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"The standard is usually 0.022uF, 0.047uF will be a little warmer reminiscent of vint…"

BrianQ. replied Dec 10, 2018 to Bloomin' wiring again! Pulling my hair out haha

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"Something to think about with paper in oil capacitors, is that they dry out. So , wi…"

BrianQ. replied Dec 10, 2018 to Bloomin' wiring again! Pulling my hair out haha

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BrianQ. replied Dec 10, 2018 to Bloomin' wiring again! Pulling my hair out haha

 14 Dec 10, 2018
Reply by Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear

"You might as well just wire up a volume control, without a capacitor,it’s just two v…"

BrianQ. replied Dec 10, 2018 to Bloomin' wiring again! Pulling my hair out haha

 14 Dec 10, 2018
Reply by Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear

"White wire is positive, the shielded wire (silver) is always ground, cheers"

BrianQ. replied Nov 22, 2018 to Mini Humbucker wiring

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"Flatpup will work good ? you can always make a thin cover to hide the electronics in…"

BrianQ. replied Nov 2, 2018 to Canoe Paddle Questions

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"Deburr with fine sandpaper, I’m sure it’s a sharp point somewhere? Tuners can have s…"

BrianQ. replied Oct 25, 2018 to Strings snapping on new build

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"Teflon tape if you have it in your toolbox? Also a little dot of nail polish applied…"

BrianQ. replied Oct 23, 2018 to Hard tail bridge saddle screws

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"Shielded cable is readily available, they just tell you things like that because the…"

BrianQ. replied Sep 9, 2018 to What kind of wire?

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"I’m a bit late, but they do sell strings in bulk. Music stores buy them in bulk lots…"

BrianQ. replied Aug 19, 2018 to strings in bulk

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