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"I'd be concerned that a microbass constructed like a ukulele might not be strong eno…" Gwil Colman replied Aug 31, 2018 to Flat wound bass strings for acoustic microbass	6	Jan 8, 2019 Reply by ILL GREEN
"Take a look at the Roland Micro Cube amp. A friend of mine has one. Good sound, sm…" Gwil Colman replied Jun 6, 2018 to please recommend a smal mobile Amp with Effects	21	Jun 11, 2018 Reply by Ice Bob
"A preamp is an excellent idea as long as it has a high input impedance - at least 1…" Gwil Colman replied Oct 26, 2017 to Piezo disc transducer spec question	19	Oct 28, 2017 Reply by Paul Craig
"It can be a real pain cutting fret slots that are too narrow and then having to wide…" Gwil Colman replied Sep 4, 2017 to Q's: Necessity of Fretboard, Using Fretting Scale Length Template, Using Miter Box	17	Sep 9, 2017 Reply by M B
"If true, you know what this means? It means that all us members of CBN are more aut…" Gwil Colman replied Oct 5, 2016 to Who is Seasick Steve? Was He Formerly a Disco Star in France?	44	Feb 6, 2020 Reply by BUGGY (C)
"A really sharp edge on a bridge where the string goes over it can be a problem becau…" Gwil Colman replied May 31, 2015 to Correct bridge	20	Jun 27, 2015 Reply by Randy S. Bretz
"Thanks - that makes sense. I think I'll stick to tuners with diecast bodies and sc…" Gwil Colman replied Feb 10, 2015 to Tuning peg placement	11	Feb 10, 2015 Reply by Wayfinder
"Something I don't understand. You say "Just make sure the peg that holds the strin…" Gwil Colman replied Feb 10, 2015 to Tuning peg placement	11	Feb 10, 2015 Reply by Wayfinder
"The four strings of a bass guitar each have roughly the same tension. You can choos…" Gwil Colman replied Feb 6, 2015 to 2 string CBG Bass	10	Feb 20, 2019 Reply by François

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Gwil Colman's Discussions (13)

"I'd be concerned that a microbass constructed like a ukulele might not be strong eno…"

"Take a look at the Roland Micro Cube amp. A friend of mine has one. Good sound, sm…"

"A preamp is an excellent idea as long as it has a high input impedance - at least 1…"

"It can be a real pain cutting fret slots that are too narrow and then having to wide…"

"If true, you know what this means? It means that all us members of CBN are more aut…"

"A really sharp edge on a bridge where the string goes over it can be a problem becau…"

"Thanks - that makes sense. I think I'll stick to tuners with diecast bodies and sc…"

"Something I don't understand. You say "Just make sure the peg that holds the strin…"

"The four strings of a bass guitar each have roughly the same tension. You can choos…"

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