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  1. Bum String: a Cautionary Tale
  2. Strat bridge top plate
  3. 9vdc battery
  4. Multiple off pitch harmonics when playing low E around 12th fret
  5. Strat hardtail bridge question
  6. Fralin Vintage Hot Vs Real 54's? (for strat)
  7. Good killswitch source?
  8. tele question
  9. So my saddle screws are bent... help?
  10. Curtis Novak pickups?
  11. new bridge for danelectro convertible?
  12. Home Workbench Construction?
  13. Nut causing string to sound bad?
  14. Tonepros bridge and a Bigsby
  15. 4 Way Tele Wiring for Tapped Bridge Pup - HELP
  16. Truss rod adjustment
  17. Dead Pickup? Help Needed!
  18. New Strat Build...tight string tension/elasticity
  19. Vintage style tunners.gothoh vs kluson.
  20. Who is good with guitar wiring? Have a problem here...
  21. Fixing Worn Zero Frets?
  22. Question about fenders bi-flex rod.
  23. String changing and intonation
  24. Tunamatic - which way do the intonation screws go - bridge or heastock?
  25. Soldering Temperature Question?.
  26. Twisted Tele pickup
  27. nube strat pickup questions....
  28. What Gibson told me about why they use Tusq instead of bone.
  29. Guitar Volume vs. Amp Volume
  30. 5-Way Switch w/Inline Terminals
  31. String tension question
  32. Short in control cavity?
  33. Hey Gretsch/Bigsby people , country bends?
  34. Correct rated potentiometers? How do you...
  35. BC Rich neck on a Strat body???
  36. Best pickup for tele
  37. Adding another string tree?
  38. pic of Jazzmaster with strat bridge and pups?
  39. String Stiffness
  40. Wiring question and a need for Orange Drop dealers
  41. Bone Nut Blank Recommendations
  42. No Sound from either pickup
  43. Badly Buzzing single coils
  44. Best Method for Removing Pickup Covers
  45. 500k and 50k pots = the same?
  46. Do Schaller locking tuners fit in holes that held Sperzels? (And a ? abt weight.)
  47. Wiring: Suhr S/S/H Strat
  48. Can I wire a 5 way out of phase?
  49. American Deluxe Strat "Snap-in" Trem Arm: hmmm
  50. List of neck dimensions/back shapes?
  51. Top loader bridge dilema - please help
  52. Finishing at home
  53. Fretboard detaching (crack) from neck? Help?
  54. 08 SG Classic Electronics Problem
  55. Pondering Pickup Placement
  56. Capacitor differences and opitions
  57. string bendability
  58. neck shimming question
  59. Buzzy notes with high action
  60. String thru body or top loader hardtail bridge? What are your opinions?
  61. Mounting P90's to a pickguard - how is it done?
  62. Bench rests / neck rests - Any novel solutions?
  63. Opinions on EMG Tele pickups?
  64. Which capacitor?
  65. GFS Pickups?
  66. String gauge and tuning down
  67. Ever damaged a single coil due to tight pickup covers?
  68. vintage Fender neck ?
