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"Lots of mags have 3 wires. Just try to twist two together and try it with two as gro…" Dave Lynas replied Aug 20, 2015 to How to connect mag pup with three wires direct to jack?	2	Aug 20, 2015 Reply by Primitive Acoustics
"Kiera, I like mag pups best. Especially thin ones that can be surface mounted withou…" Dave Lynas replied Jul 5, 2015 to PICKUPS = Piezo Disks, Piezo Rods, Humbuckers, etc - best?, cost?, where to buy?	2	Jul 6, 2015 Reply by David McQueen
"Thanks Farmer Ted. New knowledge for me. Thanks for asking Monterey." Dave Lynas replied May 10, 2015 to Voltage question	7	Aug 28, 2015 Reply by Denis U
"Thanks for the tip. Would you coat a pot with this stuff, capacitors?" Dave Lynas replied Feb 4, 2014 to My Secret for getting quality sound out of Disk Piezo pickups.	9	Feb 5, 2014 Reply by David McQueen
"One way to do it would be to add two volume pots, one for each piezo. This would avo…" Dave Lynas replied Sep 21, 2013 to I want to wire 2 piezos (I see the diagram) but also a toggle	5	Sep 24, 2013 Reply by Jon Leslie/Runaway Veal Music
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"I think you got good advise here. There are times that i don't use the springs in a…" Dave Lynas replied Aug 24, 2013 to pickups	8	Aug 24, 2013 Reply by Dave Lynas
"Nice ideas Oily. Thanks for the tips. I've tried the sandwich idea in wood and insid…" Dave Lynas replied Jul 7, 2013 to All the different types of pickups...what is good for a LESS bluesy sound?	7	Aug 10, 2013 Reply by The Phrygian Kid
"Hi Alex. I'm with you pretty much. I like the blues, but not the growly, loud, big c…" Dave Lynas replied Jul 7, 2013 to All the different types of pickups...what is good for a LESS bluesy sound?	7	Aug 10, 2013 Reply by The Phrygian Kid

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Dave Lynas's Discussions (195)

"Lots of mags have 3 wires. Just try to twist two together and try it with two as gro…"

"Kiera, I like mag pups best. Especially thin ones that can be surface mounted withou…"

"Thanks Farmer Ted. New knowledge for me. Thanks for asking Monterey."

"Thanks for the tip. Would you coat a pot with this stuff, capacitors?"

"One way to do it would be to add two volume pots, one for each piezo. This would avo…"

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"I think you got good advise here. There are times that i don't use the springs in a…"

"Nice ideas Oily. Thanks for the tips. I've tried the sandwich idea in wood and insid…"

"Hi Alex. I'm with you pretty much. I like the blues, but not the growly, loud, big c…"

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