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"It's the scale length. I believe 30" is standard for a baritone guitar. Interestingl…" Skeesix replied Oct 13, 2009 to baritone cbg guitars	12	Nov 17, 2009 Reply by Ice Bob
"Yes, if your guitar/CBG etc. is tuned to an open chord, then going up to the 5th and…" Skeesix replied Oct 13, 2009 to Finger Picking 3 String Fretless 12 Bar Progression ?	7	Oct 14, 2009 Reply by Buffalo John
"This video should be self explanatory for the old fashioned hand applied method - al…" Skeesix replied Oct 11, 2009 to sunburst how to?	18	Oct 15, 2009 Reply by J. K.
"I like the diagrams at guitarelectronics.com http://www.guitarelectronics.com/catego…" Skeesix replied Oct 8, 2009 to If you are struggling with wiring your guitar..	21	Dec 12, 2011 Reply by Dart
"I wasn't sure at first, but now that I look at the other two proven Robert Johnson p…" Skeesix replied Oct 5, 2009 to Robert Johnson?	11	Oct 6, 2009 Reply by Michael Gajeski
"It could be a shielded wire. The inside is the hot wire. The next layer is braided w…" Skeesix replied Sep 26, 2009 to Help with Humbucker Wiring?	7	Sep 28, 2009 Reply by Diydc
"You might find this funny, coming from one of those hot female CBGer's, but anyway,…" Skeesix replied Sep 22, 2009 to Where's all the HOT cbg ladies?!?!?!	24	Sep 29, 2009 Reply by Diydc
"Polyshades is stain plus a finish, which is generally used for furniture. Since I co…" Skeesix replied Sep 22, 2009 to Wood Stain help	6	Sep 29, 2009 Reply by Ghostwitch
"The fan fret system was invented by luthier Ralph Novak. I actually got to meet Ralp…" Skeesix replied Sep 20, 2009 to hybrid guitars????	14	Sep 20, 2009 Reply by Skeesix
"I've used various things over the years, but my latest is shellac. Zinnser Sealcoat…" Skeesix replied Sep 18, 2009 to seal the wood	27	Sep 18, 2009 Reply by Wichita Sam

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Skeesix's Discussions (554)

"It's the scale length. I believe 30" is standard for a baritone guitar. Interestingl…"

"Yes, if your guitar/CBG etc. is tuned to an open chord, then going up to the 5th and…"

"This video should be self explanatory for the old fashioned hand applied method - al…"

"I like the diagrams at guitarelectronics.com http://www.guitarelectronics.com/catego…"

"I wasn't sure at first, but now that I look at the other two proven Robert Johnson p…"

"It could be a shielded wire. The inside is the hot wire. The next layer is braided w…"

"You might find this funny, coming from one of those hot female CBGer's, but anyway,…"

"Polyshades is stain plus a finish, which is generally used for furniture. Since I co…"

"The fan fret system was invented by luthier Ralph Novak. I actually got to meet Ralp…"

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