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"As far as I am aware all woods can do with some kind of attention. I use oak and oth…" Will Carter replied Nov 13, 2009 to Alternative Fretboards	7	Nov 13, 2009 Reply by Al Allen (Hangten)
"Ry Cooder Brian May Joe Satriani David Gilmore John Mayer Any one that plays a Cole…" Will Carter replied Oct 23, 2009 to Who would you MOST like to see playing a CBG?	102	Jul 19, 2011 Reply by Ryan Rose
"I have heard of suffering for your art but hey! At least now you have a cbg war woun…" Will Carter replied Oct 22, 2009 to Be Careful, People.	18	Oct 23, 2009 Reply by Skeesix
"Here you go. This is an oak "Fanned" fretboard stained with the black rust. The stai…" Will Carter replied Oct 14, 2009 to sunburst how to?	18	Oct 15, 2009 Reply by J. K.
"Here is a trick I picked up in Japan... I call it fake ebonising. You put some clean…" Will Carter replied Oct 12, 2009 to sunburst how to?	18	Oct 15, 2009 Reply by J. K.
"Yup I love the longer scales - baritone 5 strings are now my favorite builds" Will Carter replied Oct 12, 2009 to baritone cbg guitars	12	Nov 17, 2009 Reply by Ice Bob
"Donated to charity events, sold at art galleries, presents, custom sales,ebay, music…" Will Carter replied Oct 3, 2009 to What do you do with all these instruments?	20	Oct 4, 2009 Reply by Josh Gayou (SmokehouseGuitars)
"That sounds belissimo! Do you want a guitar from australia? (postage mite be a bit)…" Will Carter replied Oct 1, 2009 to Pizza Place Opening -- Need Guitars	5	Oct 2, 2009 Reply by Dan Sleep
":) Thanks Brian! Yes please I love rules and guidelines so at least I know what I am…" Will Carter replied Oct 1, 2009 to Sympathetic strings for the Devil	7	Oct 1, 2009 Reply by Will Carter
"Cool thanks Ben - thats the kind of info I need - now to check my piano :) " Will Carter replied Oct 1, 2009 to Sympathetic strings for the Devil	7	Oct 1, 2009 Reply by Will Carter

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Will Carter's Discussions (56)

"As far as I am aware all woods can do with some kind of attention. I use oak and oth…"

"Ry Cooder Brian May Joe Satriani David Gilmore John Mayer Any one that plays a Cole…"

"I have heard of suffering for your art but hey! At least now you have a cbg war woun…"

"Here you go. This is an oak "Fanned" fretboard stained with the black rust. The stai…"

"Here is a trick I picked up in Japan... I call it fake ebonising. You put some clean…"

"Yup I love the longer scales - baritone 5 strings are now my favorite builds"

"Donated to charity events, sold at art galleries, presents, custom sales,ebay, music…"

"That sounds belissimo! Do you want a guitar from australia? (postage mite be a bit)…"

":) Thanks Brian! Yes please I love rules and guidelines so at least I know what I am…"

"Cool thanks Ben - thats the kind of info I need - now to check my piano :) "

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