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Special thank you to Spudman (1 replies)
Volume pot to killswitch conversion (3 replies)
My latest amp build (Christmas '20) (9 replies)
installing a neck humbucker in a tele (1 replies)
Moderator On This Forum (1 replies)
Giving my bass a better setup (0 replies)
Volume pot problem (12 replies)
Refinishing a maple fretboard (0 replies)
Squier Classic Vibe Tele repair (2 replies)
Pickup wiring problem (10 replies)
Yamaha FG - 335 neck reset (0 replies)
Fixing a stompbox (3 replies)
Float a Strat Trem vs a Floyd (3 replies)
The rebirth of the Fullerton (6 replies)
Any thoughts on how to increase treble on low strings only? (0 replies)
New Amp Build: BYOC Brit 45 with JTM50 modification (9 replies)
Fret buzz and dead spots... besides frets, what else could be wrong? (4 replies)
It's a Lipstick Fiesta!! (14 replies)
This may sound like a total noob question.... (5 replies)
Adding Push Pull Pot to Strat HSS (5 replies)
Finally built a guitar... (8 replies)
VOX AC15C1 with an Eminence Wizard? (2 replies)
Next time you're changing pickups... (0 replies)
A brand new life to my Thinline Custom Telecaster (19 replies)
AC adapter - pedal problem (12 replies)
Why didn't I think of this? (5 replies)
New Guitar Project! (17 replies)
Pickup suddenly dead-ish? (25 replies)
Wide nut slot fixed with superglue (9 replies)
Wiring Diagram Needed for Ext. Speaker Out (1 replies)
My $60 Yard Sale ESP/LTD (4 replies)
Filler sanding (1 replies)
SVL's telecaster mod thread (P90 and quick connect control unit) in pictures (21 replies)
Lone Star Strat Harness...any options? (20 replies)
David Gilmour Strat Tribute (43 replies)
Another Tele Pickup Query: which Grestsch pickup for neck? (8 replies)
P-90 for neck of tele? (20 replies)
Amp Fix (6 replies)
Amp build: Allen Sweet Spot (22 replies)
Anybody use a Stetsbar? (1 replies)
EPI LP Jr., tune-o-matic bridge upgrade???'s (4 replies)
Strat pickup suggestions to mod budget guitars? (17 replies)
Broadcaster Wiring (0 replies)
NGD - I could use your help on this.. (29 replies)
Raising just a little Hell (2 replies)
Cool, easy-to-make tool for you modders.... (3 replies)
A bit of bragging, then let's talk about nuts (4 replies)
Shorting input jack (3 replies)
Some good info in here...especially for Noobs (0 replies)
Dealing with Leads (0 replies)
Setting up an RS-2 for slide (13 replies)
Talk me out of it (Squier '51 modding content) (41 replies)
Inexpensive source for cream pearloid pick guard blanks? (1 replies)
BYOC Tweed Royal Amp Kit Build (32 replies)
Guitar/effects cables, switching from straight in to right angle jack - help please (11 replies)
More hotness.... (4 replies)
Almost NGD ~ Took my semi back in time...... (6 replies)
Gibson CE or CEC Chet Atkins Nylon (4 replies)
epiphone special model 1 p90 (5 replies)
What to expect (5 replies)
Randall RT-30 amp with issues - worth a gamble? (2 replies)
A Theory About Checking Relief (1 replies)
Steel block for my Road Worn Strat (7 replies)
Need Advice on With Frets - Anyone ever heard of people purposely flattening frets? (2 replies)
my new epiphone les paul. (2 replies)
New Decadent Guitar Project (87 replies)
Setup instructions for a Les Paul (7 replies)
Long Term Project (16 replies)
Do it yourself hardware aging (2 replies)
Carl Verheyen on Whammy bar setup (0 replies)
Dan Echo help (7 replies)
Strat mod: not sure this is possible. help? (10 replies)
Fender Super Reverb whining noise (3 replies)
regluing a fretboard question (2 replies)
HELP - Strange fluttering sound (7 replies)
Guitar Diagram Archive & Wiring Resources (0 replies)
repainted one of my Strats....sort of a daphne blue (2 replies)
My Hagstrom Swede Rebirth (8 replies)
My first build is finished... (4 replies)
How do you replace a nut? (3 replies)
Looking for suggestions. Replacements for vintage 12" speakers (5 replies)
