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"Thanks Rodger. Much appreciate your kind comments. Here are the 1st verse and choru…" Derek Rose replied May 28, 2018 to Does anyone use GBE tuning?	23	Jul 28, 2023 Reply by Oscar Stern
"I use G B E tuning. Here are a couple of my own tunes in that tuning... used all wou…" Derek Rose replied May 27, 2018 to Does anyone use GBE tuning?	23	Jul 28, 2023 Reply by Oscar Stern
"Chordie is a cool site and very useful. I like the ability to transpose keys with a…" Derek Rose replied Apr 29, 2018 to Baritone Ukulele strings on a 4 string CBG..??	12	Apr 30, 2018 Reply by rodger moore
"One of my 4 string cbg's that is 24 3/4" scale is currently strung with classical (D…" Derek Rose replied Apr 29, 2018 to Baritone Ukulele strings on a 4 string CBG..??	12	Apr 30, 2018 Reply by rodger moore
"6 string necks are time consuming so if you have the time I'd encourage building the…" Derek Rose replied Mar 12, 2018 to 6 string acoustic - bought neck or build?	10	Mar 14, 2018 Reply by Richard Dean
"I paid around $50 for a Snowball a few years back, they are around $60 now but have…" Derek Rose replied Mar 5, 2018 to Need advice on playing and recording through a laptop please.	16	Mar 5, 2018 Reply by Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear
"Glad something I know can help someone! ;)" Derek Rose replied Mar 5, 2018 to Need advice on playing and recording through a laptop please.	16	Mar 5, 2018 Reply by Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear
"Bear, I use Audacity and a Blue Snowball usb mic directly into laptop for audio. No…" Derek Rose replied Mar 4, 2018 to Need advice on playing and recording through a laptop please.	16	Mar 5, 2018 Reply by Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear
"Nice work, looks like a good player." Derek Rose replied Feb 18, 2018 to Best way to get fretboard over box top	43	Feb 20, 2018 Reply by TROY CLECKLER
"It may be OK for slide, but for fretting/chording it should be OK around 7/64" for t…" Derek Rose replied Feb 17, 2018 to Best way to get fretboard over box top	43	Feb 20, 2018 Reply by TROY CLECKLER

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Derek Rose's Discussions (73)

"Thanks Rodger. Much appreciate your kind comments. Here are the 1st verse and choru…"

"I use G B E tuning. Here are a couple of my own tunes in that tuning... used all wou…"

"Chordie is a cool site and very useful. I like the ability to transpose keys with a…"

"One of my 4 string cbg's that is 24 3/4" scale is currently strung with classical (D…"

"6 string necks are time consuming so if you have the time I'd encourage building the…"

"I paid around $50 for a Snowball a few years back, they are around $60 now but have…"

"Glad something I know can help someone! ;)"

"Bear, I use Audacity and a Blue Snowball usb mic directly into laptop for audio. No…"

"Nice work, looks like a good player."

"It may be OK for slide, but for fretting/chording it should be OK around 7/64" for t…"

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