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"Even if you only play with an amplifier 00.1% of the time I`m sure you want it to so…" t-belly johnson replied Apr 21, 2023 to Piezo disc installation	10	Apr 21, 2023 Reply by Taffy Evans
" There you go mate." t-belly johnson replied Apr 10, 2023 to What's on your workbench?	2270	Sep 8, 2023 Reply by Carl Floyd
"So, after finishing my 10 string Lyre I decided to build a second but, after looking…" t-belly johnson replied Apr 10, 2023 to What's on your workbench?	2270	Sep 8, 2023 Reply by Carl Floyd
"Take your time, do not rush or you can guarantee that wire will snap! I have never u…" t-belly johnson replied Nov 23, 2022 to Building a 3-pole single coil pickup	12	Nov 30, 2022 Reply by Ian
"Pre amp is certainly the best way to cure feedback but you can try covering your pie…" t-belly johnson replied Sep 30, 2022 to Piezo feedback	9	Oct 1, 2022 Reply by Jerry Draper
"I`m trying to decipher your question but I gather you want to take the frets of a gu…" t-belly johnson replied Aug 10, 2022 to Need help	11	Aug 11, 2022 Reply by Taffy Evans
"Now imagine that alongside a cigarbox tampura! Poorness studios Kale will be all ove…" t-belly johnson replied Jun 16, 2022 to The Cigar Box SITAR Experiment - by Shane Speal	4	Nov 17, 2022 Reply by Mark Miller
"" t-belly johnson replied Jun 24, 2021 to An update from Shane: I’m home, God is good	9	Jul 1, 2021 Reply by Cher
"Have to say I`m more old school. Apart from a steel rule which I use as a perfect st…" t-belly johnson replied Jun 10, 2021 to 1st build!	13	Jun 10, 2021 Reply by t-belly johnson
"I wouldn`t worry too much about the string height as you can always make it high, th…" t-belly johnson replied Jun 9, 2021 to 1st build!	13	Jun 10, 2021 Reply by t-belly johnson

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t-belly johnson's Discussions (80)

"Even if you only play with an amplifier 00.1% of the time I`m sure you want it to so…"

" There you go mate."

"So, after finishing my 10 string Lyre I decided to build a second but, after looking…"

"Take your time, do not rush or you can guarantee that wire will snap! I have never u…"

"Pre amp is certainly the best way to cure feedback but you can try covering your pie…"

"I`m trying to decipher your question but I gather you want to take the frets of a gu…"

"Now imagine that alongside a cigarbox tampura! Poorness studios Kale will be all ove…"

""

"Have to say I`m more old school. Apart from a steel rule which I use as a perfect st…"

"I wouldn`t worry too much about the string height as you can always make it high, th…"

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