STRAT SLINGERS: The Magic of the Treble Bleed Kit (2 replies)
Marshall JVM 410H modifications! (13 replies)
The .45 is Alive! (or how to build your own tube amp in seventy billion steps.) (24 replies)
Nut & Bridge Lube (6 replies)
The great purge of 2012. (5 replies)
Voodoo Child (Hendrix) Tribute Guitar (22 replies)
samick strat wiring (1 replies)
Pick-up (4 replies)
15 watt Bassman 5F6A (ish) Build Started (2 replies)
stripping a neck (8 replies)
Fret Buzz (7 replies)
More Tele Mod's aka NASHVILLE BLACKOUT (12 replies)
Peavey Windsor 100W Head "Clean to Mean Mod" (0 replies)
Weird grounding problem with diy pedal build (4 replies)
5C5 / 5F4 TV Front Pro cabinet (1 replies)
Plz check out the Yamaha blog... (11 replies)
Bugera V22 thoughts... (7 replies)
Stringing an acoustic: A tip from Dan Erlwine's book (3 replies)
Wiring Color Code for Fender Strat Pickups? (2 replies)
Changing dodgy humbucker (2 replies)
Bubinga knobs anyone? (16 replies)
Made a Blog Here re: AX84 cab and Tweed 5e3 (9 replies)
Guess what I'm building.... (62 replies)
Heh - gonna destroy my only Floyd axe... (10 replies)
Swapping blocks and trem block impact on sound. (12 replies)
What height/size CTS pots for Epiphone SP Custom? (2 replies)
Pickup height basics, please! (12 replies)
Retubing my Jet City (23 replies)
Power Tubes... Can they cause volume (power) loss as they age? (25 replies)
Tele Build Project (20 replies)
Humbucker Pots.... (3 replies)
Seymour Duncan JB Jr - Strat Bridge Postion - Wiring Question (6 replies)
blues (6 replies)
Tele pickup in a Les Paul (1 replies)
Warmoth partscaster (10 replies)
Opinion on Carvin preloaded SC pickguards..? (3 replies)
HSS wiring diagram (5 replies)
My first litter of three pups (2 replies)
BYOC Champ 6 watt amp kit released (18 replies)
Radiused Nut Slots, Is It OK to Flatten Them (3 replies)
On Tone Caps and My Rudimentary Understanding of How They Work... (11 replies)
Floyd Rose and alternatives + pricing etc. (3 replies)
Power supply question? (9 replies)
Should I do it? (29 replies)
Repairing Punctured Speaker Cone (10 replies)
How I fixed the SG neck heaviness (0 replies)
Les Paul pickguard static (8 replies)
Fret Buzz (4 replies)
Anyone fixed the neck heavy SG G-400? (18 replies)
Stratocaster volume.. (6 replies)
Where do you get your parts? (6 replies)
Strat pos 2 vol very low with new pickups (5 replies)
Wanted!! Bad!!! (3 replies)
Amp Stack Project (8 replies)
Starting to plan my next project, need a good wood supplier (1 replies)
Building guitar cabinet, need advice on speakers. (5 replies)
Crate V5 "MODS" will commence! (25 replies)
Rattle Can Refin, My First (24 replies)
Stripping and Painting (1 replies)
Bugera V5 Schematic? (7 replies)
Cieratone (3 replies)
Question about 50s wiring vs. modern (3 replies)
My new Strat art guitar is born!! (9 replies)
Greetings - Some pics of my Custom Amp '55 Special (10 replies)
Toneshaper (5 replies)
I highly recommend Rose Mariposa Pickups! (6 replies)
Building a 1x12 Thiele/Small guitar cabinet. (28 replies)
Custom Carved Guitar (3 replies)
Which pickup fro HSS STRAT BRIDGE PICKUP? (13 replies)
Tusq Is Some Seriously Hard Stuff (0 replies)
Fixing guitar chips (2 replies)
Luthier in The Allentown PA area (0 replies)
Oil/Conditioner for Maple Fretboard (6 replies)
Feedback (0 replies)
Possible tele mod/build project for my son. Whad'ya think? (16 replies)
Volume pot weirdness, hum, and switch dirt (15 replies)
New here and wanted to share (3 replies)
Why can't a strat be wired so... (10 replies)
Strat wiring snafu (10 replies)
Painting my guitar (12 replies)
Reborn: Breathing new life into my oldest guitar (13 replies)
Roller bridge for an Epiphone Riviera Custom P93 (8 replies)
Guitar virtual image modeling system (design a guitar on the web) (5 replies)
Recommendations for pickguard? (29 replies)
Agile Lemon Drop Project is finished! New photos 5/27/11 (34 replies)
