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Permalink Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague on August 25, 2013 at 11:21am

That's an interesting place to put it. So is the location of yer Flatpup. Did you experiment with its location?

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Permalink Reply by Uncle John on August 25, 2013 at 11:43am

Ron, I did experiment with a different guitar and the flatpup.  It sounded good on the box, but I thought it sounded 'warmer' on the neck.

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Permalink Reply by Vinylhed on August 25, 2013 at 12:43pm

I would have thought that was a good place to put it if you sit playing with the guitar on your knee. 

I've placed mine in different places, but mostly on the opposite side to you just under the strap button/pin. I've put some on the underside, but I feel that gravity is working against you, there's a danger of  stepping on the cable and pulling it out and it could be uncomfortable to play on your lap. The only place that I wouldn't put it would be in the lid, as I'd want as little deadening the resonance.

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Permalink Reply by RTZGUITARS on August 25, 2013 at 1:27pm

I like to put them on the bottom right and use a 90degree plug. You can still sit down and play and if you stand or move its out of the way.

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Permalink Reply by Uncle John on August 25, 2013 at 1:51pm

Vinyl, I've had them on the lid, the far end, the treble side.   I least like on the box and down side.  I like how this is mounted, but RTZ has a great point about using the tailpiece end and a 90 degree plug.  I don't know why I forget about doing that.   Maybe the cables last better that way too.

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Permalink Reply by Suspect Device on August 25, 2013 at 3:35pm

I usually put the jack at the lower corner on the tail-end of the box (just opposite of where yours is) and right below where I mount any volume/tone pots on the lid (also kept as close to the tail as possible). It makes for economical & short wiring runs -especially if using a piezo rod in the bridge- and it just keeps all the knobs & plates & cables & stuff out of the way.

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Permalink Reply by Uncle John on August 26, 2013 at 12:47am

Good reasoning, SD.  I think in the future I will go back to that and maybe get a 90 degree cable.   Maybe.  I do like the photographed way for sitting in the chair and strumming.

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Permalink Reply by The Phrygian Kid on August 26, 2013 at 3:05am

Altho I've done plenty of both I prefer where this one is

To where this one is

Reason being I often will lean one up against the wall while its still plugged up while I get a coffee or whatever and I don't want the cable in the way or getting undue weight on it on the floor there...
I will loop the cable thru the strap if I'm walking around or rockin out so I don't tred on the cable and yank it out, same as you would on a telecaster or whatever.

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Permalink Reply by Bad Finger (Eric) on August 26, 2013 at 3:44am

That spot looks OK so long as you don't find it in the way when sliding or playing the higher frets.

I'm going to use one of those plates that allows you to put the jack on the soundboard, but enter at an angle to it.  Except, I'm going to put it on the back lower corner, not the front side.

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Permalink Reply by Clock The Wolf on August 26, 2013 at 11:43am

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Permalink Reply by the anonymous pick on August 26, 2013 at 12:07pm

i like em  here 

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Permalink Reply by RTZGUITARS on August 26, 2013 at 3:42pm

Me to pick, John I have been buying 20 foot straight cable cutting then in half , and putting 90 degree on the cut end. cheap easy. You can stand the guitar on the end with a 90 degree cable still plug in or sit in a chair no problem.. Less chance of braking the input off with a 90 some people move around amp stacks drum kit wall corners when the play. plus it looks clean look at that S.W.

just put some fat strings on my S.W. working on some Neil Young with it and learning some 3 string chords.

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