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"depending  on  what  you  call  "standard "  most  made  in    japan  /  china    on…"

the anonymous pick replied Jul 18, 2013 to Drill Bit Size for standard tuner heads

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"welcome to  the addiction  .. ;-)  "

the anonymous pick replied Jul 13, 2013 to Newbie

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Reply by Dan Moslander

"most    decent  amps   these  days  come  with an  overdrive switch  ,,   effect  or…"

the anonymous pick replied Jul 4, 2013 to What generates that overdriven tone?

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"this guy  has  a    ider  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOmWYG33Uhc&feature=pl…"

the anonymous pick replied Feb 26, 2013 to CBG for travelling.

 6 Feb 27, 2013
Reply by BrianQ.

"grounding  strings  is  not  necessary  in   all  guitars . more so  it is done  to …"

the anonymous pick replied Feb 5, 2013 to "Grounding" the strings....

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"string ring  is  usually attributated to    break angle  at the   nut  or bridge  ..…"

the anonymous pick replied Jan 20, 2013 to Some ringing going on

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"eye screws   on the  guit  ,,   and tounge  clips   on the strap  (like a dog leash…"

the anonymous pick replied Dec 14, 2012 to Guitar Straps

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Reply by Keith Stanford

"you  can  build a  guitar any  shape   you  want . there are  tons   of  skull shape…"

the anonymous pick replied Sep 18, 2012 to first build solid body

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Reply by howling

"intonation   is the  main factor ..  different size strings  ride at different heigh…"

the anonymous pick replied Sep 16, 2012 to Bridge at an angle?

 4 Sep 27, 2012
Reply by Tim LaFave

"hi     nick  ,     try not  to   confuse   "criticizing  a  stance "  ,  with  defen…"

the anonymous pick replied Sep 3, 2012 to Fretted slidehttps://www.cbgitty.com/cubecart/ Guitars

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