  69. Quartersawn and flat sawn maple.
  70. Finishing Steps: Truoil, Poly and Inlays
  71. Need Gibson Fanatic Help:Gibson ES 335 Memphis Vintage
  72. H-S-H 5-way wiring question
  73. tele saddles
  74. Help, My Tele Neck got Gouged ! OUCH!
  75. Stop Bar Tailpiece
  76. Kinman tele pups - really microphonic!!
  77. Can I See Your Control Cavity?
  78. Source for Wilkinson parts/trem arm?
  79. Tonepros bridge replacement on an import-advice needed
  80. TOM/Wrap Conversion?
  81. Need suggestions for a Strat replacement neck.
  82. SNAP, there went my headstock... now I need a new neck
  83. Fender '57-'62 pickups muddy?
  84. Out Of Phase Switch
  85. Switch Issue or Pickup Issue
  86. Brian Moore with pat. Floyd Rose, tuning tips needed
  87. Tone difference.Dual rod vs single rod.
  88. TonePros tune-o-matic tailpiece set
  89. New Tuners for My CS 60 Strat?
  90. P90 height adjustment
  91. Maintaining Natural Neck
  92. Sprauge cap ?
  93. Stupid Question - Other electronics changes?
  94. MIM Telecaster pickup question
  95. Something weird about new LP neck finishes?
  96. hum when my vol pot is full up or off
  97. Best low-tension 11's
  98. Pups D C resistance ??
  99. guitar potentiometers
  100. Eric Johnson strat setup help please:)
  101. Help with tele wiring with phase switch
  102. Stereo output jack ok?
  103. How to make sense of Dimarzio pickup output/DC ratings?
  104. duncan Five Two tele bridge pu
  105. Added a tone knob to my ESP MII
  106. Close-tolerance pots and caps
  107. G.E. Smith Tele Refret and Reradiused to 9.5 - it is possible?
  108. Lighting, pickups, and hum
  109. Lifting Inlay
  110. how to wire series parallel using mini toggle, {tele} ?
  111. Need help with this wiring schematic!
  112. Volume pot issue - Help!
  113. removing white undercoat on MIM strat
  114. Trans Trem on a Hollowbody?????
  115. Les Paul preference - one volume or two?
  116. Drilling for pickguard, jackplate. tunerscrews ect.????
  117. Where to buy a fender precut nut?1-5/8''
  118. How to tell if Piezo is out of phase with magnetic pickups?
  119. Tips to keep Nuts from Binding
  120. Series/Parallel VS. Split Coil Humbuckers?
  121. action of acoustics
  122. Percussive Slapping Sound on Wound Strings
  123. Effects of tremolo set up on resonance..
  124. Graph-Tech vs. Bone?
  125. Value of a dud Fender neck
  126. How do I make a partscaster?
  127. Why use a mixer with the amp's FX loop?
  128. 5 Minute Epoxy as a Grain Filler
  129. OK, dremel experts... answer me this...
  130. Pickup question/feedback-wax pottin
  131. Questions about the hardware on MIJ Edwards LTD. What fits? Is it worth it?
  132. Annoying buzz...not fret...on a Gretsch 6120
  133. EJ Strat pickup change - SC-sized HB's...
  134. Blocking a Kahler
  135. Taming a bright guitar?
  136. Head vs. Headless
  137. how to use oscilloscope to set intonation?
  138. Low or High with Les Paul Humbuckers?
  139. Fretout at the 17th
  140. Does anyone remember......
  141. "Shielding" pickguards
  142. does anybody make pickup rings for jazz bass pickups?
  143. String Trees?
  144. Gibson question, wiring
  145. Aging Single Coil Pickups
  146. Hard rock maple substitues/alternatives?
  147. RS Guitarworks wiring kits...
  148. Weird overtone from strat G string...
  149. Does anyone have authoritative information about Mark Knopfler's Les Paul wiring?
  150. How do I Loosen up my Guitar Knobs?
  151. 500k Pot
  152. Hybrid Staggered Pickups Question
  153. want to start doing my own setups
  154. Pickup Height?
  155. Novak Pickup
  156. Calllaham single coils.
  157. The melita bridge
  158. bass techs in Boston, any recommendations?
  159. Any oppinion on Paulownia wood body gtr mill?
  160. Three-position switch questions
  161. 6 hole strat trem question.
  162. 1982 MIJ telecaster custom -serial no. question
  163. stripping and refinishing a strat neck - who does this professionally?
  164. How to Fix 60 cycle hum on a Brand new American standard strat
  165. Les Paul control cavity plate: In or Out?
  166. powering a sustainiac from the floor...any tips?
  167. Stripped Strat neck screw hole?
  168. Superswitch Scott Henderson wiring?
  169. Strat mod - tone for mid & bridge
  170. 12 string electric pickup?
