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"Thanks for taking a look Mark I really appreciate it.Bottom line is I will shelf thi…" Danny B. replied Nov 13, 2016 to Using the string eyes to hold them on a tailpiece or bridge?	6	Nov 13, 2016 Reply by Danny B.
"I worry too - I might just have to try it on a 2x4 with a mag though. It might be a…" Danny B. replied Nov 12, 2016 to Using the string eyes to hold them on a tailpiece or bridge?	6	Nov 13, 2016 Reply by Danny B.
"I Just laid this stuff on the bench to show more what I mean. It seems like t…" Danny B. replied Nov 12, 2016 to Using the string eyes to hold them on a tailpiece or bridge?	6	Nov 13, 2016 Reply by Danny B.
"I looked up sympathetic strings and found this genius. Wow, I'm going back to bed.ht…" Danny B. replied Nov 9, 2016 to Springs in the guitar? ...What gives?	23	Aug 29, 2019 Reply by Mikala
"Love to see how that might work!" Danny B. replied Nov 9, 2016 to Adjustable bridges?	3	Nov 9, 2016 Reply by Danny B.
"Please come back and tell us how it worked. Will it switch so you can hear it isolat…" Danny B. replied Nov 9, 2016 to Condenser Guitar Microphones for CBG?	4	Nov 10, 2016 Reply by Fomhorach
"Yep the last vid is crazy. That's all I got. Crazy that last vid, how the heck did h…" Danny B. replied Nov 9, 2016 to Springs in the guitar? ...What gives?	23	Aug 29, 2019 Reply by Mikala
"Holy crap does it do it?" Danny B. replied Nov 9, 2016 to Springs in the guitar? ...What gives?	23	Aug 29, 2019 Reply by Mikala
"I imagine this video has split a lot of heads, and thanks because after screwing aro…" Danny B. replied Oct 21, 2016 to Springs in the guitar? ...What gives?	23	Aug 29, 2019 Reply by Mikala
"Hahah, yes. Thanks guys.. I found some home made reverb too. This one definitely loo…" Danny B. replied Oct 20, 2016 to Springs in the guitar? ...What gives?	23	Aug 29, 2019 Reply by Mikala

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Danny B.'s Discussions (84)

"Thanks for taking a look Mark I really appreciate it.Bottom line is I will shelf thi…"

"I worry too - I might just have to try it on a 2x4 with a mag though. It might be a…"

"I Just laid this stuff on the bench to show more what I mean. It seems like t…"

"I looked up sympathetic strings and found this genius. Wow, I'm going back to bed.ht…"

"Love to see how that might work!"

"Please come back and tell us how it worked. Will it switch so you can hear it isolat…"

"Yep the last vid is crazy. That's all I got. Crazy that last vid, how the heck did h…"

"Holy crap does it do it?"

"I imagine this video has split a lot of heads, and thanks because after screwing aro…"

"Hahah, yes. Thanks guys.. I found some home made reverb too. This one definitely loo…"

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