CBG wiring & electronics.
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Something to do with those cheap/unused pickups…
Good article on pickup simulation from AMZ-FX, written by guitar electronics guru Jack Orman. Basically you can use any pickup, simple enough right? He even makes reference to CBG’S & 3 pole CBG pickups, give it a try someday? …
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Swamp Lion Circuit- 3 P90s!
Hello everybody!Thought I'd drop these nuggets for anyone looking to wire (3) P90s into their guitars.First, the middle pickup must be reverse-wound, meaning you would wind the pickup clockwise. The neck and bridge pickup are winded in counterclockwise.Polarities of the magnets for the neck and…
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No Volume
Guys, after assembling yet another 3 stringer with one pick up, one volume pot, and one tone pot, something is amiss. Have never had this issue before. Static noise is heard when the guitar is plugged in, but there is no volume coming from the amp. There is a humming and if I touch the strings,…
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External Power Adapter- How To
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Wiring diagrams
Hi,The best sites I have found for easy to follow wiring diagrams are the Seymour Duncan sitehttp://www.seymourduncan.com/support/wiring-diagrams/and the Artec sound pdf that can be found here…
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Wickedbucker + Piezo +Volume Jack
Already in the middle of my build and was going to use a Piezo with a volume knob and jack combo, but just recently got one of Marty Tauber's Wickedbucker, Is there a way to incorporate the wickedbucker into the schematics? Maybe even use a power switch to switch between them? Does anyone happen…
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Psycho knob install
Hey out there, any wiring diagrams on psycho knob install in a guitar with vol.and tone pots? Thanks in advance
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Splitting P-Bass pickups?
I vaguely remember mention of this on some youtube video, somewhere, in order to provide a 4-pole pickup for a 4-stringer, but I can't find the video in question and may even be misremembering who it was (likely!).I remember it sounded good.Has anyone tried this? Does anyone have any…
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Output method
It was suggested to me that one of my designs might benefit from a built in speaker, so I had a couple of questions about how to go about it.For starters, I was thinking about breaking apart and rehousing one of those mini amps you see on ebay, but I'm aware that practically speaking, this may be…
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Creackle from Volume and Tone pots
Hi,I've just wired up my first guitar following wiring diagrams on the net. Mini humbucker, tone and volume pots and jack.Plugged it in and it all works well except the two pots crackle when I turn the knob. It's O.K. when I'm playing but while I'm adjusting tone or volume it crackles. I can…
Want to plug that thing in? Here's a place to share ideas about pickups (Both magnetic and piezo) and wiring in volume and tone control, the best options in output jacks, and more!
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