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"I like to use the discarded aluminum shafts out of 3/8" pop rivets. I use the pop ri…" Mike Bingham replied Oct 3, 2011 to What do you use for side fret markers?	20	Oct 10, 2011 Reply by Josh Gayou (SmokehouseGuitars)
" I wrote a song, but I can't read music so I don't know what it is. Every one in a…" Mike Bingham replied Oct 2, 2011 to Some musician jokes for you...	13	Oct 3, 2011 Reply by Outhouse Instruments
"A guy found an magic lamp and when he rubbed it a genie popped out (groan, groan...)…" Mike Bingham replied Sep 30, 2011 to Some musician jokes for you...	13	Oct 3, 2011 Reply by Outhouse Instruments
"the pickups out of your '59 Les Paul didn't sound as good as you thought they would…" Mike Bingham replied Sep 1, 2011 to You know you're addicted to building CBG's when.....	138	Dec 20, 2011 Reply by Mr.C
"Freddie Fender may be in a bind before the dust settles..." Mike Bingham replied Aug 22, 2011 to Fender Files Multiple Lawsuits	32	Aug 24, 2011 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague
"Pretty slick!" Mike Bingham replied Aug 20, 2011 to Using photoshop to make accurate fret guides	6	Aug 20, 2011 Reply by Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates
"Hey Brendon, welcome to the hobby! You should run all ground wires to a common point…" Mike Bingham replied Aug 11, 2011 to I'm a wiring NEWBIE!	10	Aug 12, 2011 Reply by David L.
"If I only had $82.11 for the shipping I would spring for this. But, I ain't going i…" Mike Bingham replied Aug 8, 2011 to Got a quarter million bucks lying around you don't need?	12	Aug 8, 2011 Reply by Dan Sleep
"Sorry Kidd - I'm eat up with the dumb-butt sometimes - LOL. Here's the link: http://…" Mike Bingham replied Aug 3, 2011 to Magnetic p'up mounting	24	Aug 4, 2011 Reply by Kidd Filby
"Hey Kidd. Been there 'n' done that with the paralysis by analysis - LOL. I'm no e…" Mike Bingham replied Aug 3, 2011 to Magnetic p'up mounting	24	Aug 4, 2011 Reply by Kidd Filby

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Mike Bingham's Discussions (76)

"I like to use the discarded aluminum shafts out of 3/8" pop rivets. I use the pop ri…"

" I wrote a song, but I can't read music so I don't know what it is. Every one in a…"

"A guy found an magic lamp and when he rubbed it a genie popped out (groan, groan...)…"

"the pickups out of your '59 Les Paul didn't sound as good as you thought they would…"

"Freddie Fender may be in a bind before the dust settles..."

"Pretty slick!"

"Hey Brendon, welcome to the hobby! You should run all ground wires to a common point…"

"If I only had $82.11 for the shipping I would spring for this. But, I ain't going i…"

"Sorry Kidd - I'm eat up with the dumb-butt sometimes - LOL. Here's the link: http://…"

"Hey Kidd. Been there 'n' done that with the paralysis by analysis - LOL. I'm no e…"

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