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Ron "Oily" Sprague's Videos (13)
Luca Stricagnoli - Sweet Child O' Mine (Guitar)
This will make you either depressed or insanely jealous. I counted 7 capos used between the two gui… Ron "Oily" Sprague Jul 30, 2015 130 views
Oily's Guitar Lounge 12 - Ron "Oily" Sprague Singer-Songwriter Acoustic Evening April 2015
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, April 5, 2015 Singer-Songwriter Evening. 6 original song acoustic set by Ron… Ron "Oily" Sprague May 9, 2015 261 views
Oily's Guitar Lounge 11 - Dying Embers
Played with a plectrum on a Yamaha 6-string Guitalele, tuned ADGCEA. Heavily influenced by Led Zepp… Ron "Oily" Sprague Sep 29, 2014 276 views
Oily's Guitar Lounge 10 Studio Tour
Virtual tour of my guitars, amps and studio / workshop. Ron "Oily" Sprague Sep 26, 2014 237 views
Oily's Guitar Lounge 9 - Gumbo YaYa and Pride and Joy
Oily's Guitar Lounge 9 - Gumbo YaYa - New song created on Turkeychicken CBG "Big Kenny" 6-string in… Ron "Oily" Sprague Aug 24, 2014 372 views
Oily's Guitar Lounge 8 - Go Tull It On The Broke-Bach Mountain
Dual-course3-string steampunk resonator guitar, tuned midway between A-D-F# and Bb-Eb-G. Ron "Oily" Sprague Jan 25, 2014 348 views
Oily's Guitar Lounge 7 - Desperation Samba
Desperation Samba by Ron "Oily" Sprague, played on a Dan Sleep Las Cabrillas 6 string cigar box gui… Ron "Oily" Sprague Sep 17, 2013 360 views
Oily's Guitar Lounge 6 - Take An Axe To Your Love
Custom Swamp Witch 3-string guitar, tuned G-D-g. Crate V16 tube amp on full gain. Lots of distortio… Ron "Oily" Sprague May 17, 2013 510 views
Oily's Guitar Lounge 5 - Ron's Boogie
Recorded on The Enchantress SwampWitch 3-string, tuned G-D-g, through an iRig mic, into GarageBand… Ron "Oily" Sprague Feb 27, 2013 320 views
Oily's Guitar Lounge 4 - Jazzy Thang
Cigar Box Guitar: 4-stringer The Busker, tuned Bb-F-Bb-C#. A jazzy little ditty that made a good fi… Ron "Oily" Sprague Feb 19, 2013 201 views
Oily's Guitar Lounge 3 - Boneyard Strut
Original tune Boneyard Strut played on a Cigar Box Guitar, as the music track to Disney's 1929 Sill… Ron "Oily" Sprague May 26, 2012 285 views
Oily's Guitar Lounge 2 - If I Needed You
Ron Sprague "Oily Strat-O'-Nine-Tales Fool" covering Townes Van Zandt's "If I Needed You" on 4-stri… Ron "Oily" Sprague Feb 24, 2012 470 views
Oily's Guitar Lounge 1 - Grandpa's Pocket Watch
Original song by OilyFool (Ron Sprague) - Grandpa's Pocket Watch Ron "Oily" Sprague Jan 21, 2012 558 views
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Vintage Hubcap guitar build all stages...
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3 string or 4? Trying to make a decision
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Redeemed myself after a dumb mistake!
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My next creation,I’m hooked…I guess
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Neck though corner
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Part 1 HUBCAP guitar build series!
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Inspired by the pick axe guitar, the sledge hammer
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Need Help on building a Hubcap Guitar
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Vintage Hub Cap Guitar Build
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Considering wood tuners
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Playing a bit!
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The Fred BassJo, aka the Sore Thumb banjo
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Instruments built by Slow Mick (aka Mikhail Yakunkin)
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I bought a torsion rod for a mandolin and lost the instructions to cut into the neck. I bought the torsion bar from gitty.
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Stereo recording with a looper pedal
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