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Red Gum Guitar with 6GM8 preamp bridge

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Hello all, I thought I would post my first build here as it really isn't a cigar box guitar, even though it does have 3 strings tuned Gdg.I picked up a bit of dry ghost gum that came off a tree with…Continue

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