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"Don't be afraid to try different things, you'll stumble on to something great eventu…" Paul Craig replied Apr 3, 2017 to Volume issues	21	Apr 15, 2017 Reply by Moritz Voegeli
"Your right, I thought it was pre Sammy, but it was Sammy days. All of it was good in…" Paul Craig replied Apr 3, 2017 to The Rhysonic Wheel is an inventive system to play guitar or other instrument, composed by a wheel with sticks on an electric drill	8	Apr 18, 2017 Reply by Paul Craig
"Information overload. It was a bit much. LOL" Paul Craig replied Apr 3, 2017 to String Tension: Wound vs Unwound.	13	Apr 4, 2017 Reply by Tom T
"A lot of people don't realize that pickups also pickup the vibrations from the body…" Paul Craig replied Apr 3, 2017 to Wood choices for solid body instrument	13	Apr 4, 2017 Reply by Shawn
"The smaller solid strings provide more tension on the nut and bridge and sustain bet…" Paul Craig replied Apr 3, 2017 to Volume issues	21	Apr 15, 2017 Reply by Moritz Voegeli
"Magnets for pickups have to be just the right strength, too strong and they will pul…" Paul Craig replied Apr 3, 2017 to Making my own single coil pickup	7	Apr 13, 2017 Reply by Moritz Voegeli
"EVH also used a drill on one song back in the pre Sammy Hager days." Paul Craig replied Apr 3, 2017 to The Rhysonic Wheel is an inventive system to play guitar or other instrument, composed by a wheel with sticks on an electric drill	8	Apr 18, 2017 Reply by Paul Craig
"http://www.daddario.com/upload/tension_chart_13934.pdf I found this. You might find…" Paul Craig replied Apr 3, 2017 to String Tension: Wound vs Unwound.	13	Apr 4, 2017 Reply by Tom T
"Some nylon strings have a metal core that can be used with magnetic pickups." Paul Craig replied Apr 1, 2017 to Baritone use with magnetic pickup	9	Apr 1, 2017 Reply by ChickenboneJohn
"Length from bridge to stop doesn't matter, still have to have enough string break an…" Paul Craig replied Mar 27, 2017 to		just now

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Paul Craig's Discussions (3,491)

"Don't be afraid to try different things, you'll stumble on to something great eventu…"

"Your right, I thought it was pre Sammy, but it was Sammy days. All of it was good in…"

"Information overload. It was a bit much. LOL"

"A lot of people don't realize that pickups also pickup the vibrations from the body…"

"The smaller solid strings provide more tension on the nut and bridge and sustain bet…"

"Magnets for pickups have to be just the right strength, too strong and they will pul…"

"EVH also used a drill on one song back in the pre Sammy Hager days."

"http://www.daddario.com/upload/tension_chart_13934.pdf I found this. You might find…"

"Some nylon strings have a metal core that can be used with magnetic pickups."

"Length from bridge to stop doesn't matter, still have to have enough string break an…"

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