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Flatpup. 250K, 500K or direct to jack?
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Mixing Piezos and Mags
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Extending Piezo Pickup Wire
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I have a floppy biscuit!
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no cigar box yet 1rst a cookie tin and some questions please
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Volume Control Yes or No ?
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Building a 3-string for a little person (dwarf)... thoughts?
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Tuning goes sour when pushing on strings
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Stringing Jig
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The therapeutic value of the CBG!!!! My 2nd build.
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