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"http://www.cigarboxnation.com/video/thin-cigarbox-guitar-pickup I prefer ceramic ove…" Don Goguen replied Aug 19, 2014 to DIY Magnetic Pickup help	5	Aug 20, 2014 Reply by Seth Kent
"She's a beauty. " Don Goguen replied Jun 10, 2013 to Built my own pickup winder - Works great	9	Jun 11, 2013 Reply by Busyhands Slim
"This is a content deal and everyone should welcome it as it helps push a la cart pro…" Don Goguen replied May 9, 2013 to Possible YOUTUBE subscription fee!	5	May 9, 2013 Reply by the anonymous pick
"My educated guess is no. Looks like the board comes complete with the LM386 amp chi…" Don Goguen replied Apr 5, 2013 to Little 386 amp?? Get the extinguishers!!!	19	Apr 9, 2013 Reply by jawbone
"I like the Rocky Patel boxes. They work pretty well for acoustics. Welcome. Bet y…" Don Goguen replied Apr 2, 2013 to New member, new builds!	13	Apr 7, 2013 Reply by Zach Heindl
"The Baggs pre is mainly a buffer amp and not intended as a gain stage. The piezo is…" Don Goguen replied Mar 8, 2013 to Looking for Assistance with reviewing Schematic for my Transistor Radio to Amp Conversion.	7	Mar 8, 2013 Reply by Todd
"I would try tapping into the + side of C3 (desolder or cut the trace and don't forg…" Don Goguen replied Mar 7, 2013 to Looking for Assistance with reviewing Schematic for my Transistor Radio to Amp Conversion.	7	Mar 8, 2013 Reply by Todd
"Thanks guys. I had been giving this a great deal of thought of late. I began looki…" Don Goguen replied Feb 20, 2013 to With the greatest respect to the guys that build	23	Feb 25, 2013 Reply by Vinylhed
"Very nice build. Add me to the no bottle cap side. Big fan of root beer…" Don Goguen replied Feb 3, 2013 to 1st Acoustic Build	11	Feb 4, 2013 Reply by Bluesheart
"I'm on the long side for building but I go to the nines. I will add binding to the…" Don Goguen replied Jan 26, 2013 to average build time for a typical fretted 3 string CBG?	85	Mar 14, 2015 Reply by Peter J Thorne

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Don Goguen's Discussions (162)

"http://www.cigarboxnation.com/video/thin-cigarbox-guitar-pickup I prefer ceramic ove…"

"She's a beauty. "

"This is a content deal and everyone should welcome it as it helps push a la cart pro…"

"My educated guess is no. Looks like the board comes complete with the LM386 amp chi…"

"I like the Rocky Patel boxes. They work pretty well for acoustics. Welcome. Bet y…"

"The Baggs pre is mainly a buffer amp and not intended as a gain stage. The piezo is…"

"I would try tapping into the + side of C3 (desolder or cut the trace and don't forg…"

"Thanks guys. I had been giving this a great deal of thought of late. I began looki…"

"Very nice build. Add me to the no bottle cap side. Big fan of root beer…"

"I'm on the long side for building but I go to the nines. I will add binding to the…"

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