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youtube channel test 😳 nobody's dirty business (study)
upload test from youtube 😳
studying "nobody's Dirty Business" -Mississippi John Hurt played on my homemade sixstring cigarbox Guitar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEgszc6SksA
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Comment by W.M. Peterson on November 10, 2022 at 2:20am
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Thanks A.D. Deker for the nice comment and positive feedback !Â
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Comment by A.D.EKER on November 3, 2022 at 10:58pm
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Nice neck on that sixer box Willem Martin ,smooth picking ,only your volume is a bit soft and mostly on the right side of the headphone? just so you know , you do like that piedmond MJH style ,do some more ! Thank you !
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Thank you folks for the nice comments !Â
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Comment by Uncle John on October 31, 2022 at 2:01pm
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Wonderful. You do some great MJH.
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Comment by Danny Gordon on October 31, 2022 at 10:06am
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awesome
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Comment by Poorness Studios on October 31, 2022 at 2:36am
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Fantastic! I love that right hand technique.
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