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"I make most of my own boxes and have tried home made truss rod which workes fine.The…" t-belly johnson replied Apr 27, 2013 to CBG without the cigar box	7	Apr 28, 2013 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague
"2 coats of danish,light sanding then 2 further coats of tru-oil.Hard and durable fin…" t-belly johnson replied Apr 20, 2013 to Putting a finish on the box itself	7	Apr 21, 2013 Reply by Bill Powell
"A rod piezo is the way forward.I`ve used them alongside single coil pickups with vol…" t-belly johnson replied Apr 14, 2013 to Quiet piezo's	16	May 18, 2017 Reply by darryl kernaghan
"You can always use a piece of brass,drilled at 2 ends or either side of the middle s…" t-belly johnson replied Apr 13, 2013 to Help needed string retainer	27	Apr 21, 2013 Reply by jawbone
"It probably won`t make a great deal of difference but I have found,with piezo, that…" t-belly johnson replied Apr 10, 2013 to First cbg...acoustic or elec strings - how to tune	5	Apr 16, 2013 Reply by Blind Doughboy
"Firstly,nice 1st build. You`re always going to get some feedback with piezo pickups,…" t-belly johnson replied Apr 3, 2013 to First build. Too much feedback	3	Apr 4, 2013 Reply by the anonymous pick
"Tuning EEB right now. Really good stuff, especially tattoo of you" t-belly johnson replied Mar 18, 2013 to New tuning for 3-string: "EEB" Shane Speal give two lessons along with live performances with the tuning.	5	Mar 23, 2013 Reply by smilingdog1
"If it`s for me I just start the build with no exact plan,other than how many strings…" t-belly johnson replied Mar 11, 2013 to Themes	8	Mar 15, 2013 Reply by jabes
"wood,tin,steel.....it`s just going to sound different ;) I`d certainly give it a go,…" t-belly johnson replied Mar 9, 2013 to Clear top cigar box	9	May 2, 2013 Reply by Shanna Dewey
"Josh,ron, I wasn`t having a go.I agree some of your work is fantastic, I`ve looked a…" t-belly johnson replied Mar 4, 2013 to For Sale - The Gut Bucket	13	Mar 9, 2013 Reply by Bad Wolf

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t-belly johnson's Discussions (80)

"I make most of my own boxes and have tried home made truss rod which workes fine.The…"

"2 coats of danish,light sanding then 2 further coats of tru-oil.Hard and durable fin…"

"A rod piezo is the way forward.I`ve used them alongside single coil pickups with vol…"

"You can always use a piece of brass,drilled at 2 ends or either side of the middle s…"

"It probably won`t make a great deal of difference but I have found,with piezo, that…"

"Firstly,nice 1st build. You`re always going to get some feedback with piezo pickups,…"

"Tuning EEB right now. Really good stuff, especially tattoo of you"

"If it`s for me I just start the build with no exact plan,other than how many strings…"

"wood,tin,steel.....it`s just going to sound different ;) I`d certainly give it a go,…"

"Josh,ron, I wasn`t having a go.I agree some of your work is fantastic, I`ve looked a…"

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