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"Reeds, Bairfoot cajun has done them. Termoking and Converted Stratslinger have cake…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Oct 15, 2013 to Ulturnative Resonators, Need your help please.	11	Oct 18, 2013 Reply by Uncle John
"Your ground is bad. Somewhere. Go through with your multimeter on every single damn…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Oct 15, 2013 to Another Wiring Problem ? .	14	Oct 18, 2013 Reply by The Capo Kid
"I'm puzzled...not." Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Oct 15, 2013 to CBN crossword . enjoy	9	Oct 16, 2013 Reply by the anonymous pick
"Digitech GNX-1 Multi-effects unit." Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Oct 14, 2013 to effect pedals	16	Oct 27, 2013 Reply by Rick Hayes
"What??!! No "Hoser Bob MacDougal?!"" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Oct 14, 2013 to Your Blues Name?	27	Oct 30, 2013 Reply by Robert Phillips
"And here I thought it was Swampy John Allison...oh, the disillusionment!" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Oct 13, 2013 to Your Blues Name?	27	Oct 30, 2013 Reply by Robert Phillips
"You can use some of mine, if you want, as long as they are credited as my original m…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Oct 12, 2013 to Need Music!	1	Oct 12, 2013 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague
"I make my own boxes out of 3/16" lauan plywood, reinforced with 3/4" pine corners, a…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Oct 10, 2013 to Making Your own box ?	33	Mar 4, 2014 Reply by David McQueen
"Woot!" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Oct 10, 2013 to Limited Edition Cigar Box Nation 5th Anniversary Commemorative Ornaments Now Available	6	Oct 10, 2013 Reply by Cigar Box Nation
"Np, I use this same tuning all the time, but in B-flat, and in G, on my two 4-bange…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Oct 10, 2013 to Life changing tuning	12	Oct 11, 2013 Reply by Slowpaw Steve T

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Ron "Oily" Sprague's Discussions (3,185)

"Reeds, Bairfoot cajun has done them. Termoking and Converted Stratslinger have cake…"

"Your ground is bad. Somewhere. Go through with your multimeter on every single damn…"

"I'm puzzled...not."

"Digitech GNX-1 Multi-effects unit."

"What??!! No "Hoser Bob MacDougal?!""

"And here I thought it was Swampy John Allison...oh, the disillusionment!"

"You can use some of mine, if you want, as long as they are credited as my original m…"

"I make my own boxes out of 3/16" lauan plywood, reinforced with 3/4" pine corners, a…"

"Woot!"

"Np, I use this same tuning all the time, but in B-flat, and in G, on my two 4-bange…"

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