 Replies 0 Likes

Are you ready for a Football Soild body CBG?

Started by Bob Lumpkin. Last reply by The Phrygian Kid Aug 18, 2012. 3 Replies 0 Likes

Cases

Started by Steve Terry. Last reply by Bob Lumpkin Aug 18, 2012. 2 Replies 0 Likes

fitting the neck to the body

Started by jabes. Last reply by The Phrygian Kid Jul 11, 2012. 3 Replies 0 Likes

Tailpieces

Started by Randy S. Bretz. Last reply by Wichita Sam May 17, 2012. 3 Replies 0 Likes

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