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"assuming the pickup is electromagnetic not piezo...does it buzz so much when you put…" eric gittins replied Jun 21, 2012 to Buzz	14	Jun 25, 2012 Reply by Ben "C. B. Gitty" Baker
"kinda true bob, but not really seperate. i think you are talking about ripple from t…" eric gittins replied Apr 15, 2012 to Amp humming with AC adapter plugged in.	12	Apr 15, 2012 Reply by eric gittins
"a couple of regulator links http://www.circuitstoday.com/fixed-positive-voltage-regu…" eric gittins replied Apr 10, 2012 to Amp humming with AC adapter plugged in.	12	Apr 15, 2012 Reply by eric gittins
"it should be easy to tell if your power supply is regulated or not. with no load on…" eric gittins replied Apr 10, 2012 to Amp humming with AC adapter plugged in.	12	Apr 15, 2012 Reply by eric gittins
"the earth link to the bridge is to earth the strings. on a wooden bridge, no, that…" eric gittins replied Jan 17, 2012 to pots is pots?	4	Jan 17, 2012 Reply by eric gittins
"hey mike, usually on a single coil the black wire would be the start wind, so usual…" eric gittins replied Jan 17, 2012 to pots is pots?	4	Jan 17, 2012 Reply by eric gittins
"paul most LP's and SG's do this, so obviously not the end of the world. it can be f…" eric gittins replied Jan 2, 2012 to Wiring Diagram Collection	3	Jan 2, 2012 Reply by eric gittins
"hey paul you know that with the two pots wired like in the diagram (i.e. mirrored) o…" eric gittins replied Jan 1, 2012 to Wiring Diagram Collection	3	Jan 2, 2012 Reply by eric gittins
"sorry, just going through the schem, and noticed the 5-way is drawn a little wrong.&…" eric gittins replied Dec 27, 2011 to Wiring Diagram Collection	33	Jan 10, 2014 Reply by Mark Kedward Guitar Boxes (KGB)
"an old thread i know, but a good idea as an ongoing resourse, and it looks like it's…" eric gittins replied Dec 26, 2011 to Wiring Diagram Collection	33	Jan 10, 2014 Reply by Mark Kedward Guitar Boxes (KGB)

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eric gittins's Discussions (89)

"assuming the pickup is electromagnetic not piezo...does it buzz so much when you put…"

"kinda true bob, but not really seperate. i think you are talking about ripple from t…"

"a couple of regulator links http://www.circuitstoday.com/fixed-positive-voltage-regu…"

"it should be easy to tell if your power supply is regulated or not. with no load on…"

"the earth link to the bridge is to earth the strings. on a wooden bridge, no, that…"

"hey mike, usually on a single coil the black wire would be the start wind, so usual…"

"paul most LP's and SG's do this, so obviously not the end of the world. it can be f…"

"hey paul you know that with the two pots wired like in the diagram (i.e. mirrored) o…"

"sorry, just going through the schem, and noticed the 5-way is drawn a little wrong.&…"

"an old thread i know, but a good idea as an ongoing resourse, and it looks like it's…"

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