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"I'm liking that black look. Its like I can hear the vibes of it just by looking at i…" ILL GREEN replied May 2, 2019 to What's on your workbench?	2270	Sep 8, 2023 Reply by Carl Floyd
"Yes, and thank you because if I made a thread for every idea I came up with, this pl…" ILL GREEN replied Apr 7, 2019 to What's on your workbench?	2270	Sep 8, 2023 Reply by Carl Floyd
"Bobbins should be non-conductive. Wood or acrylic thin boards around 1/8" or 3/16" w…" ILL GREEN replied Apr 7, 2019 to aluminium bobbins	26	May 5, 2019 Reply by Paul Craig
"You should be fine using it as a preamp. I never installed a headphone preamp insi…" ILL GREEN replied Apr 6, 2019 to Using a valve headphone pre-amp	1	Apr 6, 2019 Reply by ILL GREEN
"Just by taste. Also some buy their frets for the ease of nipping and installing lik…" ILL GREEN replied Apr 4, 2019 to Fret width / depth	2	Apr 5, 2019 Reply by Jerry Jordan
"Thats a steal of a deal. Very nice." ILL GREEN replied Apr 4, 2019 to New Used Guitar Day x 2	22	Jun 23, 2019 Reply by Paul Craig
"I suggest to cut out neck plates from 1/4" thick wood. Or if you are a blacksmith, y…" ILL GREEN replied Apr 2, 2019 to Bolt on necks	9	Apr 3, 2019 Reply by Mike Kinzie
"Hey Paul, I too bought these Toaster Buckers. Really underrated pickups and a nice c…" ILL GREEN replied Apr 2, 2019 to How to Mount Humbuckers + Sound Demo of "Toaster Bucker" pickups	3	Apr 2, 2019 Reply by Paul Craig
"Ok, I guess it would be a 1/8" headphone jack. But if you going 1/4" size then that…" ILL GREEN replied Mar 31, 2019 to Artec mini amp	12	Apr 1, 2019 Reply by Kigar
"If you are using Artec amp boards, there should be a connection labeled JK+(output j…" ILL GREEN replied Mar 30, 2019 to Artec mini amp	12	Apr 1, 2019 Reply by Kigar

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ILL GREEN's Discussions (111)

"I'm liking that black look. Its like I can hear the vibes of it just by looking at i…"

"Yes, and thank you because if I made a thread for every idea I came up with, this pl…"

"Bobbins should be non-conductive. Wood or acrylic thin boards around 1/8" or 3/16" w…"

"You should be fine using it as a preamp. I never installed a headphone preamp insi…"

"Just by taste. Also some buy their frets for the ease of nipping and installing lik…"

"Thats a steal of a deal. Very nice."

"I suggest to cut out neck plates from 1/4" thick wood. Or if you are a blacksmith, y…"

"Hey Paul, I too bought these Toaster Buckers. Really underrated pickups and a nice c…"

"Ok, I guess it would be a 1/8" headphone jack. But if you going 1/4" size then that…"

"If you are using Artec amp boards, there should be a connection labeled JK+(output j…"

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