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"think about going and seeing an actual guitar teacher for a few months. He can help…" The Phrygian Kid replied Jun 5, 2015 to Best Learn-to-play sources?	30	Jun 6, 2015 Reply by Tom T
"Make the hole in a scrap of sheet metal (perhaps part of a tin you screwed up previo…" The Phrygian Kid replied May 29, 2015 to Biscuit Tins	9	Jun 1, 2015 Reply by Groucho
"Yes, two back to back will work no worries. Bust the magnet off the bottom of one of…" The Phrygian Kid replied May 28, 2015 to putting pickups back to back-feasible?	11	Jan 3, 2020 Reply by Blue Scout
"MiddleC is C4. The lowest note on a guitar is E2, the lowest on a bass is E1, the lo…" The Phrygian Kid replied May 24, 2015 to Khonkota power	6	May 24, 2015 Reply by The Phrygian Kid
"I go to my local music store and they'll happily give me a triangular box that a chi…" The Phrygian Kid replied May 22, 2015 to Shipping a completed guitar	16	May 26, 2015 Reply by wes carl
"another theory is that CSS is an acronym for Cannibalism Suppression Systems, which…" The Phrygian Kid replied May 22, 2015 to Personal Page on CBN	5	May 25, 2015 Reply by jabes
"Yes you can definitely do this, I've only done it (option 2:guitar thru jack) on a l…" The Phrygian Kid replied May 17, 2015 to Foot Drum and combining 2 inputs...	2	May 20, 2015 Reply by TN Twang
"Please note i never said that friction tuners don't work. But they require maintena…" The Phrygian Kid replied May 17, 2015 to Fiddle Faddle	13	May 18, 2015 Reply by Bad Finger (Eric)
"Do the end user a favour and just use geared ones mate. Friction pegs are a shit, ev…" The Phrygian Kid replied May 16, 2015 to Fiddle Faddle	13	May 18, 2015 Reply by Bad Finger (Eric)
"So that was you! I've had the stinkin heat on ever since! Canadians and their damn h…" The Phrygian Kid replied May 12, 2015 to Thinking of starting a petition	29	May 22, 2015 Reply by TN Twang

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The Phrygian Kid's Discussions (1,443)

"think about going and seeing an actual guitar teacher for a few months. He can help…"

"Make the hole in a scrap of sheet metal (perhaps part of a tin you screwed up previo…"

"Yes, two back to back will work no worries. Bust the magnet off the bottom of one of…"

"MiddleC is C4. The lowest note on a guitar is E2, the lowest on a bass is E1, the lo…"

"I go to my local music store and they'll happily give me a triangular box that a chi…"

"another theory is that CSS is an acronym for Cannibalism Suppression Systems, which…"

"Yes you can definitely do this, I've only done it (option 2:guitar thru jack) on a l…"

"Please note i never said that friction tuners don't work. But they require maintena…"

"Do the end user a favour and just use geared ones mate. Friction pegs are a shit, ev…"

"So that was you! I've had the stinkin heat on ever since! Canadians and their damn h…"

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