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"I think my mistake was getting too ambitious with my design and using an off the she…" Tom Lauten replied Jul 25, 2013 to Whammy bar neck.	20	Jul 30, 2013 Reply by Tom Lauten
"I see what you mean. I had a look, listen and bend and it seems that everywhere is a…" Tom Lauten replied Jul 25, 2013 to Whammy bar neck.	20	Jul 30, 2013 Reply by Tom Lauten
"That's cool! I'm going with the neck and bridge style to get those tonal difference…" Tom Lauten replied Jul 23, 2013 to Magnetic pickups and license plate conflict? Advice needed.	23	Jul 25, 2013 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague
"I meant that in just handling the pup it was scratching and such. Not even near the…" Tom Lauten replied Jul 23, 2013 to Magnetic pickups and license plate conflict? Advice needed.	23	Jul 25, 2013 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague
"Well, it seems the plate does act like a shield. I think it will be better with the…" Tom Lauten replied Jul 23, 2013 to Magnetic pickups and license plate conflict? Advice needed.	23	Jul 25, 2013 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague
"Interesting. Actually the entire guitar (apart from the neck) is made from aluminium…" Tom Lauten replied Jul 22, 2013 to Magnetic pickups and license plate conflict? Advice needed.	23	Jul 25, 2013 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague
"Wow...ok, thanks guys! I guess I have a lot of experimenting to do. I'm hoping that…" Tom Lauten replied Jul 22, 2013 to Magnetic pickups and license plate conflict? Advice needed.	23	Jul 25, 2013 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague
"I'm sitting by a sea Loch in the Highlands of Scotland right now but I will check on…" Tom Lauten replied Jun 9, 2013 to Rod biscuit saddle profile	13	Jun 9, 2013 Reply by Tom Lauten
"What pictures would be most helpful?" Tom Lauten replied Jun 5, 2013 to Rod biscuit saddle profile	13	Jun 9, 2013 Reply by Tom Lauten
"Well I fixed the buzz but that bass string has no sustain to speak of when fretted a…" Tom Lauten replied Jun 5, 2013 to Rod biscuit saddle profile	13	Jun 9, 2013 Reply by Tom Lauten

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Tom Lauten's Discussions (102)

"I think my mistake was getting too ambitious with my design and using an off the she…"

"I see what you mean. I had a look, listen and bend and it seems that everywhere is a…"

"That's cool! I'm going with the neck and bridge style to get those tonal difference…"

"I meant that in just handling the pup it was scratching and such. Not even near the…"

"Well, it seems the plate does act like a shield. I think it will be better with the…"

"Interesting. Actually the entire guitar (apart from the neck) is made from aluminium…"

"Wow...ok, thanks guys! I guess I have a lot of experimenting to do. I'm hoping that…"

"I'm sitting by a sea Loch in the Highlands of Scotland right now but I will check on…"

"What pictures would be most helpful?"

"Well I fixed the buzz but that bass string has no sustain to speak of when fretted a…"

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