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4 string neck meas. hello nation, can anyone give advice on a good width for a 4 string neck? thanks. Started by bizzaro guitaro	8	Nov 9, 2011 Reply by bizzaro guitaro
The man himself bo diddly http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2z67soz7nT8&feature=youtube_gdata_player Started by Mr.C	0	Nov 6, 2011
2 string guitar Hey all, following shane s leaving, it leaves me with out the chugger i bought from him....so what i m looking for is what stings did he u… Started by Ginwheel Johnny	2	Nov 5, 2011 Reply by Dan Sleep
tunings I notice that most cbg's use open g or d tuning from what have been reading . what about open E, any suggestions ? So far I have only buil… Started by bizzaro guitaro	5	Nov 5, 2011 Reply by bizzaro guitaro
Description with photo`s I try and add a description with all my photo`s that i add here. It helps to understand the photo and the tech. info about the photo. Some… Started by Randy S. Bretz	4	Nov 4, 2011 Reply by Jon Grinder
Which soldering station? Hi guys, So my soldering iron has died.... again. I keep buying the cheap 30w stick type, but its a false economy. They are slow to heat up… Started by Roosterman	9	Nov 1, 2011 Reply by Roosterman
Higher wattage mini amps Hi all, I am new here but have built quite a few amps. I am wondering if anyone here has good experience with higher wattage mini amps (… Started by Joshua Lange	5	Oct 29, 2011 Reply by Dave Onastik
building a cbg well, i tried to build one, the build was crap. but it will knock out a tune . So got this gorgeous beast from ben kimbler. so all that i… Started by phil noel	1	Oct 29, 2011 Reply by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars
Portable Amp for sale, cigar box I made another nice little amp, this one sounds great. The box is a bit bigger than my others and it really helps the small amp sound big.… Started by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars	1	Oct 27, 2011 Reply by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars
Just built new cbg Just finished my first cbg, it has a 22 1/2 inch scale, adg strings. what would you use for tunings want low and gritty blues sound. Started by Roger Morin	1	Oct 25, 2011 Reply by Keni Lee Burgess

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