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"Gaff, Pics will help in diagnosis, as will explicit reference as to type of pickups…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jul 21, 2013 to Grounding pickups?	11	Jul 29, 2013 Reply by Bad Finger (Eric)
"Aaaaaauuughhhh!!! The Anonymous Vick!" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jul 20, 2013 to Are you a Cigar box Guitar Patriot?	16	Aug 2, 2013 Reply by Matthew Borczon
""Well, Suh, I reckin dey's made evvahboddy po' folk lak we is. Good fo' 'Merrica, I'…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jul 20, 2013 to Are you a Cigar box Guitar Patriot?	16	Aug 2, 2013 Reply by Matthew Borczon
"Groucho, You could use the Search function at top right of the page to show…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jul 18, 2013 to Piezo Pickups vs Magnetic Pickups???	5	Jul 19, 2013 Reply by Randy S. Bretz
"NEGRO- mancy??!!!" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jul 14, 2013 to http://www.negromancymagazine.com/	6	Jul 18, 2013 Reply by colin mcgrath
"Merle, There's a present waiting for you in your Yahoo e-mail Inbox... Oh! Please…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jul 12, 2013 to Free Download - Dylan: A Handmade Tribute - by Cigar Box Nation members.	342	May 11, 2014 Reply by Mr.C
"I use olive oil to both stain and polish the wood bits. Rub in, steel wool, rub in s…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jul 12, 2013 to Finishing/Polishing	12	Jul 24, 2013 Reply by Order99
"Huh. It's working for me as well as it ever did ( which was OK, I guess; I could usu…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jul 12, 2013 to Search Engine on Site Quit	9	Jul 12, 2013 Reply by David L.
"Appears to be in open G tuning, GDGB maybe?. Basic three chords appear to be the ope…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jul 11, 2013 to Seasick Steve I dont know why she love me but she do	2	Jul 11, 2013 Reply by Uncle John
"Yep, second Ted's advice. I use the middle 4 from a phosphor bronze medium set, and…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jul 11, 2013 to String Choice?	4	Jul 21, 2013 Reply by Slowpaw Steve T

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

"Gaff, Pics will help in diagnosis, as will explicit reference as to type of pickups…"

"Aaaaaauuughhhh!!! The Anonymous Vick!"

""Well, Suh, I reckin dey's made evvahboddy po' folk lak we is. Good fo' 'Merrica, I'…"

"Groucho, You could use the Search function at top right of the page to show…"

"NEGRO- mancy??!!!"

"Merle, There's a present waiting for you in your Yahoo e-mail Inbox... Oh! Please…"

"I use olive oil to both stain and polish the wood bits. Rub in, steel wool, rub in s…"

"Huh. It's working for me as well as it ever did ( which was OK, I guess; I could usu…"

"Appears to be in open G tuning, GDGB maybe?. Basic three chords appear to be the ope…"

"Yep, second Ted's advice. I use the middle 4 from a phosphor bronze medium set, and…"

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