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"It will definitely make a difference to the sound - the question is whether it's a d…" Mark replied Jan 2, 2013 to Neck touching inside of box lid...yes or no?	18	Aug 12, 2015 Reply by mr lems
"No, if he's using a piezo pickup there's no need at all to ground the bridge/saddle.…" Mark replied Dec 18, 2012 to noisy controls-Help!	4	Dec 19, 2012 Reply by ROBERT GREGORY
"Actually I'm not sure that there's any single sort of music that necessarily comes w…" Mark replied Dec 10, 2012 to Your Yin to your Yang??	8	Dec 11, 2012 Reply by Slowpaw Steve T
"Bluesheart, it is possible to run LM386 amps at up to 18v You need to make sure all…" Mark replied Sep 16, 2012 to I killed my amps! HELP!	30	Sep 19, 2012 Reply by Tom Lauten
"Much better to calculate the measurements and then mark out using an ordinary steel…" Mark replied Sep 14, 2012 to Where do you get a fret scale ruller from in the UK?	59	Nov 20, 2012 Reply by Bluesheart
"glad to hear you got an answer. mah is still irrelevant to this though - the point…" Mark replied Sep 14, 2012 to I killed my amps! HELP!	30	Sep 19, 2012 Reply by Tom Lauten
"One further thought - are you sure you got the polarity right when you connected the…" Mark replied Sep 14, 2012 to I killed my amps! HELP!	30	Sep 19, 2012 Reply by Tom Lauten
"If it says 9 to 15v then a 12v source ought to be fine. All the stuff about battery…" Mark replied Sep 13, 2012 to I killed my amps! HELP!	30	Sep 19, 2012 Reply by Tom Lauten
"Phrygian Kid, I'm sure the quality of your work will bring you rewards, whether or n…" Mark replied May 29, 2012 to Diatonic 4 String??	42	Jun 8, 2012 Reply by BenBob
"A sad loss indeed. In the words of Steve Martin: "A grand part of American music owe…" Mark replied Mar 28, 2012 to RIP Earl Scruggs, dead at 88	7	Mar 30, 2012 Reply by Wichita Sam

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Mark's Discussions (337)

"It will definitely make a difference to the sound - the question is whether it's a d…"

"No, if he's using a piezo pickup there's no need at all to ground the bridge/saddle.…"

"Actually I'm not sure that there's any single sort of music that necessarily comes w…"

"Bluesheart, it is possible to run LM386 amps at up to 18v You need to make sure all…"

"Much better to calculate the measurements and then mark out using an ordinary steel…"

"glad to hear you got an answer. mah is still irrelevant to this though - the point…"

"One further thought - are you sure you got the polarity right when you connected the…"

"If it says 9 to 15v then a 12v source ought to be fine. All the stuff about battery…"

"Phrygian Kid, I'm sure the quality of your work will bring you rewards, whether or n…"

"A sad loss indeed. In the words of Steve Martin: "A grand part of American music owe…"

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