Newbie from Somerset UK

Hi Glad to Join

Ive been making CBG's Ukes Mandos as well as other nutty guitars under the name of SHonKy for about 5 years.

Thought I would join up here and see whats going on?

Heres a small selection of my builds.

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Permalink Reply by Gary Ray on September 16, 2015 at 9:05am

Welcome Antony! I have to say, the Gingerbread Man is my favorite!

Permalink Reply by Antony Moggridge on September 16, 2015 at 9:13am
Thanks I only made that one as a bit of a novelty. Actually sounded pretty good once I made it.
Permalink Reply by Blues Frog on September 16, 2015 at 10:40am

That last one is the strangest and coolest thing! What kind of tuning are you using for the four strings and the bass?

Permalink Reply by Antony Moggridge on September 16, 2015 at 10:48am
Hi The 4 strings where Tuned GCEA like a uke and the bass string was C I'm building a commission for a similar guitar at the moment with 3 bass strings and 4 guitar strings with a permanent capo at the 5th fret of a 30" scale neck!

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