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"Have you tried turning the gain down (the blue box with the posidrive centre)? or a…" David L. replied Apr 3, 2014 to Anybody have experience with the 2.5W Artec amp circuit?	11	Apr 3, 2014 Reply by David L.
"This link will show you one possible way. http://www.seymourduncan.com/support/wirin…" David L. replied Feb 18, 2014 to Need help Wiring up this project	4	Feb 28, 2014 Reply by Bernie Mango
"This one (last post) suggests an amp plugged into a socket with grounding issues cou…" David L. replied Jan 18, 2014 to Volume hum below full, not a ground problem	33	Feb 28, 2014 Reply by Bernie Mango
"To be honest you have covered all the usual suspects. Could be worth trying a new…" David L. replied Jan 11, 2014 to Volume hum below full, not a ground problem	33	Feb 28, 2014 Reply by Bernie Mango
"The passive preamps are poorly named. They consist of a volume control and a tone co…" David L. replied Sep 10, 2013 to Pre amps	4	Sep 14, 2013 Reply by The Capo Kid
"This describes an on on on switch http://www.seymourduncan.com/support/wiring-diagra…" David L. replied Aug 6, 2013 to On-on-on switch ? - am I wrong or is this faulty?	2	Aug 6, 2013 Reply by Stevesteve
"Hi Penfoot, The blend pot diagram can be found here http://www.stewmac.com/freeinfo/…" David L. replied Jul 3, 2013 to Piezo, Humbucker, Blend and Volume help	3	Jul 4, 2013 Reply by Hayden A Butler
"Hi Harley, You seem to have a good idea about your options. Blending via the volume…" David L. replied Apr 24, 2013 to Blend pot vs 3 way switch	4	Apr 24, 2013 Reply by HarleyTodd
"If you look in this artec sound pdf you just substitute the piezo for the bridge pic…" David L. replied Apr 16, 2013 to Piezo / single coil schematic and capacitor advice needed.	7	Apr 17, 2013 Reply by HarleyTodd
"If you want to add the second humbucker have a look at the artecsoundwiring PDF.for…" David L. replied Apr 2, 2013 to Humbucker wiring	3	Apr 3, 2013 Reply by Roger Franklin Weston

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David L.'s Discussions (822)

"Have you tried turning the gain down (the blue box with the posidrive centre)? or a…"

"This link will show you one possible way. http://www.seymourduncan.com/support/wirin…"

"This one (last post) suggests an amp plugged into a socket with grounding issues cou…"

"To be honest you have covered all the usual suspects. Could be worth trying a new…"

"The passive preamps are poorly named. They consist of a volume control and a tone co…"

"This describes an on on on switch http://www.seymourduncan.com/support/wiring-diagra…"

"Hi Penfoot, The blend pot diagram can be found here http://www.stewmac.com/freeinfo/…"

"Hi Harley, You seem to have a good idea about your options. Blending via the volume…"

"If you look in this artec sound pdf you just substitute the piezo for the bridge pic…"

"If you want to add the second humbucker have a look at the artecsoundwiring PDF.for…"

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