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bring us your most unusual builds that you think is not average so we can say yes that is different.
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BONEHEAD GUITAR BUILD CHALLENGE
TWO RULES okj 1st rule- there is a time line, march 1st till march31st. 2nd rule you cannot use wood in the build for the challenge as requested by the challenger. there is a 1st place and 2nd place prize of a mystery guitar for the contestants in this challenge. two guitars to be given awway once the contest is over .thanks for your participation and have fun. may the best builder build his or her best.
Discussion Forum
not a cbg, but a bit unusual, i think,,
Started by GARAGE HERMIT. Last reply by GARAGE HERMIT May 26, 2012. 1 Reply 0 Likes
bonehead guitar build challenge
Started by bairfoot cajun. Last reply by Rinnie Stokley Mar 31, 2009. 54 Replies 0 Likes
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Comment by Robert Killen on December 28, 2015 at 6:08am
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I know it's not a CBG. It's a CBValiha. And it succeeds in the unusual category...
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Comment by Bruce Gardner on October 12, 2015 at 1:59pm
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"1936 Robert Johnson Signature Relic" Aged body and hardware to match 1936 license plate. Pickup is under the plate.
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Comment by BUGGY (C) on April 19, 2013 at 8:17pm
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Sorry for the picture quality...but it makes nice art and the details are a bit hmmm...
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Comment by Bill Turner (Wunkyman) on February 13, 2013 at 6:53am
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Okay, so you can't play it. It is strictly an art piece but sculpting it made me look into building playable pieces. Freely moving beads that spell out "TWANG" are strung on 17 strings. The body is hollow and made from MDF. The neck is oak.
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Discussion Forum
not a cbg, but a bit unusual, i think,,
Started by GARAGE HERMIT. Last reply by GARAGE HERMIT May 26, 2012. 1 Reply 0 Likes
bonehead guitar build challenge
Started by bairfoot cajun. Last reply by Rinnie Stokley Mar 31, 2009. 54 Replies 0 Likes
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