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"The frets should not be off by more than .001". You have a poorly made instrument th…" Busyhands Slim replied Nov 19, 2012 to tuning cigar box guitar	42	Nov 30, 2012 Reply by craig bodsworth
"This looks promising. Gonna have to give it a try. I know, it's not flat, but it mad…" Busyhands Slim replied Nov 14, 2012 to Pickups!	3	Nov 14, 2012 Reply by Busyhands Slim
"And now you have not only a nice neck to fit to a cigar box, but also a lesson to sh…" Busyhands Slim replied Nov 14, 2012 to Lid is bowing, Help!	5	Nov 14, 2012 Reply by Busyhands Slim
"This was my thought, too. I have a bone saddle on a CB Gitty piezo and it's really,…" Busyhands Slim replied Nov 14, 2012 to Rod piezo low volume	13	Nov 18, 2012 Reply by Randy S. Bretz
"Thanks for posting this! I am just about to tear apart one of my builds (with a rod…" Busyhands Slim replied Nov 7, 2012 to Passive tone control for piezo - solved.	29	Oct 6, 2016 Reply by Timothy Hunter
"It's not true, however, that any potentiometer will work. The pots in commercially m…" Busyhands Slim replied Nov 5, 2012 to Electric guitar electronics ?	6	Nov 6, 2012 Reply by David L.
"All the boxes I've seen (that are suitable for guitar bodies) have mahogany liners.…" Busyhands Slim replied Nov 5, 2012 to first build- 2 questions	7	Nov 5, 2012 Reply by Busyhands Slim
"http://theaudioperv.com/2012/10/31/lifehouse-between-the-raindrops-1030-leno/ Cool!…" Busyhands Slim replied Nov 1, 2012 to cigar box guitar on jay leno!!!!	5	Nov 2, 2012 Reply by Skeesix
"The problem is that bass strings (also expensive!) are way bigger in diameter than r…" Busyhands Slim replied Oct 28, 2012 to Regular tuners for a bass CBG ??	3	Oct 28, 2012 Reply by The Phrygian Kid
"I used a leather boot lace for my first build. I made a triangular lug out of 18ga s…" Busyhands Slim replied Oct 28, 2012 to Strap - How do I attach one and what kind?	13	Oct 30, 2012 Reply by Rand Moore

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Busyhands Slim's Discussions (103)

"The frets should not be off by more than .001". You have a poorly made instrument th…"

"This looks promising. Gonna have to give it a try. I know, it's not flat, but it mad…"

"And now you have not only a nice neck to fit to a cigar box, but also a lesson to sh…"

"This was my thought, too. I have a bone saddle on a CB Gitty piezo and it's really,…"

"Thanks for posting this! I am just about to tear apart one of my builds (with a rod…"

"It's not true, however, that any potentiometer will work. The pots in commercially m…"

"All the boxes I've seen (that are suitable for guitar bodies) have mahogany liners.…"

"http://theaudioperv.com/2012/10/31/lifehouse-between-the-raindrops-1030-leno/ Cool!…"

"The problem is that bass strings (also expensive!) are way bigger in diameter than r…"

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