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"im with keni, ive watched alot of his videos and they have helped immensely!" otis replied Aug 26, 2010 to 3 string vs 4 sting	9	Aug 27, 2010 Reply by Bluzmann
"where do you buy those at im not familiar with first act?" otis replied Aug 3, 2010 to Good find	19	Aug 20, 2010 Reply by Andy Estabrooks
"i agree flush cut saw and tap them in." otis replied Jul 30, 2010 to Do most of you glue your frets for assurance, or just tap them in?	11	Aug 16, 2010 Reply by Brian "Pork Pie" Anderson
"not sure about this one. looks pretty good to be just a find like that?" otis replied Jul 23, 2010 to Umm...yea...OK...right...	11	Jul 28, 2010 Reply by John Drake
"i don't know about symetrical or asymetrical but i have had pretty good success with…" otis replied Jul 19, 2010 to A perfectly symmetrical shape causes unwanted sound cancelation.	20	Jul 19, 2010 Reply by Don Goguen
"if your concerned to cover the seam if you have one just apply a mix of super glue a…" otis replied Jul 1, 2010 to For those that do scarf joints for head stock....	27	Jul 6, 2010 Reply by Josh Gayou (SmokehouseGuitars)
"i bet heywood is seriously upset about this! lol! go bob and tom! YEAH TOAST!" otis replied Jun 15, 2010 to Rest in Peace Big Butter Jesus	7	Jun 16, 2010 Reply by Mark Werner
"awesome interview very cool indeed. its amazing what people can do with just an idea…" otis replied Jun 10, 2010 to Brian May interview	1	Jun 10, 2010 Reply by otis
"i have also used a lowecone and it sounds absolutely incredible. also very cost frie…" otis replied Jun 10, 2010 to Best reso tone?	29	Feb 4, 2013 Reply by michael naiman
"very cool!" otis replied Jun 10, 2010 to Jack White of the White Stripes/The Dead Weather rips on his Daddy Mojo CBG!!!!	8	Jun 10, 2010 Reply by Wild Rover

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otis's Discussions (33)

"im with keni, ive watched alot of his videos and they have helped immensely!"

"where do you buy those at im not familiar with first act?"

"i agree flush cut saw and tap them in."

"not sure about this one. looks pretty good to be just a find like that?"

"i don't know about symetrical or asymetrical but i have had pretty good success with…"

"if your concerned to cover the seam if you have one just apply a mix of super glue a…"

"i bet heywood is seriously upset about this! lol! go bob and tom! YEAH TOAST!"

"awesome interview very cool indeed. its amazing what people can do with just an idea…"

"i have also used a lowecone and it sounds absolutely incredible. also very cost frie…"

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