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"Thanks Sam, I've experiences a lot of the things you just mentioned especially " wha…" Rob (Uker) Porras replied Apr 8, 2014 to Building and Selling	11	Jun 1, 2014 Reply by Slow Slough Guitars
"Stewart Mac sells a fret dressing file for about $12. It is designed to dull the edg…" Rob (Uker) Porras replied Mar 18, 2014 to Sharp frets/leather	24	Mar 18, 2014 Reply by Rob (Uker) Porras
"It hums no matter what I plug Into it. The potentiometers on the amp don't crackle…" Rob (Uker) Porras replied Mar 17, 2014 to My Amp Hums	7	Mar 17, 2014 Reply by Scott aka Farmer Ted
"I can't tell you why it makesa difference but I can definately hear a difference bet…" Rob (Uker) Porras replied Mar 14, 2013 to How much influence does the fret board have on the sound of the CBG?	40	Aug 7, 2013 Reply by Slowpaw Steve T
"Hey Ben, I was just checkin out your videos. The Wooden Soldier video is exactly wha…" Rob (Uker) Porras replied Dec 10, 2012 to Three String Tab Song Book?	49	Apr 12, 2014 Reply by Jeanette Runyon
"Hey Oily, I agree that with three strings there is a world of possibilities. My bigg…" Rob (Uker) Porras replied Dec 6, 2012 to Three String Tab Song Book?	49	Apr 12, 2014 Reply by Jeanette Runyon
"Thanks." Rob (Uker) Porras replied Oct 4, 2012 to Tone Control Capacitor	12	Oct 4, 2012 Reply by Ted Crocker
"Is this better Sean?" Rob (Uker) Porras replied Oct 4, 2012 to Tone Control Capacitor	12	Oct 4, 2012 Reply by Ted Crocker
"I favor a warmer tone. Should I go for a 250K on the tone pots with a .047 cap? I j…" Rob (Uker) Porras replied Oct 4, 2012 to Tone Control Capacitor	12	Oct 4, 2012 Reply by Ted Crocker
"I'm going to start sheilding the entire inside of every box. Chasing this problem wa…" Rob (Uker) Porras replied Sep 6, 2012 to Help	21	Sep 19, 2012 Reply by Dan Sleep

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Rob (Uker) Porras's Discussions (166)

"Thanks Sam, I've experiences a lot of the things you just mentioned especially " wha…"

"Stewart Mac sells a fret dressing file for about $12. It is designed to dull the edg…"

"It hums no matter what I plug Into it. The potentiometers on the amp don't crackle…"

"I can't tell you why it makesa difference but I can definately hear a difference bet…"

"Hey Ben, I was just checkin out your videos. The Wooden Soldier video is exactly wha…"

"Hey Oily, I agree that with three strings there is a world of possibilities. My bigg…"

"Thanks."

"Is this better Sean?"

"I favor a warmer tone. Should I go for a 250K on the tone pots with a .047 cap? I j…"

"I'm going to start sheilding the entire inside of every box. Chasing this problem wa…"

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