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"Your diagram is also wonky. The outputs from the 2 volume pots do not join other th…" eric gittins replied Aug 18, 2014 to How to wire this three-way switch?	3	Aug 18, 2014 Reply by eric gittins
"hey ben, that's just a telecaster switch. you can wire it just like fender did/do (…" eric gittins replied Aug 18, 2014 to How to wire this three-way switch?	3	Aug 18, 2014 Reply by eric gittins
"this is how the on/on/on minni toggles switch if thats what you've got you can wire…" eric gittins replied Mar 7, 2014 to Need some quick wiring help please....	9	Mar 7, 2014 Reply by eric gittins
"the seymour duncan link runs the pickups in parallel, like a strat does - you will l…" eric gittins replied Feb 18, 2014 to Need help Wiring up this project	4	Feb 28, 2014 Reply by Bernie Mango
"my experience is with valve reverbs so take this with a grain of salt, but, the inpu…" eric gittins replied Apr 1, 2013 to Hooking up a reverb tank?	4	Apr 1, 2013 Reply by petey twofinger
"yes fella, i would say that is the most likely combo. i would still recommend mappi…" eric gittins replied Jul 1, 2012 to Mag pickup wiring - Esquire style	9	Sep 14, 2012 Reply by Habanera Hal
"hal, the switch on the left is the standard fender switch, and the one shown in your…" eric gittins replied Jul 1, 2012 to Mag pickup wiring - Esquire style	9	Sep 14, 2012 Reply by Habanera Hal
"hey hal, just opinion, but i would stick with the 250K pots initially at least. pos…" eric gittins replied Jun 30, 2012 to Mag pickup wiring - Esquire style	9	Sep 14, 2012 Reply by Habanera Hal
"as elwwod spotted, it does look as if the black wire doesn't make it to the pickup,…" eric gittins replied Jun 28, 2012 to Wiring glitch	7	Jun 29, 2012 Reply by Ellwood T. Bear
"if the strings are actually earthed there should be no difference between touching t…" eric gittins replied Jun 21, 2012 to Buzz	14	Jun 25, 2012 Reply by Ben "C. B. Gitty" Baker

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eric gittins's Discussions (89)

"Your diagram is also wonky. The outputs from the 2 volume pots do not join other th…"

"hey ben, that's just a telecaster switch. you can wire it just like fender did/do (…"

"this is how the on/on/on minni toggles switch if thats what you've got you can wire…"

"the seymour duncan link runs the pickups in parallel, like a strat does - you will l…"

"my experience is with valve reverbs so take this with a grain of salt, but, the inpu…"

"yes fella, i would say that is the most likely combo. i would still recommend mappi…"

"hal, the switch on the left is the standard fender switch, and the one shown in your…"

"hey hal, just opinion, but i would stick with the 250K pots initially at least. pos…"

"as elwwod spotted, it does look as if the black wire doesn't make it to the pickup,…"

"if the strings are actually earthed there should be no difference between touching t…"

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