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"awesome, THANKS ALL FOR THE ADVICE!" Jim replied May 11, 2012 to f holes	17	May 18, 2012 Reply by The Phrygian Kid
"i'd say put soem ribs inside the rib. i am not saying this from expirence though, ju…" Jim replied Oct 21, 2010 to Bridges: What kind would one use on a thin plywood top CBG.	7	Nov 2, 2010 Reply by carverman
"I'm prettier " Jim replied Oct 16, 2010 to cigar box guitar tattoo	5	Oct 16, 2010 Reply by Jim
"that is a awesome looking guitar. if you are able to find the material i think that…" Jim replied Oct 14, 2010 to Not a cigarbox but a cool restoration project	6	Oct 22, 2010 Reply by Bluesdog
"i am in the middle of building a gas tank bass too:) " Jim replied Aug 25, 2010 to what else can you build out there.	60	Aug 25, 2010 Reply by Jim
"holy crap, BRILLIANT! grab this man a guinness" Jim replied Apr 14, 2010 to cool inlay idea	6	Apr 17, 2010 Reply by Andy Estabrooks
"the box on the left is what i used for my first, good find :)" Jim replied Apr 14, 2010 to boxes at convenience stores	21	Apr 19, 2010 Reply by Tracy Kennedy
"oh man that is birllant" Jim replied Mar 26, 2010 to My 2nd build, CBG/AMP	10	Mar 27, 2010 Reply by Barry Evan Russ
"i wanna know how you wired it to change feed back amount with out chaging volume...…" Jim replied Mar 12, 2010 to Volume Knobs on transducer wiring? Need help or some plans.	21	Jul 29, 2012 Reply by Ryan Stover
"i never smoked cigars till my wife made me quit cigarettes a few months ago so now i…" Jim replied Feb 24, 2010 to CIGARS.....MMMMM	14	Feb 24, 2010 Reply by Jim

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Jim's Discussions (17)

"awesome, THANKS ALL FOR THE ADVICE!"

"i'd say put soem ribs inside the rib. i am not saying this from expirence though, ju…"

"I'm prettier "

"that is a awesome looking guitar. if you are able to find the material i think that…"

"i am in the middle of building a gas tank bass too:) "

"holy crap, BRILLIANT! grab this man a guinness"

"the box on the left is what i used for my first, good find :)"

"oh man that is birllant"

"i wanna know how you wired it to change feed back amount with out chaging volume...…"

"i never smoked cigars till my wife made me quit cigarettes a few months ago so now i…"

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