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Guitar Wiring Basics

I have consolidated all of the information that was originally available here (along with much more) into a complete book. You can download it at the following link for free.

http://joshuagayou.com/downloads/AdvancedCigarBoxGuitarConstruction...

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Permalink Reply by Dianne Woods on May 14, 2010 at 5:33am

Thanks Josh, I appreciate you taking the time to explain the wiring. It is a big help to me. Thanks again.

Permalink Reply by ian frazier on May 14, 2010 at 4:15pm

thanks, finally plain english.

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