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"Quit Monkee-ing around guys." Poorness Studios replied Sep 22, 2019 to My Obsession	7	Oct 1, 2019 Reply by Kigar
"I've seen folks cut a standard fret groove, fill it with plastic resin, smooth it of…" Poorness Studios replied Sep 20, 2019 to Sigh........	4	Sep 20, 2019 Reply by KOOL DOG HOOCH
"I think the second jack might be an XLR jack used simply for phantom power. I've see…" Poorness Studios replied Sep 18, 2019 to Yeah, OK,...	9	Sep 19, 2019 Reply by KOOL DOG HOOCH
"Looks like a really great start James. I can't wait to see how this one comes out. " Poorness Studios replied Sep 17, 2019 to Build #2	3	Sep 17, 2019 Reply by Poorness Studios
"Hi Bill. As Taffy and Timothy state, the scale length can be whatever you want it to…" Poorness Studios replied Sep 14, 2019 to A brand new question: 25 1/2 inches the only/best length of a fret board?	9	Sep 14, 2019 Reply by Jerry Jordan
"Hey James. One thing to keep in mind is that there really aren't any rules for CBGs.…" Poorness Studios replied Sep 12, 2019 to Hold on just a sec.....WTH?	14	Sep 12, 2019 Reply by James Pobog
"On this topic... I built one of the CB Gitty Mountain Tenor kits. At first I hated t…" Poorness Studios replied Sep 12, 2019 to Question about mountain tenor CBG's	4	Sep 12, 2019 Reply by BrianQ.
"Love that amp. Very cool." Poorness Studios replied Sep 11, 2019 to Builder's Diary: Shane Speal's "Future Legends" Cigar Box Guitar and Amplifier	4	Sep 11, 2019 Reply by the anonymous pick
"That makes a lot of sense actually. When it comes to CBGs everything is relative and…" Poorness Studios replied Sep 10, 2019 to Pickup placing	9	Sep 10, 2019 Reply by Seasick Mick
"As BrianQ pointed out, it just depends on the sound you’re looking for. I’ve done ne…" Poorness Studios replied Sep 9, 2019 to Pickup placing	9	Sep 10, 2019 Reply by Seasick Mick

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Poorness Studios's Discussions (171)

"Quit Monkee-ing around guys."

"I've seen folks cut a standard fret groove, fill it with plastic resin, smooth it of…"

"I think the second jack might be an XLR jack used simply for phantom power. I've see…"

"Looks like a really great start James. I can't wait to see how this one comes out. "

"Hi Bill. As Taffy and Timothy state, the scale length can be whatever you want it to…"

"Hey James. One thing to keep in mind is that there really aren't any rules for CBGs.…"

"On this topic... I built one of the CB Gitty Mountain Tenor kits. At first I hated t…"

"Love that amp. Very cool."

"That makes a lot of sense actually. When it comes to CBGs everything is relative and…"

"As BrianQ pointed out, it just depends on the sound you’re looking for. I’ve done ne…"

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