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"Hi, that's dead right Titch, would you believe I've had the same half a pencil for…" Taffy Evans replied Oct 18, 2018 to How low can you go?	12	Oct 19, 2018 Reply by Bruce Young
"There is a saying I've heard for years, and I have found it to be true; the sign of…" Taffy Evans replied Oct 18, 2018 to Blew it	4	Oct 18, 2018 Reply by Taffy Evans
"All good advise Frank, just a couple of things I'd also mention. The amount of heat…" Taffy Evans replied Oct 18, 2018 to Potentiometer Question	9	Oct 20, 2018 Reply by Paul Craig
"Hi again,. Tip, don't forget to lower the top of the nut so that the strings sit on…" Taffy Evans replied Oct 17, 2018 to How low can you go?	12	Oct 19, 2018 Reply by Bruce Young
"Hi, "A" is tone. But either will work as volume or tone. 250 k is normally single co…" Taffy Evans replied Oct 17, 2018 to Potentiometer Question	9	Oct 20, 2018 Reply by Paul Craig
"Hi, for my cbg's I eyeball it. and go by feel. It can depend on a few things when I…" Taffy Evans replied Oct 17, 2018 to How low can you go?	12	Oct 19, 2018 Reply by Bruce Young
"Hi Folded soup, re difference in saddle materials: Normally the harder the saddle, o…" Taffy Evans replied Oct 16, 2018 to Building a basic bridge?	27	Oct 22, 2018 Reply by the anonymous pick
"Hi, I'm talking cheap Chinese pickups, I have heaps of them for cheaper boxes, none…" Taffy Evans replied Oct 15, 2018 to Swapping single coil enclosure easy?	10	Oct 20, 2018 Reply by Eliah Holiday
"I have found that not all single coils are wax potted, the statocaster style ones I…" Taffy Evans replied Oct 15, 2018 to Swapping single coil enclosure easy?	10	Oct 20, 2018 Reply by Eliah Holiday
"Hi, I have posted a thread on building a basic bridge. All photos. It was called " B…" Taffy Evans replied Oct 15, 2018 to Building a basic bridge?	27	Oct 22, 2018 Reply by the anonymous pick

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Taffy Evans's Discussions (2,236)

"Hi, that's dead right Titch, would you believe I've had the same half a pencil for…"

"There is a saying I've heard for years, and I have found it to be true; the sign of…"

"All good advise Frank, just a couple of things I'd also mention. The amount of heat…"

"Hi again,. Tip, don't forget to lower the top of the nut so that the strings sit on…"

"Hi, "A" is tone. But either will work as volume or tone. 250 k is normally single co…"

"Hi, for my cbg's I eyeball it. and go by feel. It can depend on a few things when I…"

"Hi Folded soup, re difference in saddle materials: Normally the harder the saddle, o…"

"Hi, I'm talking cheap Chinese pickups, I have heaps of them for cheaper boxes, none…"

"I have found that not all single coils are wax potted, the statocaster style ones I…"

"Hi, I have posted a thread on building a basic bridge. All photos. It was called " B…"

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