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"I think distortion on vocals is a really bad idea with a few exceptions. I do it whe…" Doc Oakroot replied Aug 7, 2009 to Singing with distortion	8	Aug 8, 2009 Reply by Pete Handy
"Check the 12th fret harmonic against the fretted note on the 12th fret. If the frett…" Doc Oakroot replied Aug 6, 2009 to Fret Issues	4	Aug 6, 2009 Reply by Doc Oakroot
"Very nice" Doc Oakroot replied Aug 6, 2009 to This cbg thing is crazy	14	Aug 9, 2009 Reply by Paul Doug
"Very cool!" Doc Oakroot replied Aug 6, 2009 to My first kids guitar	19	Aug 11, 2009 Reply by Dan Sleep
"I mostly use piezos, but when I do wind a pickup, I wind the wire on a sewing bobbin…" Doc Oakroot replied Aug 5, 2009 to Pickups	22	May 2, 2011 Reply by Bob Harrison
"When you use both, I think the mag is picking up and the piezo is acting as a capaci…" Doc Oakroot replied Aug 4, 2009 to Using piezos AND magnetic pickups - the facts!	23	Sep 15, 2009 Reply by HOGS GRUNT
"I heard that to be successful in music you had to be into drugs, so I got a job in p…" Doc Oakroot replied Jul 27, 2009 to What do we do?	66	Mar 30, 2011 Reply by Kevin O'Connor
"That's a pretty hefty piece of wood for a 3 string. You shouldn't have any trouble.…" Doc Oakroot replied Jul 26, 2009 to What strings to use	9	Oct 31, 2009 Reply by Outhouse Instruments
"No rules... of course you can make your own box, lol. A number of folks do it, espe…" Doc Oakroot replied Jul 26, 2009 to Making your own cigar box	28	Jun 7, 2014 Reply by Wayfinder
"How about cutting the slot for the string with small round file - same diameter as t…" Doc Oakroot replied Jul 25, 2009 to marking frets	20	Jul 28, 2009 Reply by Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates

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Doc Oakroot's Discussions (215)

"I think distortion on vocals is a really bad idea with a few exceptions. I do it whe…"

"Check the 12th fret harmonic against the fretted note on the 12th fret. If the frett…"

"Very nice"

"Very cool!"

"I mostly use piezos, but when I do wind a pickup, I wind the wire on a sewing bobbin…"

"When you use both, I think the mag is picking up and the piezo is acting as a capaci…"

"I heard that to be successful in music you had to be into drugs, so I got a job in p…"

"That's a pretty hefty piece of wood for a 3 string. You shouldn't have any trouble.…"

"No rules... of course you can make your own box, lol. A number of folks do it, espe…"

"How about cutting the slot for the string with small round file - same diameter as t…"

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