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"Orbital sander, smooths it right down. You may need to raise the saddle a smidge als…" Maddog replied Apr 25, 2013 to Fret adjustment	12	Apr 26, 2013 Reply by Daddy D
"I put all mine at the 10th, mainly because almost everything I play includes the 10t…" Maddog replied Feb 25, 2013 to Which is correct? Fret Marker on fret 9 or fret 10?	11	Mar 1, 2013 Reply by The Phrygian Kid
"Like B.W. my 3 strings are 1.5" wide and 4's are 1.75" wide, I make the necks a full…" Maddog replied Feb 4, 2013 to 4 string neck size	9	Feb 4, 2013 Reply by Michael Recchione
"He shouldn't raise the nut, only the saddle/bridge. If you raise the bridge and the …" Maddog replied Feb 2, 2013 to No sound when fingered	24	Feb 4, 2013 Reply by Bluesheart
"I took pic #2 and blew it up and it appears the strings are resting flat on the neck…" Maddog replied Jan 31, 2013 to No sound when fingered	24	Feb 4, 2013 Reply by Bluesheart
"Good tutorial my man! Try a Forstner bit, I have a set like this and it will make ni…" Maddog replied Dec 1, 2012 to How I make speaker covers/grills	13	Dec 18, 2012 Reply by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars
"Take a piece of 1/4" or 1/8" ply and cut a small square about 2" x 2" and drill your…" Maddog replied Dec 1, 2012 to Drilling hole for pickup. Searching cbn	4	Dec 1, 2012 Reply by Jon Leslie/Runaway Veal Music
"http://www.snowdenguitars.com Mike has some really good vids on learning slide along…" Maddog replied Nov 25, 2012 to Core slide techniques and picking patterns?	6	Nov 26, 2012 Reply by Bluesboy Jag
"What I would do if it were me and this gent (and I use the term loosely) won't do an…" Maddog replied Nov 19, 2012 to tuning cigar box guitar	42	Nov 30, 2012 Reply by craig bodsworth
"After looking at the pics from the ad it appears all the lower frets (towards the ne…" Maddog replied Nov 19, 2012 to tuning cigar box guitar	42	Nov 30, 2012 Reply by craig bodsworth

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Maddog's Discussions (109)

"Orbital sander, smooths it right down. You may need to raise the saddle a smidge als…"

"I put all mine at the 10th, mainly because almost everything I play includes the 10t…"

"Like B.W. my 3 strings are 1.5" wide and 4's are 1.75" wide, I make the necks a full…"

"He shouldn't raise the nut, only the saddle/bridge. If you raise the bridge and the …"

"I took pic #2 and blew it up and it appears the strings are resting flat on the neck…"

"Good tutorial my man! Try a Forstner bit, I have a set like this and it will make ni…"

"Take a piece of 1/4" or 1/8" ply and cut a small square about 2" x 2" and drill your…"

"http://www.snowdenguitars.com Mike has some really good vids on learning slide along…"

"What I would do if it were me and this gent (and I use the term loosely) won't do an…"

"After looking at the pics from the ad it appears all the lower frets (towards the ne…"

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