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"Kool, those metal screens remind me of a confessional  :)"

BrianQ. replied Oct 13, 2018 to Shane Speal Woodshop Diary: "The Beauty of Rust & Scratches"

 24 Oct 15, 2018
Reply by Don Stachovak

"You’ll want a warmer sounding pickup to offset the bright sound that bed pan’s gonna…"

BrianQ. replied Oct 13, 2018 to Pickups for bedpan guitar?

 1 Oct 13, 2018
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"Pictures would help? Did you solder the components on the board or just solder board…"

BrianQ. replied Oct 12, 2018 to Artec 2.5w amp problems

 3 Oct 18, 2018
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"Not bad"

BrianQ. replied Oct 12, 2018 to CD REVIEW: "Everblue" by JP Williams - Blistering, Classic Blues on Cigar Box Guitar

 2 Oct 13, 2018
Reply by JP Williams

"Everything but the guitar, a lot of room in there"

BrianQ. replied Oct 9, 2018 to Perdomo baby amp/gear box

 7 Oct 11, 2018
Reply by Bruce Young

"Pretty much a shovel handle?"

BrianQ. replied Oct 9, 2018 to Anyone try cutting down wheelbarrow handles for necks?

 3 Oct 9, 2018
Reply by sparky37

"Shane has a G7 video on YouTube (G D F) on 3string  https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cA…"

BrianQ. replied Oct 6, 2018 to G7 tuning

 3 Oct 6, 2018
Reply by Korrigan

"I bet a flatpup would remedy that,Paul?"

BrianQ. replied Oct 6, 2018 to What's on your workbench?

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Reply by Carl Floyd

"This song sounds good played with distortion also "

BrianQ. replied Oct 5, 2018 to CBG VIDEO LESSON: How to Play Robert Johnson's "Preaching Blues (Up Jumped the Devil)"

 4 Jan 7, 2019
Reply by Steve Allen

"That's funny Kigar, I actually found the original cigar box guitar group searching f…"

BrianQ. replied Oct 4, 2018 to What's on your workbench?

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Flat bucker under box top. Any Success?

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Has anyone tried this? Thoughts?

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just came accross this pickup idea on youtube.

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CBG site issues, continued.

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Anyone used a violin-style tailpiece on a CBG?

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Guitar for the grandson

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Building with vintage paper/pressed board cigar boxes.

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