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"I measure approximate nut to bridge 24.75 (Fame acoustic guitar), 25.5 (Lyon acousti…" YeahDoIt replied Nov 1, 2011 to strung this 3 string puppy up with one string, to test, tuned to G, and it's pretty flabby.	17	Nov 4, 2011 Reply by Mark Bliss
"Piece of rope." YeahDoIt replied Sep 11, 2011 to Strap	38	Oct 24, 2011 Reply by wes carl
"Sometimes I just put a mic inside the cigar box. Most of the time I don't use a mic,…" YeahDoIt replied Sep 2, 2011 to Microphone - mic element from radio shack.	4	Sep 3, 2011 Reply by Don Thompson
"Hey Skeesix, nice bass. " YeahDoIt replied Aug 12, 2011 to Flying with a CBG	18	Sep 24, 2011 Reply by Ice Bob
"Play CBG in the airport. You'll probably be the most interesting person in the waiti…" YeahDoIt replied Aug 10, 2011 to Flying with a CBG	18	Sep 24, 2011 Reply by Ice Bob
"I drilled two holes in mine so I could tie the top down with a thread. Then I remove…" YeahDoIt replied Jul 29, 2011 to Keeping The CBG Box Shut	12	Jul 29, 2011 Reply by William McCauley
"I can play my CBG with the cigar box wide open. I suspect we do not need a box. A th…" YeahDoIt replied Jul 25, 2011 to Some questions from eastern europe :)	27	Jul 25, 2011 Reply by YeahDoIt
"I found a broken beach umbrella in the dumpster. It was made from steel tubing. I cu…" YeahDoIt replied Jul 18, 2011 to 50.00 slide....	19	Jul 20, 2011 Reply by Dazedlemonpie
"Are they new strings? New strings sound weird, sort of peak about 200 Hz and have a…" YeahDoIt replied Jul 13, 2011 to new cbg sound help	9	Jul 23, 2011 Reply by Fat Fingers Grim
"Bend 14 gauge wire, tape piezo microphone to the end... voila instant headset microp…" YeahDoIt replied May 15, 2011 to 14 Gauge House Wire	1	May 15, 2011 Reply by YeahDoIt

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YeahDoIt's Discussions (72)

"I measure approximate nut to bridge 24.75 (Fame acoustic guitar), 25.5 (Lyon acousti…"

"Piece of rope."

"Sometimes I just put a mic inside the cigar box. Most of the time I don't use a mic,…"

"Hey Skeesix, nice bass. "

"Play CBG in the airport. You'll probably be the most interesting person in the waiti…"

"I drilled two holes in mine so I could tie the top down with a thread. Then I remove…"

"I can play my CBG with the cigar box wide open. I suspect we do not need a box. A th…"

"I found a broken beach umbrella in the dumpster. It was made from steel tubing. I cu…"

"Are they new strings? New strings sound weird, sort of peak about 200 Hz and have a…"

"Bend 14 gauge wire, tape piezo microphone to the end... voila instant headset microp…"

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