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Permalink Reply by jawbone on January 20, 2015 at 5:00pm

Bwhaaahaaahaa !!!! Another innocent has fallen into our carefully crafted trap !!!!! His soul is ours !!!!
Mwaaaahaaaahaaaa !!!!!

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Permalink Reply by the anonymous pick on January 20, 2015 at 5:05pm

enablers all  ,,  

we  are  ;-}

  

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Permalink Reply by Clock The Wolf on January 20, 2015 at 5:08pm

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Permalink Reply by 3 String Blues on January 21, 2015 at 3:38am

The best years of my life were just "imitation" of pops!

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Permalink Reply by Slowpaw Steve T on January 20, 2015 at 8:08pm

...maybe not world domination but making your own guitar is certainly unique in today's made-in-china-sold-in-US/Europe-throw-It-away- society, yes - we're unique! ;-)

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Permalink Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague on January 21, 2015 at 3:33am

It. Isss. Verkingk. Ze kreatur iss...Alive! Live! Live, damn you!

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Permalink Reply by Bad Finger (Eric) on January 21, 2015 at 4:15am

It's a gateway.

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Permalink Reply by Hilo Greg on January 21, 2015 at 4:42am

I've been at it for about a year, and the only advice I would dare to offer is to keep an open mind, i.e., be willing to change up your design as you go.

Also, don't save the "good" parts for a future build. Use the best parts and your best strings on your current build and make it as good as can be. I put some cheap tuners on a cookie tin uke last year, thinking "It can't possibly sound that good, so why put expensive parts on it?" Well, it sounded much better than I anticipated and now I wish I had used the "good" tuners. 

Just my$0.02 and welcome to the party. Resistance is futile! 

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Permalink Reply by Bad Finger (Eric) on January 21, 2015 at 4:46am

:)

I've said it before.  I highly recommend playing around and trying out new things on the average looking ones for awhile.  That way, when you get a really pretty one, you know what you're doing.  Same applies to cigar box guitars.

:)

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Permalink Reply by Keith on January 21, 2015 at 5:08am

Thanks guys, and I will use the best I have as it is all new..

and I am taking to heart the "concrete" principle (all mixed up and well set) I am not set on any single design, just the box I have, the neck I have and a headstock I designed as a tribute to the fact that I was looking for Telecaster plans when I stumbled into this swamp.  I have this total DIY disorder that even when it's cheaper to buy it I'd still rather build it and pay 3 times the price.  I just love building things.  From the '65 Chevelle in my profile that my dad and I built, to instead of buying I built my ar-15, model cars, balsa and tissue rubber powered airplanes, remote control airplanes (still can't fly the stupid things but I love building 'em) So my desire to build my own guitar has been long in coming and I believe I can develop those skills on a platform that is a bit looser and more forgiving than a hand crafted acoustic six string.  I am truly looking forward to the fun and frustration of this new hobby.  Who knows it may become my new obsession

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Permalink Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague on January 21, 2015 at 6:40am

Too late. >:-E

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Permalink Reply by Greg Thompson on January 21, 2015 at 8:08am

Me too!
I fell into the gravity well of the CBG just recently.
I'm not a musician, but I like to build. I teach art, so this fits into the sculpture realm for me.
I will soon be teaching my students how to build instruments. Plus, it's so cool that one can make something and use it!
Every guitar I build is different. I make lots of mistakes but find answers as I go. I enjoy the challenge.
It keeps my mind chewing on something productive. I'm hoping that my interest and process rubs off on some of my students. I get to exercise my brain, creativity and share something unique with others.

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