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"Dawg, Ok, I'll tab up NV and Graverobbers Moon. Next!" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Dec 7, 2012 to Cigar Box Nation Tab Book 2013	13	Jan 27, 2013 Reply by RTZGUITARS
"Jon, Depends on how long the shaft on yer jack is ( dang, that sounds dirty...). Lo…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Dec 7, 2012 to Installing the 1/4 inch jack. photo or video?	2	Dec 7, 2012 Reply by Jon Leslie/Runaway Veal Music
"Lemme dig around through my guitar sites faves, see what I can find, and get back to…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Dec 7, 2012 to Pre-Wired Pickguards???	4	Dec 7, 2012 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague
"Red, To understand how to tab from sheet music, you need to understand the followin…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Dec 7, 2012 to Three String Tab Song Book?	49	Apr 12, 2014 Reply by Jeanette Runyon
"Josh, I installed a pre-wired pickguard, pre-loaded with Lace Alumitone pickups, in…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Dec 7, 2012 to Pre-Wired Pickguards???	4	Dec 7, 2012 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague
"Rob, I ain't no master. I just think up stuff and try to figure out how to play it.…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Dec 6, 2012 to Three String Tab Song Book?	49	Apr 12, 2014 Reply by Jeanette Runyon
"Painter's tape and rags are your friends." Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Dec 6, 2012 to order of assembly	5	Dec 6, 2012 Reply by Slowpaw Steve T
"Andy, Ok, 3-stringer, 25" scale. You solved the fretting problem with a pre-fretted…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Dec 6, 2012 to My first CBG and first build	5	Dec 6, 2012 Reply by AndyPrice44
"Jon, Check out the Unlce Crow 1-hour build vids ( use the Search, Luke!), for somet…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Dec 6, 2012 to First actual wooden cigar box now what?	8	Dec 22, 2012 Reply by Jon Leslie/Runaway Veal Music
"Andy, Welcome to the Addiction! That box is perfect for a reso. But you gotta decid…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Dec 5, 2012 to My first CBG and first build	5	Dec 6, 2012 Reply by AndyPrice44

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

"Dawg, Ok, I'll tab up NV and Graverobbers Moon. Next!"

"Jon, Depends on how long the shaft on yer jack is ( dang, that sounds dirty...). Lo…"

"Lemme dig around through my guitar sites faves, see what I can find, and get back to…"

"Red, To understand how to tab from sheet music, you need to understand the followin…"

"Josh, I installed a pre-wired pickguard, pre-loaded with Lace Alumitone pickups, in…"

"Rob, I ain't no master. I just think up stuff and try to figure out how to play it.…"

"Painter's tape and rags are your friends."

"Andy, Ok, 3-stringer, 25" scale. You solved the fretting problem with a pre-fretted…"

"Jon, Check out the Unlce Crow 1-hour build vids ( use the Search, Luke!), for somet…"

"Andy, Welcome to the Addiction! That box is perfect for a reso. But you gotta decid…"

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