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"You can use any type of box really, I have seen a wine box used for a bass and it se…" Darren Wolbold replied Mar 11, 2014 to Replacements for Cigar Boxes	18	Mar 16, 2014 Reply by Groucho
"I use wood from the pine family in the UK this type is called redwood hear(Not the…" Darren Wolbold replied Mar 10, 2014 to Pine	38	Mar 19, 2014 Reply by Belfast Guy
"Also if you google "cigar box guitar frets bobby pin method" You should get an inte…" Darren Wolbold replied Mar 9, 2014 to Newbie seeking fretting advice for child's project	43	Mar 14, 2014 Reply by Amy O'Donnell
"I make my own boxes I think its good because you are not at the mercy of what boxes…" Darren Wolbold replied Mar 9, 2014 to Lefty build	17	Mar 12, 2014 Reply by David McQueen
"Hello I have made a few CBG and I would say you dont really need to make the neck ou…" Darren Wolbold replied Sep 11, 2013 to new builder and necks	12	Sep 15, 2013 Reply by Hobo 63
"Hello If I am understanding your problem correctly I think you may be able to use a…" Darren Wolbold replied Sep 11, 2013 to Bass Build - Head question -- Tuners are really long...	8	Sep 15, 2013 Reply by John Sawyer
"You can rip them with this http://www.snipmp3.com/ Not to sure where the masters are" Darren Wolbold replied Apr 19, 2013 to CBG.UK Radio - We need your tunes!	147	Dec 14, 2015 Reply by Robert Killen
"Give these a go you can play them if you like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LzNna…" Darren Wolbold replied Apr 18, 2013 to CBG.UK Radio - We need your tunes!	147	Dec 14, 2015 Reply by Robert Killen
"Have you tried de soldering the volume and testing the signal from just one of piez…" Darren Wolbold replied Apr 18, 2013 to Quiet piezo's	16	May 18, 2017 Reply by darryl kernaghan
"It sounds quite odd as they usually but out quite a health signal and you usually ah…" Darren Wolbold replied Apr 15, 2013 to Quiet piezo's	16	May 18, 2017 Reply by darryl kernaghan

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Darren Wolbold's Discussions (50)

"You can use any type of box really, I have seen a wine box used for a bass and it se…"

"I use wood from the pine family in the UK this type is called redwood hear(Not the…"

"Also if you google "cigar box guitar frets bobby pin method" You should get an inte…"

"I make my own boxes I think its good because you are not at the mercy of what boxes…"

"Hello I have made a few CBG and I would say you dont really need to make the neck ou…"

"Hello If I am understanding your problem correctly I think you may be able to use a…"

"You can rip them with this http://www.snipmp3.com/ Not to sure where the masters are"

"Give these a go you can play them if you like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LzNna…"

"Have you tried de soldering the volume and testing the signal from just one of piez…"

"It sounds quite odd as they usually but out quite a health signal and you usually ah…"

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