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"Try a set of mediums and a set of lights.. See which you,like better" John Sawyer replied Jun 12, 2018 to Looking for inexpensive strings	13	Jun 21, 2018 Reply by James Matthews
"I have used MG bass strings, I would have no qualms using them.... That said, you ge…" John Sawyer replied Jun 12, 2018 to Looking for inexpensive strings	13	Jun 21, 2018 Reply by James Matthews
"There is no too deep unless you cut your fretboard in half...;-) my first attempts h…" John Sawyer replied Jun 4, 2018 to Head stock	10	Jun 4, 2018 Reply by John Sawyer
"cut Out a solid body guitar shape, add a lip and fill it with random hardware... fil…" John Sawyer replied Jun 4, 2018 to An AWESOME FIND, and HELP!!	7	Jun 7, 2018
"Your pine neck will probably warp or bend over time, but not a big deal! Welcome…" John Sawyer replied May 14, 2018 to First Build	8	May 15, 2018 Reply by Doug "Nomad" Farish
"Ditch the tweeter... it's unnecessary... " John Sawyer replied May 9, 2018 to A speaker I found in the trash	5	May 9, 2018 Reply by John Sawyer
"If you want a resonator sound, the license plate should be free with nothing underne…" John Sawyer replied May 9, 2018 to License plate top or wood?	4	May 11, 2018 Reply by James Matthews
"Any paint process will darken the rust, but it will prevent it from staining hands a…" John Sawyer replied Mar 14, 2018 to Treating Vintage License Plates	4	Mar 15, 2018 Reply by Richard Dean
"Absolutely not necessary... I do it ALL the time on my slide kits... …" John Sawyer replied Mar 14, 2018 to Tuners without bushings?	6	Mar 14, 2018 Reply by John Sawyer
"Definitely no safety issues there... the voltages these things produce are so small…" John Sawyer replied Mar 14, 2018 to Pickup + Electricity = Boom?	8	Mar 15, 2018

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John Sawyer's Discussions (1,037)

"Try a set of mediums and a set of lights.. See which you,like better"

"I have used MG bass strings, I would have no qualms using them.... That said, you ge…"

"There is no too deep unless you cut your fretboard in half...;-) my first attempts h…"

"cut Out a solid body guitar shape, add a lip and fill it with random hardware... fil…"

"Your pine neck will probably warp or bend over time, but not a big deal! Welcome…"

"Ditch the tweeter... it's unnecessary... "

"If you want a resonator sound, the license plate should be free with nothing underne…"

"Any paint process will darken the rust, but it will prevent it from staining hands a…"

"Absolutely not necessary... I do it ALL the time on my slide kits... …"

"Definitely no safety issues there... the voltages these things produce are so small…"

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