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"You guys don't really care if you have too many huh ??? Let's face it , we just like…" StarGeezers replied Oct 4, 2009 to What do you do with all these instruments?	20	Oct 4, 2009 Reply by Josh Gayou (SmokehouseGuitars)
"Here's a link to the DiMarzio page which pretty much explains how to get the most ou…" StarGeezers replied Oct 2, 2009 to Which value pots?	10	Oct 2, 2009 Reply by HOGS GRUNT
"If you're using humpups , you can split the coils into series, parallel , and single…" StarGeezers replied Oct 1, 2009 to Which value pots?	10	Oct 2, 2009 Reply by HOGS GRUNT
"A new pencil with an unused eraser makes a great and SIMPLE dot maker . just dip the…" StarGeezers replied Sep 21, 2009 to Fret Markers	36	Jul 13, 2014 Reply by Wayfinder
"We've used Tru-Oil for Most of our guitar builds and on all of our necks ... We just…" StarGeezers replied Sep 17, 2009 to seal the wood	27	Sep 18, 2009 Reply by Wichita Sam
"We've been playing our CBG through a Vox DA5 ... sounds Great with the RS buzzer pie…" StarGeezers replied Sep 16, 2009 to Mini-Amps, good, bad, ugly?	30	Jan 19, 2010 Reply by John C Predmore
"WS, Thinking of using that and a nut ... Don't different size strings sit differentl…" StarGeezers replied Sep 14, 2009 to To Zero Fret or Not to Zero Fret - that is the question	24	Nov 13, 2009 Reply by HENRY LOWMAN
"For smoothing the edges , we take a small CHEAP 3 cornered file from the Hdwe. and r…" StarGeezers replied Sep 14, 2009 to Frettin over frets...	27	Sep 14, 2009 Reply by StarGeezers
"The old ivory keys might make nice fret markers for a CBG... sliced into strips and…" StarGeezers replied Sep 14, 2009 to Salvaging parts from an old piano	7	Sep 15, 2009 Reply by Kurtisthall
"I would Highly Recommend trying regular fret wire for a nice playing, long lasting f…" StarGeezers replied Sep 13, 2009 to Frettin over frets...	27	Sep 14, 2009 Reply by StarGeezers

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StarGeezers's Discussions (43)

"You guys don't really care if you have too many huh ??? Let's face it , we just like…"

"Here's a link to the DiMarzio page which pretty much explains how to get the most ou…"

"If you're using humpups , you can split the coils into series, parallel , and single…"

"A new pencil with an unused eraser makes a great and SIMPLE dot maker . just dip the…"

"We've used Tru-Oil for Most of our guitar builds and on all of our necks ... We just…"

"We've been playing our CBG through a Vox DA5 ... sounds Great with the RS buzzer pie…"

"WS, Thinking of using that and a nut ... Don't different size strings sit differentl…"

"For smoothing the edges , we take a small CHEAP 3 cornered file from the Hdwe. and r…"

"The old ivory keys might make nice fret markers for a CBG... sliced into strips and…"

"I would Highly Recommend trying regular fret wire for a nice playing, long lasting f…"

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