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Show us your number one stringed instrument. The one you would choose if you could have only one. You can put more than one in the photo, but put number one on the left.

I can play the big box tenor on the left in any key, plugged or unplugged. Center is my fave guitar, but not as versatile a player in open G. For plugged in, nothing else makes me sound as good as the swampy.

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Permalink Reply by the anonymous pick on November 8, 2016 at 8:23am

well . last time we did this , i was proud to see so many swamp witches mentioned , hence i gave a neutral answer honoring other builders , i'm glad , to see a handful mentioned here again , but at the risk of tooting my own horn by being honest ,... my "go to" is also a swamp witch . the "crate line " model that i built to launch the "crate" line , i found myself playing it alot , and got attached , so never did offer it in a listing , and kept it . plus, i get to play every swamp witch ever made , so i really had no need for one , and actually didn't have a regular swamp witch for myself . so this is it .

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Permalink Reply by Uncle John on November 10, 2016 at 4:41am

Love that one. Pick. Reminds me of my dad's foot locker brought home from WW II.

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Permalink Reply by the anonymous pick on November 10, 2016 at 5:22am

cheers unk ;-)

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Permalink Reply by Mike Noble on November 8, 2016 at 9:23am

First One. Actually plays pretty good.

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Permalink Reply by Uncle John on November 8, 2016 at 9:31am

LONG scale, Mark. A noble first build and I encourage you to keep it. Check out knotlenny's CBG 101 for playing help. Search that out or go to page top, hover over resources -then click on how to play to find it. Nice build. Good wishes.

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Permalink Reply by Rick Walker on November 9, 2016 at 2:25am

I have expensive guitars that are gathering dust in the closet just because I love to play this one so much. It's called the Gypsy and is made from a vintage silverware box with a Bob Harrison pickup.

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Permalink Reply by Uncle John on November 9, 2016 at 2:48am

Love that big box six reso. Great look to it. I have some big box tenors.

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Permalink Reply by Rick Walker on November 9, 2016 at 4:13am

Thanks Uncle John. Great fun to play.

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Permalink Reply by Rick Walker on November 9, 2016 at 4:17am

Thanks for the offer Wayfinder, but I don't think a man can have too many guitars.

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Permalink Reply by Primitive Acoustics on November 9, 2016 at 8:48pm

I have really enjoyed looking at all the beauties in this thread! My current favorite to play is the 3-stringer f-hole made out of a mahogany door panel and features a Dan Sleep Thin-Bucker pickup.