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"Joe, Glad that worked for you. When you get done with your build, it would be inte…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jul 1, 2012 to string pressure	13	Jul 3, 2012 Reply by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars
"That's why I bring 4 or 5 little amps; I can stack 'em on top of the combo, and ever…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jul 1, 2012 to Amps for stage use	17	Jul 12, 2012 Reply by Swamp Dawg Primal Music
"Awwww, c'mon, Huntz, ya gave him the easy way out! >:-E I was holding that site i…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jul 1, 2012 to string pressure	13	Jul 3, 2012 Reply by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars
"I tend to use combos for the simple reason they're all in one, thus easiest to schle…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jul 1, 2012 to Amps for stage use	17	Jul 12, 2012 Reply by Swamp Dawg Primal Music
"Yep, that's how I run my 15 watter: lots of gain to get the tubes to overdrive, but…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jul 1, 2012 to Amps for stage use	17	Jul 12, 2012 Reply by Swamp Dawg Primal Music
"SD (izzat you, Vecchio?), Depends on the venue and crowd size. A 100-watt ValveKing…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jul 1, 2012 to Amps for stage use	17	Jul 12, 2012 Reply by Swamp Dawg Primal Music
"I appreciate the thanks, but wait until you hear the whole thing :-) I'm working wit…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jun 30, 2012 to Townes Van Zandt CBG Tribute Album - Your Submissions needed	445	Nov 30, 2012 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague
"Joe, Here's some background on what strings do when under tension, and how to calc…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jun 30, 2012 to string pressure	13	Jul 3, 2012 Reply by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars
"So let's DIO...I'm up for it;-)" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jun 30, 2012 to Rival Sons - Today's Music, Straight Out of The Seventies!	3	Jun 30, 2012 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague
"Thorsten, Many thanks! I hope I was also able to inject some humor in with the mel…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Jun 26, 2012 to Townes Van Zandt CBG Tribute Album - Your Submissions needed	445	Nov 30, 2012 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague

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

"Joe, Glad that worked for you. When you get done with your build, it would be inte…"

"That's why I bring 4 or 5 little amps; I can stack 'em on top of the combo, and ever…"

"Awwww, c'mon, Huntz, ya gave him the easy way out! >:-E I was holding that site i…"

"I tend to use combos for the simple reason they're all in one, thus easiest to schle…"

"Yep, that's how I run my 15 watter: lots of gain to get the tubes to overdrive, but…"

"SD (izzat you, Vecchio?), Depends on the venue and crowd size. A 100-watt ValveKing…"

"I appreciate the thanks, but wait until you hear the whole thing :-) I'm working wit…"

"Joe, Here's some background on what strings do when under tension, and how to calc…"

"So let's DIO...I'm up for it;-)"

"Thorsten, Many thanks! I hope I was also able to inject some humor in with the mel…"

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