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"Yah I have used them but drilling them was a bloody mess as it spun and cut my finge…" Shawn replied Sep 13, 2016 to The never ending problem of output jack mounting solved.	22	Sep 15, 2016 Reply by Jonno
"That's Nasty Wayfinder." Shawn replied Sep 12, 2016 to The never ending problem of output jack mounting solved.	22	Sep 15, 2016 Reply by Jonno
"If olyy they came in different colors." Shawn replied Sep 12, 2016 to The never ending problem of output jack mounting solved.	22	Sep 15, 2016 Reply by Jonno
"Here's a shot of it mounted" Shawn replied Sep 12, 2016 to The never ending problem of output jack mounting solved.	22	Sep 15, 2016 Reply by Jonno
"Back side shot" Shawn replied Sep 12, 2016 to The never ending problem of output jack mounting solved.	22	Sep 15, 2016 Reply by Jonno
"25" scale 24 fret's that's how I roll. Yes I rarely use the 24th fret but when in do…" Shawn replied Sep 11, 2016 to 21 frets - can we be real?	11	Sep 14, 2016 Reply by Fomhorach
"beer bottle shaped sound hole. tail stop bottle opener, bottle caps glued over the t…" Shawn replied Sep 1, 2016 to Need Help for a beer theme cigar box guitar.	23	Sep 5, 2016 Reply by Greg Thompson
"Yah it's a pain to get it glued down but so worth the effort" Shawn replied Mar 18, 2016 to LET SEE YOUR HEADS!	37	Mar 26, 2016 Reply by Mark Matyjakowski
"Nice and simple is my design" Shawn replied Mar 18, 2016 to LET SEE YOUR HEADS!	37	Mar 26, 2016 Reply by Mark Matyjakowski
"I like A,E,a,c# for my daily CBG but for my metal CBG I tune like Luke from Filthy L…" Shawn replied Oct 22, 2015 to Open 4 string tuning? Help, please!	5	Oct 23, 2015 Reply by David McQueen

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Shawn's Discussions (306)

"Yah I have used them but drilling them was a bloody mess as it spun and cut my finge…"

"That's Nasty Wayfinder."

"If olyy they came in different colors."

"Here's a shot of it mounted"

"Back side shot"

"25" scale 24 fret's that's how I roll. Yes I rarely use the 24th fret but when in do…"

"beer bottle shaped sound hole. tail stop bottle opener, bottle caps glued over the t…"

"Yah it's a pain to get it glued down but so worth the effort"

"Nice and simple is my design"

"I like A,E,a,c# for my daily CBG but for my metal CBG I tune like Luke from Filthy L…"

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