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"I like that jig! Please provide materials and dimensions. Also, about those braces.…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Aug 19, 2017 to Thin a top	30	Aug 20, 2017 Reply by Taffy Evans
"My pleasure, gents. As far as nerves taking over when hitting that Record button, ju…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Aug 19, 2017 to How do you transfer your CBG playing to digital files?	13	Aug 22, 2017 Reply by Kirk
"Kewl! Experimentation is the key." Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Aug 19, 2017 to 4 string info follow up	1	Aug 19, 2017 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague
"I have used both the iRig mic and the iRig guitar dongle for the last 4-5 years, to…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Aug 19, 2017 to How do you transfer your CBG playing to digital files?	13	Aug 22, 2017 Reply by Kirk
"Dustin, I have to agree with Rat on this one. Short of just noodling atmospherically…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Aug 12, 2017 to Blade Runner Blues on CBG	9	Aug 13, 2017 Reply by Cause the Blue rat
"It was weird; they were renting a house only for about a month or so. This would hav…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Aug 12, 2017 to Blade Runner Blues on CBG	9	Aug 13, 2017 Reply by Cause the Blue rat
"Guess he's just "anonymous" now. How will we recognize him?" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Aug 11, 2017 to Threw the PICK away	9	Aug 13, 2017 Reply by Dustin Aurand
"BMG, We got him his axe a coupla years ago :-) But thanks for looking; pick might wa…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Aug 11, 2017 to lost my Teisco baritone to a terrible fire on jan 2nd	55	Aug 12, 2017 Reply by bigmcgiv
"Shadowfax used to live 4 doors down the street from my best friend from college. We'…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Aug 11, 2017 to Blade Runner Blues on CBG	9	Aug 13, 2017 Reply by Cause the Blue rat
"Yep, you can use standard router bits with it' I have both a Dremel, and a Roto-Zip…" Ron "Oily" Sprague replied Aug 8, 2017 to Thin a top	30	Aug 20, 2017 Reply by Taffy Evans

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

"I like that jig! Please provide materials and dimensions. Also, about those braces.…"

"My pleasure, gents. As far as nerves taking over when hitting that Record button, ju…"

"Kewl! Experimentation is the key."

"I have used both the iRig mic and the iRig guitar dongle for the last 4-5 years, to…"

"Dustin, I have to agree with Rat on this one. Short of just noodling atmospherically…"

"It was weird; they were renting a house only for about a month or so. This would hav…"

"Guess he's just "anonymous" now. How will we recognize him?"

"BMG, We got him his axe a coupla years ago :-) But thanks for looking; pick might wa…"

"Shadowfax used to live 4 doors down the street from my best friend from college. We'…"

"Yep, you can use standard router bits with it' I have both a Dremel, and a Roto-Zip…"

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