  171. TonePros Bridge
  172. How hard is it to install new caps in a Les Paul? What's involved?
  173. What do 6105 frets feel like?
  174. set up Jerry Jones bass as a baritone guitar?
  175. How hard would it be to strip and restain this guitar a new color and finish?
  176. What is the deal with hand sweat & nitrocellulose ?
  177. Full-Size 500K Push-Pull Pot?
  178. New neck and fret ends need to be filed
  179. My whammy bar just broke inside the bridge hole
  180. need help getting sticky stuff off of pickguard
  181. Recommendations for minor finish repair in NJ?
  182. Fender and Duncan pickups
  183. Removing the pickup cover on Tele
  184. New saddles on a cheap trem set?
  185. Long Island guitar tech/shop?
  186. Guitar vs. Speaker Cables How do I test?
  187. Tele four way wiring trouble
  188. Replacement bridge for Epiphone DOT 335
  189. Trouble wiring pickup to volume pot
  190. Strat Neck Won't Straighten
  191. Need some serious trem advice from people in the Know!!! PLEASE.
  192. Compound radius, which fret gets what radius???
  193. Problem with intonating Low E string
  194. Please help me identify this Tele pickguard!
  195. Tele Neck Buzzzzzzz
  196. Temperature Change with Electrics?
  197. Help re-wiring a strat copy
  198. Guild Bluesbird Parts? Can you find them anywere????
  199. P-90 in a regular single coil shape?
  200. Out Of Phase Switch P-90
  201. Please offer suggestions for buying a vintage style hardtail bridge for strat body
  202. Finally - a way to swap pickups and switching configurations without soldering!
  203. 6100 vs. 6105 and a few ?'s.
  204. Converting pickups to 4-wire lead?
  205. Don Mare 0038
  206. Gretsch filtertrons and pot value?
  207. series/parallel and coil drop question
  208. string tension on es-335 style guitar
  209. 500K vol with 250K tone pot?
  210. Help a newbie - stripping an electric guitar
  211. Poly Maple Neck Question?.
  212. Wilkinson Vs Callaham
  213. Humbucker Mounted in Neck or Bridge - Does It Matter?
  214. gotoh trem fit
  215. Where to Buy 2 Knob Strat Guard?
  216. Lindy Fralin necks
  217. Cant Find Desert Sand Paint
  218. Treble Bleed = Output Loss?
  219. How to clean a maple fingerboard
  220. Aging a body
  221. Left hand Guitar Pots???
  222. Retrieving plug from inside a Sheraton II
  223. Differences between alder/ash/basswood
  224. Guitar Player Repair Guide. 2nd v 3rd ED?
  225. Loosening up a Strat tremolo
  226. Jescar EVO gold fretwire
  227. Help me identify these tele pickups and body wood
  228. Single coils for the unltimale vintage tone.
  229. Classic Player 50's Strat Tutorial
  230. Locking Tuners on Std. LesPaul
  231. String Spacing for NUT - High E and Low E to edge - How to measure?
  232. What makes the Tele Twang?
  233. So how would I go about putting a bridge on my Jr. where a Pigtail currently resides?
  234. Strat MIM body vs. American body??
  235. buzz
  236. I'm having trouble...
  237. Whatever happened to the Axsak?
  238. Strat vol and tone bypassed?
  239. 52 Tele RI Rewiring diagram?
  240. Pick Up 's ????
  241. SG Standard - Neck Size Too Big For Me
  242. Quiet
  243. Locking tuners
  244. I need a guitar refinished (in nitro)...who's good?
  245. My low E goes sharp when I use the bar on my strat
  246. I think I'm screwed...(help! Strat is jacked!)
  247. ### Machine Heads / Tuners UPGRADE ###
  248. Lentz 'T' - Help me figure out Wiring
  249. Toggle switch question
  250. truss rod on p-bass not affecting relief