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"This is my indoor workshop. Now you know what my outdoor shop looks like too. IMG_2…" Blues Frog replied Oct 30, 2019 to What does your workshop look like?	28	Nov 11, 2019 Reply by Timothy Hunter
"So I got started in making CBGs and decided I had to have a Brand Name. Just for fun…" Blues Frog replied Oct 6, 2019 to Where or How did you come up with your handle (nickname)	37	Oct 6, 2019 Reply by Blues Frog
"Wait! How did I get drawn into this? " Blues Frog replied Oct 6, 2019 to CNC carving machine	21	Oct 26, 2019 Reply by Rich Butters
"My first build was made with a double humbucker pickup that had come out of an old C…" Blues Frog replied Aug 15, 2019 to SCRAPPING old Guitars for useble PARTS?	15	Aug 23, 2019 Reply by A.D.EKER
" I use Neodynium magnets on my pickups. The blade has a bar magnet on the bottom of…" Blues Frog replied Aug 3, 2019 to What's on your workbench?	2270	Sep 8, 2023 Reply by Carl Floyd
"I've made a couple of 3 pole pickups and one blade type. The poles are very clean so…" Blues Frog replied Aug 2, 2019 to What's on your workbench?	2270	Sep 8, 2023 Reply by Carl Floyd
"I get it Paul. Last year I was at a flea market and this one booth had three differe…" Blues Frog replied Jul 31, 2019 to Another new used guitar day!	8	Aug 2, 2019 Reply by Paul Craig
"Well there are a few things on my bench right now. Working on a License Plate Guitar…" Blues Frog replied Jul 31, 2019 to What's on your workbench?	2270	Sep 8, 2023 Reply by Carl Floyd
"That's a mighty fine transformation. How does it play?" Blues Frog replied Jul 9, 2019 to Giving Old Instruments New Life with a Fresh Look	6	Jul 13, 2019 Reply by Taffy Evans
"Thanks Cause, this is useful information and helps me experiment with different chor…" Blues Frog replied Jul 9, 2019 to Getting more out of your fretted three string CBG.	18	Aug 19, 2019 Reply by Cause the Blue rat

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Blues Frog's Discussions (396)

"This is my indoor workshop. Now you know what my outdoor shop looks like too. IMG_2…"

"So I got started in making CBGs and decided I had to have a Brand Name. Just for fun…"

"Wait! How did I get drawn into this? "

"My first build was made with a double humbucker pickup that had come out of an old C…"

" I use Neodynium magnets on my pickups. The blade has a bar magnet on the bottom of…"

"I've made a couple of 3 pole pickups and one blade type. The poles are very clean so…"

"I get it Paul. Last year I was at a flea market and this one booth had three differe…"

"Well there are a few things on my bench right now. Working on a License Plate Guitar…"

"That's a mighty fine transformation. How does it play?"

"Thanks Cause, this is useful information and helps me experiment with different chor…"

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