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"I finally got back around to this amp project. Thanks so much for the help. I…" Brian Revels replied Jun 7, 2016 to Not Sure Where All the Wires Go...	6	Jun 7, 2016 Reply by Paul Craig
"Well alright then... so if I got this straight, I use the ground as common for the g…" Brian Revels replied May 14, 2016 to Not Sure Where All the Wires Go...	6	Jun 7, 2016 Reply by Paul Craig
"Ground the resonator?? Can I just glue a piece of copper or steel and then just sold…" Brian Revels replied Apr 17, 2016 to Buzzing Tone From Pre-wired Kit	7	Apr 17, 2016 Reply by Wayfinder
"Here is pretty much the harness kit I bought... http://www.ebay.com/itm/fitTek-Pre-w…" Brian Revels replied Apr 17, 2016 to Buzzing Tone From Pre-wired Kit	7	Apr 17, 2016 Reply by Wayfinder
"I am planning on using a brass hinge for the saddle. I didn't even thing to just an…" Brian Revels replied Mar 10, 2016 to Wiring Grounds...	6	Mar 10, 2016 Reply by Denis U
"Btw... I meant to mention that I will either be using a gold painted bolt for the br…" Brian Revels replied Mar 9, 2016 to Wiring Grounds...	6	Mar 10, 2016 Reply by Denis U
"I ended up re-wiring in series (like I have done in the past as well) and it worked…" Brian Revels replied Apr 26, 2015 to Issues With Dual Piezo Output	7	Apr 26, 2015 Reply by Brian Revels
"Would bridging the piezos together not wire them in series? Or are you saying to tak…" Brian Revels replied Apr 18, 2015 to Issues With Dual Piezo Output	7	Apr 26, 2015 Reply by Brian Revels
"Here's essentially what I did. Why wouldn't this work?" Brian Revels replied Apr 18, 2015 to Issues With Dual Piezo Output	7	Apr 26, 2015 Reply by Brian Revels
"I know what you are talking about, but have never heard of, or seen, folks doing thi…" Brian Revels replied Feb 4, 2015 to Shielding Electronics in a hollow box	4	Feb 8, 2015 Reply by BrianQ.

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Something to do with those cheap/unused pickups…

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Lipstick pickup and Telecaster neck pickup. What goes where?

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Wiring CB Gitty Black Ice Single Coil

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Minimal effect from volume or tone pot

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Vol, tone, 3 way toggle and 2 single coils?

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Brian Revels's Discussions (164)

"I finally got back around to this amp project. Thanks so much for the help. I…"

"Well alright then... so if I got this straight, I use the ground as common for the g…"

"Ground the resonator?? Can I just glue a piece of copper or steel and then just sold…"

"Here is pretty much the harness kit I bought... http://www.ebay.com/itm/fitTek-Pre-w…"

"I am planning on using a brass hinge for the saddle. I didn't even thing to just an…"

"Btw... I meant to mention that I will either be using a gold painted bolt for the br…"

"I ended up re-wiring in series (like I have done in the past as well) and it worked…"

"Would bridging the piezos together not wire them in series? Or are you saying to tak…"

"Here's essentially what I did. Why wouldn't this work?"

"I know what you are talking about, but have never heard of, or seen, folks doing thi…"

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