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"I don't care to use oak for either necks or fretboards. It is too hard, too brittle…" Jim Saraceno replied Dec 14, 2019 to Fretwoods	4	Dec 14, 2019 Reply by Southpaw
"Is there some reason you didn't wan to use an automotive battery charger like in the…" Jim Saraceno replied Nov 30, 2019 to About that fret burner...	18	Dec 4, 2019 Reply by James Pobog
"Hey, Thank you all for the great information. I now have a whole new rabbit hole to…" Jim Saraceno replied Nov 4, 2019 to Single coil vs. Humbucker pickups...	7	Nov 4, 2019 Reply by Jim Saraceno
"I measured my first couple of fretted guitars and they sound good, then I bought a f…" Jim Saraceno replied Nov 4, 2019 to Thoughts on fret spacing	18	Nov 6, 2019 Reply by James Pobog
"Do those humbuckers have 4 leads, 2 for each coil? That way you could switch them fr…" Jim Saraceno replied Nov 2, 2019 to Single coil vs. Humbucker pickups...	7	Nov 4, 2019 Reply by Jim Saraceno
"Hmmm... so I can do it but I'd have to find a pair of single coils, one of then reve…" Jim Saraceno replied Nov 1, 2019 to Single coil vs. Humbucker pickups...	7	Nov 4, 2019 Reply by Jim Saraceno
"Yes, as others have said, between the hard tail bridge, the magnetic pickup, the lac…" Jim Saraceno replied Dec 31, 2018 to Guitar condition/type	11	Dec 31, 2018 Reply by Jim Saraceno
"I'm not sure we can assess quality from a picture. Things to look for... how is the…" Jim Saraceno replied Dec 28, 2018 to Guitar condition/type	11	Dec 31, 2018 Reply by Jim Saraceno
"Oooo... Interesting. I'll have to check that out. Thanks! " Jim Saraceno replied May 30, 2018 to Keith Richards Plays in open G....	6	May 30, 2018 Reply by Jim Saraceno
"Just get a slide and start playing it. You will find that a fretless lends itself to…" Jim Saraceno replied Dec 27, 2017 to New member with Catfish Slim CBG	10	Dec 28, 2017 Reply by Jerry Jordan

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Jim Saraceno's Discussions (123)

"I don't care to use oak for either necks or fretboards. It is too hard, too brittle…"

"Is there some reason you didn't wan to use an automotive battery charger like in the…"

"Hey, Thank you all for the great information. I now have a whole new rabbit hole to…"

"I measured my first couple of fretted guitars and they sound good, then I bought a f…"

"Do those humbuckers have 4 leads, 2 for each coil? That way you could switch them fr…"

"Hmmm... so I can do it but I'd have to find a pair of single coils, one of then reve…"

"Yes, as others have said, between the hard tail bridge, the magnetic pickup, the lac…"

"I'm not sure we can assess quality from a picture. Things to look for... how is the…"

"Oooo... Interesting. I'll have to check that out. Thanks! "

"Just get a slide and start playing it. You will find that a fretless lends itself to…"

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