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" Hey there, Taffy, I opted to go with the standard nut. Thought about going with a h…" Southern Ray replied Apr 3, 2021 to Missed the Mark On Zero Fret	9	Apr 9, 2021 Reply by Southern Ray
" Thank you Paul! Sounds pretty good, surprisingly loud acoustically, though it could…" Southern Ray replied Apr 3, 2021 to What's on your workbench?	2270	Sep 8, 2023 Reply by Carl Floyd
"Thank you Paull. it's been awhile since I did any work on it. Had to take a break fr…" Southern Ray replied Apr 2, 2021 to What's on your workbench?	2270	Sep 8, 2023 Reply by Carl Floyd
" Thank you Taffy! Guess my next step is to figure out which. Standard nut, or ... u…" Southern Ray replied Apr 1, 2021 to Missed the Mark On Zero Fret	9	Apr 9, 2021 Reply by Southern Ray
" "Everything else .. you've already over-thought ;-)" Ha! Pick, whadaya wanna bet…" Southern Ray replied Mar 31, 2021 to Planning my first box guitar - Please review and advice!	18	Apr 2, 2021 Reply by Rooster
" I build fretless as well. Gonna try fretting soon, but I don't like to fret. It'll…" Southern Ray replied Mar 31, 2021 to Planning my first box guitar - Please review and advice!	18	Apr 2, 2021 Reply by Rooster
" Very cool build!" Southern Ray replied Mar 30, 2021 to Haven't built for a while, thought I'd make a Diddley Bass Canjo	1	Mar 30, 2021 Reply by Southern Ray
"... "will take a photo if you are still interested"... Yup, sure am interested!" Southern Ray replied Mar 27, 2021 to Can you build effects into a guitar?	15	Jul 26, 2022 Reply by Ozz989
" Not that I know of, Paul... Not yet." Southern Ray replied Mar 20, 2021 to License Plate Guitar	16	Apr 6, 2021 Reply by Southern Ray
" The state of confusion, the state I live in currently, forces surrender of the plat…" Southern Ray replied Mar 20, 2021 to License Plate Guitar	16	Apr 6, 2021 Reply by Southern Ray

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Southern Ray's Discussions (358)

" Hey there, Taffy, I opted to go with the standard nut. Thought about going with a h…"

" Thank you Paul! Sounds pretty good, surprisingly loud acoustically, though it could…"

"Thank you Paull. it's been awhile since I did any work on it. Had to take a break fr…"

" Thank you Taffy! Guess my next step is to figure out which. Standard nut, or ... u…"

" "Everything else .. you've already over-thought ;-)" Ha! Pick, whadaya wanna bet…"

" I build fretless as well. Gonna try fretting soon, but I don't like to fret. It'll…"

" Very cool build!"

"... "will take a photo if you are still interested"... Yup, sure am interested!"

" Not that I know of, Paul... Not yet."

" The state of confusion, the state I live in currently, forces surrender of the plat…"

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