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"That is one good looking guitar!" Hey, TURN IT DOWN! replied Apr 6, 2017 to The 4 string "MoonShine" tenor guitar, my built from scratch	1	Apr 6, 2017 Reply by Hey, TURN IT DOWN!
"Any solenoid...door lock, trunk release, etc....but I dont know how it would sound..." Hey, TURN IT DOWN! replied Dec 30, 2010 to Car parts to pickup's?	14	Jul 14, 2011 Reply by MrFied
"Matt, I posed the same question a week ago on my favorite RC forum. I currently use…" Hey, TURN IT DOWN! replied Dec 29, 2010 to Shop Heat	26	Jan 11, 2011 Reply by Glaze
"Wow...now that is a GREAT looking guitar!" Hey, TURN IT DOWN! replied Nov 24, 2010 to Vintage CBG for sale (sounds AMAZING)!!!!!!!!!	3	Nov 24, 2010 Reply by jim
"+1 " Hey, TURN IT DOWN! replied Aug 13, 2010 to Wichita Sam # 236 "Hot Rod"	13	Aug 15, 2010 Reply by Wichita Sam
"Looks good....I gotta try that!!!" Hey, TURN IT DOWN! replied Aug 5, 2010 to Ebonized oak fretboard how to	22	Aug 12, 2010 Reply by colin mcgrath
"Yes to both questions, you can solder to two inner conductors together no problem, a…" Hey, TURN IT DOWN! replied Aug 1, 2010 to 24g, Shielded Dual Conductor wire mishap	2	Aug 1, 2010 Reply by Jeff
"The resistor sets the gain of the device (386), so it is important, but can be chang…" Hey, TURN IT DOWN! replied Jul 21, 2010 to Making an Amp with the Maplin Kit - a bit of help needed!	7	Jul 26, 2010 Reply by Frank
"Switch in the positive leg of the battery lead, yes. As for the volume control, you…" Hey, TURN IT DOWN! replied Jul 21, 2010 to Making an Amp with the Maplin Kit - a bit of help needed!	7	Jul 26, 2010 Reply by Frank
"LOVE the tuners...that is a Killer idea!! I might have to "borrow" that as well!! G…" Hey, TURN IT DOWN! replied Jul 18, 2010 to First Build and Hi from a Cigar Box Noob....and thanks for all the help	12	Aug 4, 2010 Reply by Fitzhugh

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Hey, TURN IT DOWN!'s Discussions (37)

"That is one good looking guitar!"

"Any solenoid...door lock, trunk release, etc....but I dont know how it would sound..."

"Matt, I posed the same question a week ago on my favorite RC forum. I currently use…"

"Wow...now that is a GREAT looking guitar!"

"+1 "

"Looks good....I gotta try that!!!"

"Yes to both questions, you can solder to two inner conductors together no problem, a…"

"The resistor sets the gain of the device (386), so it is important, but can be chang…"

"Switch in the positive leg of the battery lead, yes. As for the volume control, you…"

"LOVE the tuners...that is a Killer idea!! I might have to "borrow" that as well!! G…"

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