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"Orrrrr...buy the fretted neck from Gitty. Then just play at the diatonic frets >:…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jan 13, 2013 to 3 string diatonic build	26	Jan 26, 2013 Reply by Michael Fred Johnson
"If you've got a Michael's, Hobby Lobby, Lowe's or Home Depot nearby, you can find on…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jan 12, 2013 to Cigar Box Amp	11	Feb 27, 2013 Reply by TruckDrivingFool
"I've received my purchased builds the following ways, with no damage: 1) They all h…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jan 12, 2013 to Best Packaging	4	Jan 12, 2013 Reply by Busyhands Slim
"Glad to help a brother out ;-). I worry sometimes when I offer the most expensive so…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jan 12, 2013 to XLR or 1/4 inch microphone cord end	9	Jan 13, 2013 Reply by Swamp Dawg Primal Music
"In a bad way. It will muffle the sound. If that's what you're looking for, might as…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jan 12, 2013 to Cigar Box Amp	11	Feb 27, 2013 Reply by TruckDrivingFool
"That's how you're supposed to use the commercially-made Pignose amp, too..." Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jan 12, 2013 to Cigar Box Amp	11	Feb 27, 2013 Reply by TruckDrivingFool
"I build my own boxes from scrap plywood on the top of my very crowded WorkMate ( see…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jan 12, 2013 to No cigar boxes in Europe, help?!	32	Jan 24, 2013 Reply by Hobo 63
"Randy, You are right, of course, but BW was sounding like he was trying to save som…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jan 12, 2013 to has anyone made a DIY piezo tune-o-matic bridge?	18	Jan 14, 2013 Reply by David McQueen
"XLR jacks are used primarily to run a "balanced" (in-phase) signal chain, that also…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jan 12, 2013 to XLR or 1/4 inch microphone cord end	9	Jan 13, 2013 Reply by Swamp Dawg Primal Music
"BW, You can do a really quick mockup to see if it works, if you have a TOM bridge a…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jan 12, 2013 to has anyone made a DIY piezo tune-o-matic bridge?	18	Jan 14, 2013 Reply by David McQueen

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

"Orrrrr...buy the fretted neck from Gitty. Then just play at the diatonic frets >:…"

"If you've got a Michael's, Hobby Lobby, Lowe's or Home Depot nearby, you can find on…"

"I've received my purchased builds the following ways, with no damage: 1) They all h…"

"Glad to help a brother out ;-). I worry sometimes when I offer the most expensive so…"

"In a bad way. It will muffle the sound. If that's what you're looking for, might as…"

"That's how you're supposed to use the commercially-made Pignose amp, too..."

"I build my own boxes from scrap plywood on the top of my very crowded WorkMate ( see…"

"Randy, You are right, of course, but BW was sounding like he was trying to save som…"

"XLR jacks are used primarily to run a "balanced" (in-phase) signal chain, that also…"

"BW, You can do a really quick mockup to see if it works, if you have a TOM bridge a…"

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