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"Thanks Shane for sending out this info to the CBG Nation members....I'm sure the nat…" Mad Mike's CBG's replied Mar 1, 2016 to News - Update on African Refugee Guitar Makers + Uke Bridge, 1959 Electric Guitar Plans & more	4	Mar 1, 2016 Reply by Angry Rooster Guitars
"Yup I'm looking into that right now with Shane's help.... " Mad Mike's CBG's replied Feb 18, 2016 to The Incredible Guitar Builders at a Refugee Camp in Malawi	13	Feb 29, 2016 Reply by Antony Moggridge
"I thought when I looked at these in York they were made using a big Piezo pickup ins…" Mad Mike's CBG's replied Oct 16, 2015 to Shane Speal Woodshop Diary: "The Beauty of Rust & Scratches"	24	Oct 15, 2018 Reply by Don Stachovak
"If you go onto ebay and look up cbg pick-ups you can purchase then very reasonable f…" Mad Mike's CBG's replied Sep 1, 2015 to Piezoelectric are cool but what about regular pickup?	24	May 22, 2016 Reply by Jon Leslie/Runaway Veal Music
"Me too...." Mad Mike's CBG's replied Jul 23, 2015 to danish oil, tung oil?	28	Jul 30, 2015 Reply by TN Twang
"Yup this is the deal...." Mad Mike's CBG's replied Jul 7, 2015 to Re-enforcing the neck	19	Jul 8, 2015 Reply by Michael Fred Johnson
"Good question....I too want to know the answer to this question....." Mad Mike's CBG's replied Jul 1, 2015 to varnish,polish or bare wood	17	Jul 2, 2015 Reply by TN Twang
"I would get my heads checked out bro...the bike is always there for you rain or shin…" Mad Mike's CBG's replied Mar 7, 2011 to I need advice	32	Aug 27, 2011 Reply by colin mcgrath
"I believe the truth can set you free Matt and telling her about your cousin is a goo…" Mad Mike's CBG's replied Mar 7, 2011 to I need advice	32	Aug 27, 2011 Reply by colin mcgrath
"You can't get cheaper than C.B. Gitty my friend fer those machine heads...He'll hook…" Mad Mike's CBG's replied Feb 9, 2011 to Machine Heads	9	Feb 9, 2011 Reply by neil lindsay

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Mad Mike's CBG's's Discussions (22)

"Thanks Shane for sending out this info to the CBG Nation members....I'm sure the nat…"

"Yup I'm looking into that right now with Shane's help.... "

"I thought when I looked at these in York they were made using a big Piezo pickup ins…"

"If you go onto ebay and look up cbg pick-ups you can purchase then very reasonable f…"

"Me too...."

"Yup this is the deal...."

"Good question....I too want to know the answer to this question....."

"I would get my heads checked out bro...the bike is always there for you rain or shin…"

"I believe the truth can set you free Matt and telling her about your cousin is a goo…"

"You can't get cheaper than C.B. Gitty my friend fer those machine heads...He'll hook…"

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