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See That My Grave is Kept Clean

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The Phrygian Kid replied to Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates's discussion Volume pot as a blend
"IMHO is a supporting argument for blend pots. If you NEED two pickups... Well a blend pot can do the job of two volume pots. And a switch. Too many controls on a guitar is ugly in my opinion, although once it approaches the absurd it can become…"
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Shane replied to Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates's discussion Volume pot as a blend
"As a professional performer, I'm starting to favor a bare minimum design: one pickup, one volume knob.  If you want to get fancy, maybe ad a tone...but it's not necessary.  The reason is that my hands start flying around and tend…"
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"Bug, I built one which was pretty easy & inexpensive with my personal touches, sounds great! Harvey has played it as we had a LB shoot out, LOL!!!! The bigger the body the easier it is to play & you must have a bass amp to capture the…"
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The Phrygian Kid replied to Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates's discussion Volume pot as a blend
"*you need two 10 cent diodes here or at the extremities, (100% one pickup, the other off) you'll be bleeding the lot to ground ie both off ;) Also be sure to use a 'balance pot' or in the centre both pups will be on less than…"
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jabes replied to Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates's discussion Volume pot as a blend
"thankyou .,i have a few blend pots i bought in a grab bag of bitz at a boot fair...plenty of pups too... thanks again"
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