My Current Project: The Hippie Strat Finished Now (Update 4/30/11) (20 replies)
Amp question (1 replies)
New LP style Truss Rod Cover design (4 replies)
Bass relief (1 replies)
Help Needed With Fender Vintage Noiseless Pickup Installation (9 replies)
Gold Plating (6 replies)
Guitar set up in GTA (1 replies)
P90's (15 replies)
Top Wrapping a tall stoptail (11 replies)
Need some help wiring my strat (1 replies)
Routine working of the truss rod nut to break corrosion..? (1 replies)
Plans and schematics for building guitars and effects (0 replies)
Squier Strat Issues. (22 replies)
Guitar finishing: Magic Marker anyone? (13 replies)
True Bypass - DPDT switch in a TS-10 (3 replies)
My next project: Converting the Tele (61 replies)
What's your SSS? (Surface Scratch Solution) (16 replies)
Pickup Wiring Mod for my Squier CV '60s Strat (3 replies)
"Chambered" Tele sighting.. homemade or what? (1 replies)
Question for Techs: Effects Loop Setting (3 replies)
Animal magnetism (3 replies)
Modifications to my old MIM Strat (22 replies)
Which shape do you prefer? Please select... (19 replies)
DIY'ers--good price & selection of push/pull pots (4 replies)
Tele? (1 replies)
3-way switch... better types? (7 replies)
Something blew on my Pathfinder 15R... help! (24 replies)
06 MIM P bass Bridge saddle problems (4 replies)
Yamaha FN575E bridge saddle failure (2 replies)
Vaseline: It's not just for breakfast anymore. (17 replies)
Fender Strat Noiseless pickup installation HELP! (9 replies)
Classic Vibe 50's strat - new Fender locking tuners. (2 replies)
Guitar Wiring Help Needed (6 replies)
Quick reverb driver theory question (7 replies)
New (sloowww) build project, ideas welcome. (11 replies)
Extension AB switch for Boss pedals like the RC-2 (0 replies)
NTD New Tools Day! (18 replies)
LEGO Wah Wah (1 replies)
Converting the uPOG for True Bypass (7 replies)
Need some brass... (4 replies)
Is it possible to switch dials on an Sg? (19 replies)
CS54's for my Strat? (4 replies)
ts9 mod question - tantalum caps (2 replies)
From pieces a guitar does rise (11 replies)
Home made V slide (4 replies)
Finding someone to repaint a guitar? (2 replies)
My Strat and Teles all have buzz on the G String (8 replies)
paint over tru-oil finish? (3 replies)
Static snaps with CV Tele? (18 replies)
Semi-Hollow pickup swap - question about switch (13 replies)
How to mod your alarm clock (4 replies)
Messed up my CV Strat pickup swap - help (38 replies)
CV Thinline Tele Bridge pickup issues any ideas? (7 replies)
Rewiring Electra LP question - huge picture alert (0 replies)
vintage vs-6 sg copy fretboard radius (4 replies)
Best tone cap for overwound strat pickups (2 replies)
Weird. (19 replies)
Picture guide to replacing pickups in a CV 60's Strat (13 replies)
Going to do my first pickup swap (4 replies)
Building a Tele (2 replies)
'Invisible' fretboard stickers (10 replies)
Replace PU instead of buying new guitar (32 replies)
Body design 2 (5 replies)
Body design (7 replies)
Thoughts and Observations Based on my First 2 Fret Levelings (9 replies)
Best Wiring Scheme For New Strat Loaded Pickguard ? (3 replies)
Strat Blender Wiring (7 replies)
bigsby double locking mod (0 replies)
Magnet swapped pickups installed; sounds fantastic! (0 replies)
Jack connect. repair: can I use plain wire? (4 replies)
Single pickup location experiment? (0 replies)
I just put BG p90's in my Les Paul and shot some video... (6 replies)
Magnet swapping photos and explanation (17 replies)
Noisy SG Static ? (26 replies)
accoustic with vibrato bar? (7 replies)
Strat Pickup Upgrade - Need Help (20 replies)
Capacitor polarity? (9 replies)
Fun! Swapped magnets/pickups in my Agile tonight. (12 replies)
Can you make an output and input? (1 replies)
Caution when buying DC jacks for DIY Pedals... (5 replies)
CBG luthier interview! (0 replies)
Improved EA Tremolo - Improved! (4 replies)
Possible TC Nova Delay Repair (1 replies)
dinged up cherry red (0 replies)