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At 8:20am on June 26, 2015, Mad Mike's CBG's said…: Aloha CBG friend....

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At 1:24am on January 26, 2012, Uncle John said…: The doodley bow guy! Hey, I am glad to have you for a nation friend. I hope you have fun with the 1 strings and later try a 3. I really like the GDg tuned gits.

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At 3:58am on July 7, 2010, Bluesheart said…: Thanks for the invite and welcome aboard. Keep it up with the cool innovations!
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At 7:59am on May 18, 2010, bemuzic said…: thanks for the video comment : -)

At 5:57am on November 17, 2009, Tres Seaver said…: Welcome aboard, Chongolio! You will find lots of helpful folks and information here on all things CBG (CBU, CBB, etc.) Feel free to poke around, ask questions, and post your stuff (photos, recordings, videos, etc.).

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