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"Sounds pretty awesome? Sounds TOTALY AWESOME! Great build and playing Poorness! Scr…" Cause the Blue rat replied Dec 6, 2019 to What's on your workbench?	2270	Sep 8, 2023 Reply by Carl Floyd
"Switches came in today! But I'm going to hold off on this mod till after Christmas.…" Cause the Blue rat replied Dec 5, 2019 to 7 way strat mod. Three volumes one master tone. Where to go with output of SPDT switch?	9	Dec 5, 2019 Reply by Cause the Blue rat
"Awesome work! " Cause the Blue rat replied Dec 5, 2019 to Setup for planing neck back angle for bolt on neck	4	Dec 9, 2019 Reply by Paul Craig
"I don't know the science behind it but it's not done because the overall sound is ha…" Cause the Blue rat replied Dec 5, 2019 to Volume/Tone Pots	8	Dec 11, 2019 Reply by Paul Craig
"And don't let your kids ride bikes. They'll grow up and become bikers and join a gan…" Cause the Blue rat replied Dec 3, 2019 to What's on your workbench?	2270	Sep 8, 2023 Reply by Carl Floyd
"Major mistake on that schematic on the tone pot. Sorry about that. This is what it s…" Cause the Blue rat replied Dec 1, 2019 to 7 way strat mod. Three volumes one master tone. Where to go with output of SPDT switch?	9	Dec 5, 2019 Reply by Cause the Blue rat
"More changes. First thanks again Timothy. You helped me understand something I was o…" Cause the Blue rat replied Dec 1, 2019 to 7 way strat mod. Three volumes one master tone. Where to go with output of SPDT switch?	9	Dec 5, 2019 Reply by Cause the Blue rat
"Will do Timothy! I'll be able to wire up the box without that switch. Add it when it…" Cause the Blue rat replied Nov 30, 2019 to 7 way strat mod. Three volumes one master tone. Where to go with output of SPDT switch?	9	Dec 5, 2019 Reply by Cause the Blue rat
"Thanks Timothy.That makes sense! And your right. I should explain what's happening…" Cause the Blue rat replied Nov 30, 2019 to 7 way strat mod. Three volumes one master tone. Where to go with output of SPDT switch?	9	Dec 5, 2019 Reply by Cause the Blue rat
"I must have missed something. Have no idea what your talking about. Guessing neck a…" Cause the Blue rat replied Nov 29, 2019 to Back Angle	4	Dec 2, 2019 Reply by Paul Craig

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Cause the Blue rat's Discussions (1,554)

"Sounds pretty awesome? Sounds TOTALY AWESOME! Great build and playing Poorness! Scr…"

"Switches came in today! But I'm going to hold off on this mod till after Christmas.…"

"Awesome work! "

"I don't know the science behind it but it's not done because the overall sound is ha…"

"And don't let your kids ride bikes. They'll grow up and become bikers and join a gan…"

"Major mistake on that schematic on the tone pot. Sorry about that. This is what it s…"

"More changes. First thanks again Timothy. You helped me understand something I was o…"

"Will do Timothy! I'll be able to wire up the box without that switch. Add it when it…"

"Thanks Timothy.That makes sense! And your right. I should explain what's happening…"

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