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"Go to a pawn shop. I picked up a nice little 2nd hand Fender amp for $20 last summe…" Groucho replied Jun 9, 2014 to What is a good amp for cbg. and question about through neck.	23	Jun 9, 2014 Reply by Sawbones
"Thanks for all of the feedback! I think I will probably leave it bare. I'd hate to…" Groucho replied Jun 5, 2014 to Poly/Lacquer Battalion box?	8	Jun 5, 2014 Reply by Groucho
"I'm glad to hear someone say that these Edge boxes sound good. I'm in the process o…" Groucho replied May 22, 2014 to the edge large boxes	13	May 24, 2014 Reply by Sawbones
"I don't like to cover up the writing/artwork on the box, so I always place the bridg…" Groucho replied May 19, 2014 to Bridge position	21	May 26, 2014 Reply by Slow Slough Guitars
"You don't even need to use a blade. You can use a stencil to draw the f hole(s) on…" Groucho replied Apr 23, 2014 to F holes in paper backed wooden cigar box	3	Apr 23, 2014 Reply by Groucho
"Are you using a slide? It could be the high string vibrating above the fret where y…" Groucho replied Mar 25, 2014 to High Pitch Static/Noise Source	6	Mar 25, 2014 Reply by Richey Kay
"I just went to Goodwill this afternoon and picked up this stuff for about $11. …" Groucho replied Mar 16, 2014 to Replacements for Cigar Boxes	18	Mar 16, 2014 Reply by Groucho
"I've got a wine case that I'm planing on making a bass out of. A buddy of mine just…" Groucho replied Mar 12, 2014 to Replacements for Cigar Boxes	18	Mar 16, 2014 Reply by Groucho
"Thanks, I don't know much about building a uke. I was messing around with it tonigh…" Groucho replied Mar 10, 2014 to Ukulele Tuners & Strings???	5	Mar 11, 2014 Reply by Scott aka Farmer Ted
"I have used the same technique before to make glass slides, except I just sandpaper…" Groucho replied Mar 4, 2014 to bottle slides.	10	Mar 5, 2014 Reply by John Sawyer

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Groucho's Discussions (60)

"Go to a pawn shop. I picked up a nice little 2nd hand Fender amp for $20 last summe…"

"Thanks for all of the feedback! I think I will probably leave it bare. I'd hate to…"

"I'm glad to hear someone say that these Edge boxes sound good. I'm in the process o…"

"I don't like to cover up the writing/artwork on the box, so I always place the bridg…"

"You don't even need to use a blade. You can use a stencil to draw the f hole(s) on…"

"Are you using a slide? It could be the high string vibrating above the fret where y…"

"I just went to Goodwill this afternoon and picked up this stuff for about $11. …"

"I've got a wine case that I'm planing on making a bass out of. A buddy of mine just…"

"Thanks, I don't know much about building a uke. I was messing around with it tonigh…"

"I have used the same technique before to make glass slides, except I just sandpaper…"

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