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"Oh yes I did A lot more power was coming Through the pups when I added those I have…" Jimbo Cawthron replied Jun 5, 2012 to Building a Magnetic PUP, Any help on design????	18	Jun 6, 2012 Reply by Skeesix
"Yes , I want to make some using the alnico rods but just have not got around to buyi…" Jimbo Cawthron replied Jun 5, 2012 to Building a Magnetic PUP, Any help on design????	18	Jun 6, 2012 Reply by Skeesix
"Then I purchased some lil round magnets from hobby lobby They are real strong, I dou…" Jimbo Cawthron replied Jun 5, 2012 to Building a Magnetic PUP, Any help on design????	18	Jun 6, 2012 Reply by Skeesix
"a view to see the coil" Jimbo Cawthron replied Jun 5, 2012 to Building a Magnetic PUP, Any help on design????	18	Jun 6, 2012 Reply by Skeesix
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"This is a top view " Jimbo Cawthron replied Jun 5, 2012 to Building a Magnetic PUP, Any help on design????	18	Jun 6, 2012 Reply by Skeesix
"" Jimbo Cawthron replied Jun 5, 2012 to Building a Magnetic PUP, Any help on design????	18	Jun 6, 2012 Reply by Skeesix
"I have experimented a lil with pickups and I used a wood top and bottom with holes d…" Jimbo Cawthron replied Jun 5, 2012 to Building a Magnetic PUP, Any help on design????	18	Jun 6, 2012 Reply by Skeesix
"It's looking good Bama, Just don't get discouraged , I am sure this one is gonna be…" Jimbo Cawthron replied Jun 9, 2011 to Bama Jelley CBG#2 Plan A	23	Jul 22, 2011 Reply by Rand Moore
"I saw where shane said somthing about the middle four strings , did he mean just lea…" Jimbo Cawthron replied Mar 26, 2011 to Which strings to use on a four string cbg ?	7	Mar 26, 2011 Reply by Marr's Guitars

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Jimbo Cawthron's Discussions (53)

"Oh yes I did A lot more power was coming Through the pups when I added those I have…"

"Yes , I want to make some using the alnico rods but just have not got around to buyi…"

"Then I purchased some lil round magnets from hobby lobby They are real strong, I dou…"

"a view to see the coil"

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"This is a top view "

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"I have experimented a lil with pickups and I used a wood top and bottom with holes d…"

"It's looking good Bama, Just don't get discouraged , I am sure this one is gonna be…"

"I saw where shane said somthing about the middle four strings , did he mean just lea…"

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