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"Thanks, I've used the 5000, 4000 and 3000 also, all great little guitars. " MichaelS Country Boy Guitars replied Jul 21, 2012 to Padron 2000	2	Jul 21, 2012 Reply by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars
"Bamboo is not a wood, its a grass. A really big grass though. The grain is more stri…" MichaelS Country Boy Guitars replied Jul 15, 2012 to Bamboo	13	Sep 5, 2012 Reply by rusty case
"Wow lots of problems. So fay I guess I have been lucky. I use either Gitty's economy…" MichaelS Country Boy Guitars replied Jul 13, 2012 to Economy Tuner Problem	20	Jan 11, 2013 Reply by Bluesheart
"One more thing to consider. The shorter scale will have less tension, longer higher…" MichaelS Country Boy Guitars replied Jul 3, 2012 to string pressure	13	Jul 3, 2012 Reply by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars
"Hmm, I will have to check the shipping rate to your country. I'll get back to you Oi…" MichaelS Country Boy Guitars replied Jul 3, 2012 to Cigar Box Guitar Pictures and prices...	23	Apr 21, 2013 Reply by robert gate
"Joe, if you look at the D'addarrio site they have the low E string, a .046 wound, at…" MichaelS Country Boy Guitars replied Jul 2, 2012 to string pressure	13	Jul 3, 2012 Reply by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars
"Here is another cool calculator of string tensions etc. http://wahiduddin.net/calc/…" MichaelS Country Boy Guitars replied Jul 2, 2012 to string pressure	13	Jul 3, 2012 Reply by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars
"Are you sure about that tension being 179Lbs?? I think if it where that high alot of…" MichaelS Country Boy Guitars replied Jul 2, 2012 to string pressure	13	Jul 3, 2012 Reply by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars
"I just sold this one to a very nice young Australian girl who is on her way to Taipe…" MichaelS Country Boy Guitars replied Jun 29, 2012 to Country Boy goes girly!	8	Jun 29, 2012 Reply by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars
"Sounds like a good way to do it. I have also heard some people use coins for there m…" MichaelS Country Boy Guitars replied Jun 29, 2012 to Set action w/ custom shims from cardstock	6	Jul 15, 2012 Reply by TwoShoes

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

"Thanks, I've used the 5000, 4000 and 3000 also, all great little guitars. "

"Bamboo is not a wood, its a grass. A really big grass though. The grain is more stri…"

"Wow lots of problems. So fay I guess I have been lucky. I use either Gitty's economy…"

"One more thing to consider. The shorter scale will have less tension, longer higher…"

"Hmm, I will have to check the shipping rate to your country. I'll get back to you Oi…"

"Joe, if you look at the D'addarrio site they have the low E string, a .046 wound, at…"

"Here is another cool calculator of string tensions etc. http://wahiduddin.net/calc/…"

"Are you sure about that tension being 179Lbs?? I think if it where that high alot of…"

"I just sold this one to a very nice young Australian girl who is on her way to Taipe…"

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