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"Well I knew I was good for something. They are fun to make and yours look good. Mayb…" MichaelS Country Boy Guitars replied Dec 18, 2012 to How I make speaker covers/grills	13	Dec 18, 2012 Reply by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars
"Angeling the neck will solve the problem, you will have to experiment how much to an…" MichaelS Country Boy Guitars replied Dec 11, 2012 to Finished my first build! But...	8	Dec 11, 2012 Reply by Sean Rush
"Looks like we have the same style of grill. Thats not a bad idea making a templa…" MichaelS Country Boy Guitars replied Dec 11, 2012 to How I make speaker covers/grills	13	Dec 18, 2012 Reply by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars
"Sean, That box looks like something you could make yourself, if you can make a worki…" MichaelS Country Boy Guitars replied Dec 11, 2012 to I figure this will be relevant to your interests,	2	Dec 11, 2012 Reply by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars
"If you finish them with a good sealer would the water absorbtion still be an issue? " MichaelS Country Boy Guitars replied Nov 25, 2012 to What about pine?	24	Dec 27, 2012 Reply by Bluesheart
"Not so underground anymore, you can buy a Squier classic vibe tele with the pine bod…" MichaelS Country Boy Guitars replied Nov 25, 2012 to What about pine?	24	Dec 27, 2012 Reply by Bluesheart
"If it sounds good leave it alone. I make most of mine with f holes and they sound go…" MichaelS Country Boy Guitars replied Nov 14, 2012 to Sound holes	13	Jan 5, 2013 Reply by Larry Chapman
"I have had the same problem a few times. It comes from the thinner lid being pressed…" MichaelS Country Boy Guitars replied Nov 14, 2012 to Lid is bowing, Help!	5	Nov 14, 2012 Reply by Busyhands Slim
"Thanks guys, your too kind. They sure are fun to make noise on though. A side note,…" MichaelS Country Boy Guitars replied Nov 14, 2012 to My you tube sessions	4	Nov 14, 2012 Reply by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars
"Check out my first live attempts, not the best playing but maybe you can hear how go…" MichaelS Country Boy Guitars replied Nov 13, 2012 to My you tube sessions	4	Nov 14, 2012 Reply by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars

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MichaelS Country Boy Guitars's Discussions (1,015)

"Well I knew I was good for something. They are fun to make and yours look good. Mayb…"

"Angeling the neck will solve the problem, you will have to experiment how much to an…"

"Looks like we have the same style of grill. Thats not a bad idea making a templa…"

"Sean, That box looks like something you could make yourself, if you can make a worki…"

"If you finish them with a good sealer would the water absorbtion still be an issue? "

"Not so underground anymore, you can buy a Squier classic vibe tele with the pine bod…"

"If it sounds good leave it alone. I make most of mine with f holes and they sound go…"

"I have had the same problem a few times. It comes from the thinner lid being pressed…"

"Thanks guys, your too kind. They sure are fun to make noise on though. A side note,…"

"Check out my first live attempts, not the best playing but maybe you can hear how go…"

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