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"I've seen them live. didn't get out tape but pretty sure longer than standard guita…" Wichita Sam replied Dec 29, 2017 to Moreland & Arbuckle bass/guitar scale length	10	Dec 29, 2017 Reply by Wichita Sam
"I've had as many as 600 boxes on the shelf. I'm at a 4 year low of 110. You're big…" Wichita Sam replied Dec 29, 2017 to How do I stop?	36	Dec 31, 2017 Reply by Downtown Vinnie
"record in a hospital stairwell to get killer reverb. funny, the lower (and stinker)…" Wichita Sam replied Jan 27, 2017 to What's the strangest thing you've ever done to achieve a certain sound or effect?	41	Feb 4, 2017 Reply by smilingdog1
"very nice" Wichita Sam replied Jan 27, 2017 to My third build	9	Jan 28, 2017 Reply by Marco Cardoni
"not the problem causing "no sound". I've built CBGs with both mag and piezo pups on…" Wichita Sam replied Jan 27, 2017 to Piezo doesn't work	24	Feb 4, 2017 Reply by Ken Vickerson
"wires crossed won't make a difference. other things you mentioned are all possibles." Wichita Sam replied Jan 27, 2017 to Piezo doesn't work	24	Feb 4, 2017 Reply by Ken Vickerson
"perfect for slide....it's been done many, many times. You still need to be careful…" Wichita Sam replied Jan 10, 2017 to First time build questions?	9	Jan 11, 2017 Reply by Scott aka Farmer Ted
"because you're building the box, a license plate guitar is ideal for a Fender style…" Wichita Sam replied Jan 7, 2017 to Courage or caution ? Neck Advice needed & stupid question	32	Jan 7, 2017 Reply by MrStones
"make sure you start with flat lumber. wood has memory. even if you sand it flat, i…" Wichita Sam replied Jan 7, 2017 to Neck bows?	15	Jan 13, 2017 Reply by Paul Craig
"rule of thumb. The higher degree of angle in the scarf joint, the more down pressur…" Wichita Sam replied Jan 7, 2017 to scarf joint?	26	Jan 8, 2017 Reply by john mackay

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Wichita Sam's Discussions (1,235)

"I've seen them live. didn't get out tape but pretty sure longer than standard guita…"

"I've had as many as 600 boxes on the shelf. I'm at a 4 year low of 110. You're big…"

"record in a hospital stairwell to get killer reverb. funny, the lower (and stinker)…"

"very nice"

"not the problem causing "no sound". I've built CBGs with both mag and piezo pups on…"

"wires crossed won't make a difference. other things you mentioned are all possibles."

"perfect for slide....it's been done many, many times. You still need to be careful…"

"because you're building the box, a license plate guitar is ideal for a Fender style…"

"make sure you start with flat lumber. wood has memory. even if you sand it flat, i…"

"rule of thumb. The higher degree of angle in the scarf joint, the more down pressur…"

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