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"If fretless, then the strings are hitting something. If it's fretted, then the strin…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jan 31, 2013 to No sound when fingered	24	Feb 4, 2013 Reply by Bluesheart
"Coulda been worse. You coulda shot hot coffee out yer nose. ;-)" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jan 28, 2013 to Paper or Wood?	58	Jan 30, 2013 Reply by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars
"You want fries with that?" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jan 27, 2013 to Simple Busking Setup Question	16	Jan 27, 2013 Reply by Bad Finger (Eric)
"Ummmm...my dawg ate them. The sun was in my eyes. The Czech's in the mall. Gotta si…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jan 27, 2013 to Cigar Box Nation Tab Book 2013	13	Jan 27, 2013 Reply by RTZGUITARS
"Who are you, so wise in the ways of Science?" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jan 27, 2013 to SO... A DUCK WALKS INTO A HARDWARE STORE .....	370	Jan 27, 2016 Reply by Rooster
""Anybody know how to play harp?" Sure. First, you suck. Then, you blow. ;-) Then,…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jan 27, 2013 to Paper or Wood?	58	Jan 30, 2013 Reply by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars
"Jason, Just to add further to this, most commercial 6-string guitar necks are much…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jan 26, 2013 to Neck width?	11	Jan 26, 2013 Reply by Jason Dunn
"If it look like a duck..." Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jan 26, 2013 to SO... A DUCK WALKS INTO A HARDWARE STORE .....	370	Jan 27, 2016 Reply by Rooster
"Had this same problem intermittently over the last coupla weeks. It's definitely my…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jan 26, 2013 to Heeeelp!! can anyone hear me??	9	Jan 26, 2013 Reply by Bad Finger (Eric)
"An Irishman, And Englishman and a Scot are in a bar when a fly lands in each of thei…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jan 25, 2013 to SO... A DUCK WALKS INTO A HARDWARE STORE .....	370	Jan 27, 2016 Reply by Rooster

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

"If fretless, then the strings are hitting something. If it's fretted, then the strin…"

"Coulda been worse. You coulda shot hot coffee out yer nose. ;-)"

"You want fries with that?"

"Ummmm...my dawg ate them. The sun was in my eyes. The Czech's in the mall. Gotta si…"

"Who are you, so wise in the ways of Science?"

""Anybody know how to play harp?" Sure. First, you suck. Then, you blow. ;-) Then,…"

"Jason, Just to add further to this, most commercial 6-string guitar necks are much…"

"If it look like a duck..."

"Had this same problem intermittently over the last coupla weeks. It's definitely my…"

"An Irishman, And Englishman and a Scot are in a bar when a fly lands in each of thei…"

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