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Pot size

Started this discussion. Last reply by Carl Floyd Apr 21, 2021. 5 Replies

whats the rule of thumb for volume pot sizes? I have been using Gitty 250k with piezos. Continue

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Hi, I was given a box of stuff and these were in it, how would you mount these?Continue

Box size

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i was asked if a 12x12x2 box would be to big?this box is about 12x10Continue

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its really frustrating that my pictures wont load correctly.And thanks to all who've liked my work!Continue

 

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"try grounding to  the back of the  vol pot instead of the jack . "
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"Im having a grounding issue with this one, maybe someone can help isolating the prob. All static with volume knob 0-9 then no static at 10, full volume. Also bad hum when touching strings. I didnt have any "electric" strings so using Gitty…"
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"Yes the string guide is purple heart, the bridge is purple and yellow but for some reason the color changed. Thanks for commenting. Mike"
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Taffy Evans replied to Fantacone Box Works's discussion Squaring the neck
"Hi, here is the way I line up my necks on CBG's. I use a long straight piece of hardwood with centre marks at each end in the form of a saw cut. this is laid out on the neck, as shown, with a projection point where the centre of the bridge or…"
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At 11:02pm on March 5, 2020, Doug Thorsvik said…

Thanks for the comment on the workbench. Wish I could say it always looks that clean. Still have stuff on it that should go somewhere else, but haven’t figured out the where. What you didn’t see is all the clutter behind the workbench that is out of control!!! But it’s all good.

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Whats the difference between the blog or forum sections on this sight?

Mag pickup help

Posted on December 1, 2019 at 7:26pm 7 Comments

I have a cb gitty delta 3 pole pickup harness wired to the jack. I tried to add a volume knob but im not getting any sound? Is it as simple as adding a knob to a piezo? Ive done that without a problem. Also how close to the strings does the pickup need to be? 

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