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"your body is absorbing some of the energy when its held to you." Tim replied Jan 28, 2010 to CBG and tone quality observation	8	Jan 30, 2010 Reply by Mark Werner
"dude you can get a cheap soldering iron for less than 10 bucks another 4 or 5 for a…" Tim replied Jan 28, 2010 to First CBG pickup question	7	Jan 31, 2010 Reply by Daan Koks
"i dont have any pics but i put the heal insid the box its self i make a neck then ge…" Tim replied Jan 28, 2010 to Adding a heel to my builds	2	Jan 28, 2010 Reply by Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates
"they tried on the strat and found out the gennie is out of the bottle on the strat a…" Tim replied Jan 28, 2010 to Now Hear This: Fender is no longer a guitar company	42	Feb 7, 2010 Reply by Perfesser Blue
"fist off i will have to say i love strats i love the double cut body shape well not…" Tim replied Jan 27, 2010 to Now Hear This: Fender is no longer a guitar company	42	Feb 7, 2010 Reply by Perfesser Blue
"get your self a copy of melvyn hiscocks book "make your own electic guitar" it will…" Tim replied Jan 25, 2010 to help!!!!!!	8	Jan 25, 2010 Reply by THENUGE
"also look for a cheap variable speed drill they are pretty easy to find in a pawn sh…" Tim replied Jan 25, 2010 to Using a Rheostat to fine adjust the speed of a 110v motor ?	15	Feb 14, 2010 Reply by Jimbo Cawthron
"i wouldnt use a reostate on just any motor it can cause problems you need to make su…" Tim replied Jan 24, 2010 to Using a Rheostat to fine adjust the speed of a 110v motor ?	15	Feb 14, 2010 Reply by Jimbo Cawthron
"personaly i would say pickup a six string and take some lessons, The reason i say th…" Tim replied Jan 24, 2010 to never played before!	13	Jan 30, 2010 Reply by Wichita Sam
"a band saw is one of those things that one day when i can aford a good one i will bu…" Tim replied Jan 22, 2010 to Bandsaw??	12	Jan 23, 2010 Reply by Jerryrig240

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Tim's Discussions (170)

"your body is absorbing some of the energy when its held to you."

"dude you can get a cheap soldering iron for less than 10 bucks another 4 or 5 for a…"

"i dont have any pics but i put the heal insid the box its self i make a neck then ge…"

"they tried on the strat and found out the gennie is out of the bottle on the strat a…"

"fist off i will have to say i love strats i love the double cut body shape well not…"

"get your self a copy of melvyn hiscocks book "make your own electic guitar" it will…"

"also look for a cheap variable speed drill they are pretty easy to find in a pawn sh…"

"i wouldnt use a reostate on just any motor it can cause problems you need to make su…"

"personaly i would say pickup a six string and take some lessons, The reason i say th…"

"a band saw is one of those things that one day when i can aford a good one i will bu…"

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