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"As the other guys say, inlaid frets is a great option. You can gently cut the fret s…" Matteo R replied May 12, 2015 to Burn, draw, or paint fret lines	43	Nov 3, 2016 Reply by TN Twang
"Hi guys! I'm still working on my CBG; I decided to make a few changes, adding 2 stri…" Matteo R replied May 8, 2015 to Wiring a piezo pickup preamp system and a magnetic pickup with a 3 way switch	29	Jan 24, 2017 Reply by Andy
"Yes you're right. Basically it's the same, but your idea it's way better.So, let me…" Matteo R replied Apr 27, 2015 to Wiring a piezo pickup preamp system and a magnetic pickup with a 3 way switch	29	Jan 24, 2017 Reply by Andy
"Thank you David, your diagrams look really simple! To do a better job, instead of cu…" Matteo R replied Apr 26, 2015 to Wiring a piezo pickup preamp system and a magnetic pickup with a 3 way switch	29	Jan 24, 2017 Reply by Andy
"First of all, thank you guys for your help and support. I did a few tries, and I may…" Matteo R replied Apr 26, 2015 to Wiring a piezo pickup preamp system and a magnetic pickup with a 3 way switch	29	Jan 24, 2017 Reply by Andy
"Ok guys, I've got some news; I've looked on the internet to understand how to check…" Matteo R replied Apr 25, 2015 to Wiring a piezo pickup preamp system and a magnetic pickup with a 3 way switch	29	Jan 24, 2017 Reply by Andy
"Ok, everything's clear about switches :) Regarding the battery module, I'm almost su…" Matteo R replied Apr 25, 2015 to Wiring a piezo pickup preamp system and a magnetic pickup with a 3 way switch	29	Jan 24, 2017 Reply by Andy
"Thank you David, my module is wired the same way as yours; the only difference is th…" Matteo R replied Apr 25, 2015 to Wiring a piezo pickup preamp system and a magnetic pickup with a 3 way switch	29	Jan 24, 2017 Reply by Andy
"Hi Jeff, I suggest you to take a look to this website, where you can virtually build…" Matteo R replied Apr 25, 2015 to Measuring Scale Lenght for Hard Tail Bridge	6	Apr 25, 2015 Reply by Matteo R
"Ok, guys, some news... Today I tested the preamp. First, David is right, the preamp…" Matteo R replied Apr 24, 2015 to Wiring a piezo pickup preamp system and a magnetic pickup with a 3 way switch	29	Jan 24, 2017 Reply by Andy

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Matteo R's Discussions (12)

"As the other guys say, inlaid frets is a great option. You can gently cut the fret s…"

"Hi guys! I'm still working on my CBG; I decided to make a few changes, adding 2 stri…"

"Yes you're right. Basically it's the same, but your idea it's way better.So, let me…"

"Thank you David, your diagrams look really simple! To do a better job, instead of cu…"

"First of all, thank you guys for your help and support. I did a few tries, and I may…"

"Ok guys, I've got some news; I've looked on the internet to understand how to check…"

"Ok, everything's clear about switches :) Regarding the battery module, I'm almost su…"

"Thank you David, my module is wired the same way as yours; the only difference is th…"

"Hi Jeff, I suggest you to take a look to this website, where you can virtually build…"

"Ok, guys, some news... Today I tested the preamp. First, David is right, the preamp…"

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