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Wiring question Howdy all...Was wondering if anyone has a suggestion about this. I want to wire up 1 single coil w/ volume & tone, 1 under saddle piez… Started by rockabilly6	5	May 19, 2014 Reply by rockabilly6
2 humbuckers, 2 Pots, and an audio jack I'm trying to wire up my 3rd CBG. Every diagram I have come across for humbuckers has a switch connected. Can I skip the wire and do it lik… Started by matt g	4	Apr 3, 2014 Reply by The Capo Kid
hubcap guitar wiring, not working Hi, I have just built a tasty little hubcap 4 string with a three-way switch, however it only works when the switch is in the first positi… Started by rob bryon	8	Nov 14, 2013 Reply by rob bryon
more than two piezos............... Hi, has anyone used more than two piezoz in parallel? whats the limit? have used two, and they definitely improve each other, and get loude… Started by rob bryon	5	Nov 6, 2013 Reply by The Phrygian Kid
piezo rod wiring G'DAY, another ''simple" question form downunder: I bought some of those piezo rod pickups from c.b.gitty without really knowing what they… Started by rob bryon	10	Apr 25, 2013 Reply by Randy S. Bretz
wiring help !!! Hi all, does anyone have schematics (that is the right word, right?) to wire up a humbucker-volume-input jack ? This wiring/electronics thi… Started by rob bryon	3	Apr 22, 2013 Reply by Gene Sears
Wiring Magnetic Pickup I apologize if this is a basic and/or dumb question... I've googled and wiki'd and youtubed and searched the CBN forums for 2 hours now and… Started by Kristen Musgrave	5	Jan 11, 2013 Reply by Mark
Humbucker pick-up info I've made several CBG's using the piezo buzzer pick-up wired straight to a 1/4 jack, and I've tried the factory wired with volume and tone… Started by David Prewitt	4	Oct 9, 2012 Reply by David Prewitt
Wiring a pickup question Greetings, I have a single coil pickup that has the 2 leads but also has wire from the shielding which I don' know what to do with. I'll al… Started by Braxton Nagle	3	Feb 5, 2012 Reply by JUJU
If you are struggling with wiring your guitar.. and are going a bit further than a piezo connected to a jack, Artec have some really handy documentation on their site. Not piezo-specific… Started by Erik Ryman	21	Dec 12, 2011 Reply by Dart

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