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"I did this type of pickup install using a slot on the underside of he bridge. It wo…" David McQueen replied Feb 1, 2018 to Embedding rod style piezo	10	Feb 2, 2018 Reply by Taffy Evans
"Does not matter how many strings. Lean basic major minor and seventh chords up the f…" David McQueen replied Jan 1, 2018 to Now time to learn	10	Jan 2, 2018 Reply by Kirk
"You see fender guitars with no separate fret board, So the thickness, 1/8", in and o…" David McQueen replied Nov 12, 2017 to 1/8” thick fretboards?	35	Nov 16, 2017 Reply by jeffrey ross
"it works in concert with the side pencil lines. With all three lines, you can instan…" David McQueen replied Sep 20, 2017 to Less neck shaping for a faster build time?	26	Nov 5, 2017 Reply by Alan Dillard
"Ok ... Get yourself a Stanley sure form rasp and a furniture Maker's scraper (I got…" David McQueen replied Sep 20, 2017 to Less neck shaping for a faster build time?	26	Nov 5, 2017 Reply by Alan Dillard
"I have used the same size as the others and a jumbo fret. Same size will get you a l…" David McQueen replied Sep 11, 2017 to Zero fret?	12	Dec 7, 2017 Reply by Tom Doty
"Ok, I have a Fender Champion 20. The only downside to his amp is it only has one cha…" David McQueen replied Aug 21, 2017 to Looking for an amp.	8	Aug 22, 2017 Reply by ChickenboneJohn
"What you want for a CBG is a chromatic tuner ... Will tune to any note, so you can d…" David McQueen replied Jul 21, 2017 to whats the best Open G android app tuner?	19	Aug 2, 2017 Reply by Jim Saraceno
"Raise your bridge slightly. Also check to see that you do not have a slight back ben…" David McQueen replied May 15, 2017 to Zero Fret buzz problems	14	May 16, 2017 Reply by Taffy Evans
"1. You can buy rod piezos on a braided wire to replace the one you cut. They are on…" David McQueen replied May 7, 2017 to Problem with EQ-7545R Pre-amp...	12	May 12, 2017 Reply by Jim Saraceno

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David McQueen's Discussions (357)

"I did this type of pickup install using a slot on the underside of he bridge. It wo…"

"Does not matter how many strings. Lean basic major minor and seventh chords up the f…"

"You see fender guitars with no separate fret board, So the thickness, 1/8", in and o…"

"it works in concert with the side pencil lines. With all three lines, you can instan…"

"Ok ... Get yourself a Stanley sure form rasp and a furniture Maker's scraper (I got…"

"I have used the same size as the others and a jumbo fret. Same size will get you a l…"

"Ok, I have a Fender Champion 20. The only downside to his amp is it only has one cha…"

"What you want for a CBG is a chromatic tuner ... Will tune to any note, so you can d…"

"Raise your bridge slightly. Also check to see that you do not have a slight back ben…"

"1. You can buy rod piezos on a braided wire to replace the one you cut. They are on…"

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