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"Ah right on. It was a lesson i slowly learned, figured it might help ya. Hahaha" Grease Stains replied May 16, 2012 to action and intonation	29	Aug 16, 2012 Reply by Bobby Zalryte
"I was thinking, before your cut anything up, a good thing to ask might be how hard a…" Grease Stains replied May 16, 2012 to action and intonation	29	Aug 16, 2012 Reply by Bobby Zalryte
"I'm with you darren, i understand theres no rules, but i set the intonation on every…" Grease Stains replied May 16, 2012 to action and intonation	29	Aug 16, 2012 Reply by Bobby Zalryte
"Witchita Sam already recommened D-A-d-f#, figured i'd second it. I've found it ver…" Grease Stains replied May 14, 2012 to How to tune 4 string CBGs?	41	Oct 1, 2013 Reply by Glenn Reither
"And flash is only in poor taste if its simply done for flashes sake. Saw a guy with…" Grease Stains replied May 6, 2012 to Double Neck Guitars. Flash or Function?	64	Mar 31, 2013 Reply by Mr.C
"Don't kncok it till ya try it i suppose! I say build one, worst case, you have enoug…" Grease Stains replied May 6, 2012 to Double Neck Guitars. Flash or Function?	64	Mar 31, 2013 Reply by Mr.C
"wish i was brave enough for this! good luck and power to ya man!" Grease Stains replied Apr 8, 2012 to Going to open a small music store...	18	Jun 22, 2012 Reply by Bob Harrison
"I remeber the first time i saw someone playing one of these! i looked at my friend a…" Grease Stains replied Mar 9, 2012 to Japanese type instrument	10	Mar 10, 2012 Reply by robert jones
"If your still going the spiral wire route, why not drill diagonal holes instead tryi…" Grease Stains replied Mar 9, 2012 to Fretting about my frets: Spiraling wire around neck?	27	Mar 17, 2012 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague
"Just ot be a fence sitter, i say make both. Go woth the one you think will be easier…" Grease Stains replied Mar 9, 2012 to Not sure which direction to go...	6	Mar 9, 2012 Reply by Grease Stains

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Grease Stains's Discussions (77)

"Ah right on. It was a lesson i slowly learned, figured it might help ya. Hahaha"

"I was thinking, before your cut anything up, a good thing to ask might be how hard a…"

"I'm with you darren, i understand theres no rules, but i set the intonation on every…"

"Witchita Sam already recommened D-A-d-f#, figured i'd second it. I've found it ver…"

"And flash is only in poor taste if its simply done for flashes sake. Saw a guy with…"

"Don't kncok it till ya try it i suppose! I say build one, worst case, you have enoug…"

"wish i was brave enough for this! good luck and power to ya man!"

"I remeber the first time i saw someone playing one of these! i looked at my friend a…"

"If your still going the spiral wire route, why not drill diagonal holes instead tryi…"

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