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"Git for sure. No sound holes though, piezo in the bridge and bridge placement right behind the guys ass so you can see the whole label. I f you must do sound holes put them around the outside, I've done this before and it works fine. Put the…"
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Flatpup. 250K, 500K or direct to jack?
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Remove Paper on Inside of Box Lid?
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Anyone have any 3 string cord songs and give the frets.. Like 3,5,7,5,6,3.. thanks
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