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"I agree John. Also the thick topped Undercrown make great Elec gits. I place the br…" Bill Baker replied Sep 5, 2015 to Gispet Boxs have great acoustics	8	Sep 10, 2015 Reply by Paul Craig
"Tom and Darryl, thanks for the input.." Bill Baker replied Jun 14, 2015 to 2string Diddly	6	Jun 15, 2015 Reply by Uncle John
"Hi Tom. I really wasn't surprised with the sound. With no sound hole(s) and pickup…" Bill Baker replied Jun 14, 2015 to 2string Diddly	6	Jun 15, 2015 Reply by Uncle John
"Your box size looks fine to me. To change the "look" go to a 17 or 19 fret neck. " Bill Baker replied Jun 13, 2015 to box size???	12	Jun 26, 2015 Reply by Bluesheart
"There ya go.....Problem solved.... " Bill Baker replied Jun 7, 2015 to Slot for pickup weakens neck?	23	Jun 14, 2015 Reply by Thomas "Duck" Petry
"I was trying to say, add the same amount you take off. Thereby maintaining the thick…" Bill Baker replied Jun 6, 2015 to Slot for pickup weakens neck?	23	Jun 14, 2015 Reply by Thomas "Duck" Petry
"There is one school of thought that says: If you take off 1/2 inch to add 1/2 inch…" Bill Baker replied Jun 6, 2015 to Slot for pickup weakens neck?	23	Jun 14, 2015 Reply by Thomas "Duck" Petry
"I am about out. Time to reorder. " Bill Baker replied Jun 5, 2015 to Creating a logo/Printable water slide decals on headstocks?	31	Jun 16, 2015 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague
"The main result is just the direction that the sound is emitted. Directed out toward…" Bill Baker replied Mar 1, 2015 to sound holes need advice	99	Feb 25, 2019 Reply by Tim Pannabecker
"Two small ones that I like a lot. " Bill Baker replied Jan 5, 2015 to Amps to give that Swampy delta feeling	54	Jan 10, 2015 Reply by John Sawyer

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Bill Baker's Discussions (48)

"I agree John. Also the thick topped Undercrown make great Elec gits. I place the br…"

"Tom and Darryl, thanks for the input.."

"Hi Tom. I really wasn't surprised with the sound. With no sound hole(s) and pickup…"

"Your box size looks fine to me. To change the "look" go to a 17 or 19 fret neck. "

"There ya go.....Problem solved.... "

"I was trying to say, add the same amount you take off. Thereby maintaining the thick…"

"There is one school of thought that says: If you take off 1/2 inch to add 1/2 inch…"

"I am about out. Time to reorder. "

"The main result is just the direction that the sound is emitted. Directed out toward…"

"Two small ones that I like a lot. "

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