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At 5:54am on March 21, 2012, Jamie MacBlues said…: Bluesdog. How did ya do it, ma man. Ah've NEVER seen Clock apologise before!! Ah didnae think he knew woa ta SPELL the word "sorry". lol. Have ye a secret potion/voodo doll, or did that wee boy take his finger oot the Dyke, and point it at Clock? LOL LOL LOL

Yer some man.

BTW, soon, ah git a song comin out on CD of young singer over there in Holland . He's already been in yer charts. His manager was soooooooooo big at one time, and comin back. Anyway, if we go out for a drink, ma man, we'll "GO DUTCH",! ;)

At 12:00pm on March 18, 2012, Clock The Wolf said…: Sorry. Running joke. Not a very good one!

At 9:31am on November 10, 2011, Randy S. Bretz said…: hey bro glad to be back.. thx,

At 3:54pm on June 14, 2011, Der Groovemeister said…: Dank je, Frans!

Ik kan nu eindelijk eens vertellen dat die thee doos van de Xenos komt.;-)

Cheers,

Servaas

At 8:05am on March 13, 2011, Keni Lee Burgess said…: Hello Bluesdog. I am not sure, but I am assuming the guitars are being manufactured in China. I have some knowledge of this. Start up cost for the design and prototype can be in the $10,000 range to manufacture a guitar. Full size guitars that may sell for $500 can then be produced for about $100 each. Besides raising the money, the work is in the promotional advertising and distribution to sell enough units to pull a good profit. I agree with you. Using the internet to get "donations" to start a business with a slick promotional campaign is truly the most interesting part of this presentation. Taking a CBG type idea to market is a promising concept. No major manufacture is producing a 3 string instrument commercially "yet". Thank you for your comment. Enjoy.

At 2:44pm on March 8, 2011, JUJU said…: Hey Frans bro hope your keeping well

Thanks for the comments on the Tricone Video - i have added another video which is a few Clips of BB Redshaw playing it acoustic - the last clip is a short part of his new tune Streets On Fire which was shown in the previous video but plugged in

thanks again

juju :)

At 2:47pm on February 28, 2011, JUJU said…: Hey Dog not seen you around for ages mate hope all is good for you ? - thank you for your great comments on my Tricone build i really appriciate it bro

yes you are right the Reso cones are 4" not 6" i spun them myself so i could make the tricone a bit smaller - using 6" cones would have made the box way too big and if i was going down that route i may aswell have just made a regular Reso shape guitar which i did not want i wanted to keep the CBG look

thanks again bro keep well

juju :)

At 7:24am on October 19, 2010, Keni Lee Burgess said…: Thank you Bluesdog for responding. Please do me a favor and contact John directly at his Youtube page. I am sure he would be interested in hearing your suggestions. Additionally, if you know any other builders who might be interested, ask them to contact John too. I want to supply John with options, so the arrangement between him and the builder is a good fit. I believe this will be a great promotional opportunity for CBG Nation and the builder' instruments. Enjoy.

At 5:11pm on October 14, 2010, Darwin Gentry said…: thanks for the comps I don't know where the tin originally came from my wife traded me a paint job on the kitchen cabinets for the tin

At 11:23am on September 27, 2010, Keni Lee Burgess said…: Thank you Bluesdog for your comment. I am not sure of the maker either, but when I see that star in the headstock, vintage Washburn is the first thing to come to mind. Yes, she sure is a sweet guitar. Enjoy.

At 7:17am on September 23, 2010, Keni Lee Burgess said…: Thank you Bluesdog for sharing. Enjoy.

At 2:03pm on April 9, 2010, SmokeBoxBlues said…: Hi BD,
Thanks for your comment!That guitar is loud because it's hollow!
Let me show you this to you:

It's simple, and the bridge makes a great resonance, because that mahogany bracings don't touch neither the bottom or the top of the box.
Cheers!

At 2:50pm on March 9, 2010, Barry Evan Russ said…: Bluedog, just click the link for my name and it will send you to my page, and two videos are there for you to see, played by Rick Paller, who helped construct his acoustic CBG

At 2:08pm on March 9, 2010, Barry Evan Russ said…: Just looked at your guitars. WOW! Hey are those old phone ends on the cigar box pictured?

At 10:41am on December 7, 2009, Keni Lee Burgess said…: Thank you for your comment. Well, that 3 string is not your ordinary CBG. Jimmy Millinchuk built that baby. It is really a minture guitar. He built the box too. It has a cedar top and is braced just like a full size guitar. It rings forever. Utilizing the A,D, and g strings from a standard pack of medium strings is what gives it the power. If I used the treble strings it would not be the same. So how it set up now works best for bass and rhythm. Happy Holidays my friend. Enjoy.

At 9:58am on November 18, 2009, c# merle said…: cheers for the info on the valve radio, bluesdog. can't find a plug for it so looks like the soldering iron needs to come into play here

At 10:13pm on October 15, 2009, Bluesheart said…: NIce playin and singin dude. Checked out walkin blues vid. Go !

At 10:07pm on October 15, 2009, Bluesheart said…: Anytime man. Glad you feel better!

At 8:19pm on October 13, 2009, Dianne Woods said…: Thanks, I am expecting a video on him. I have been watching him playing on youtube; he is great. Maybe within time, I will be able to play better.