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rod piezo as bridge

I really love the preamp and rod piezo setup. My question is, I got the best tone when I used the rod piezo on top of the guitar as a bridge. Really cut down on the finger noise. I ended up putting it in a hollow rod on top of the guitar for protecti

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neck widths

Seems to me I saw a template here some time back that had to do with neck widths for 3 and 4 string guitars but I can't reference it now. Anybody remember this?

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3 string guitar string gauges

I'm trying to find out what would be the best string sizes to use for a 3 string guitar, at least some good sizes to get started. I know I saw some discussion on the site somewhere but I haven't been able to find it and I have looked at Shane's video

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Strap Pins?

I've just finished up my first cbg and was wondering if most folks put on strap pins and where they generally placed them. I know its a cbg, so there are no rules but I was wondering as to others sucess as to the best place to put them. I've been pou

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