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  1. Assembling a partscastor
  2. When humbuckers hum....
  3. Custom 69's Strat ???
  4. tone caps necessary?
  5. Any "Miracle" Tools for SS Fret Work?
  6. Schaller, Sperzel quality control... declining? Tuner talk.
  7. Nitro spraying help needed.....
  8. Gibson 'Johnny A' wiring question
  9. Les Paul Intonation...........
  10. Air shipping of e-guitars
  11. Help me bond with my Affinity Tele!!
  12. Thinking about buying parts and putting together a brent mason tele copy...
  13. Jimmy Herring question
  14. Guitar Heresy question: does the guitar body really matter?
  15. P90 Wire - why?
  16. 2 Humbuckers "out-of-phase"! Can this be fixed?
  17. Need help find a Faber bridge
  18. Wireless ONLY crackling pots?
  19. Hamer pots used in mid 90's...who makes 'em???
  20. Wrong Value Caps.
  21. Interesting data on neck relief
  22. Changing a Squier Tele Bridge to thru the body
  23. Modern radius with wound G: Staggered or Flat pole pieces?
  24. Strat Cap mistake: .56uf instead of .056uf
  25. is it impossible to (guitar neck buzz)
  26. Volume knob taper problem
  27. Trem bock--string tension?
  28. Anyone using/tried 1meg pots with your LP/humbuckers?
  29. Anybody tried a locking nut with a non-locking tremolo?
  30. More wraptail bridge questions
  31. Help with Nashville Tele Partscaster
  32. Replacing toggle with DPDT?
  33. Mounting a pickguard without screws
  34. New Fender American Standard Strat tone controls question
  35. 1965 gibson Heritage Brazilian. Solid or Laminated?
  36. Help, neck and neck middle pups really quiet
  37. wiring toggle switch back. forgot how it originally went. have pictures.
  38. Difficulty with desoldering
  39. Replacing toggle switch in a 70's LP copy
  40. Noiseless P-90 Bridge Pickup
  41. Fralin SP43 pickup height?
  42. Pickups acting like condenser mics...
  43. Grover Tuners on Gibson 335
  44. pickup install gone wrong...please help
  45. Interesting noiseless pickup issue and resolution
  46. Orange Sprague location
  47. how do i wire my tele w/500k pots (P90 in neck, std tele bridge)?
  48. Fix for guitar where one string makes a 'sitar' sound?
  49. Blue marker on the side of the frets....
  50. Nocaster/Esquire Wiring Hybrid
  51. Tunomatic Style with greater intonation range?
  52. 3 Screws pickup mounting ring.
  53. Quartersawn Canary Neck!
  54. conversion bushings, older squier
  55. Epi humbucker screw issue... nothing fits!
  56. Wiring question....
  57. Neck relief...is .007 too low?
  58. Need bridge for 73 Thinline; RI? Vintage?
  59. Feedback! - When wax potting just isn't enough.
  60. Re-radius during re-fret, why not?
  61. Need Help With Switch
  62. coil split set up as killswitch.
  63. DIY tremelo? Pop in arm block
  64. tele nut
  65. Neck finishes (shellac)
  66. Strat tremolo setup
  67. Alt 3-position strat wiring
  68. Rolling off the volume knob
  69. What are you using to clean your fretboard???
  70. Please help me identify correct tuners
  71. HSH wiring - strat w/ coil split and a blender
  72. Dunlop Guitar Polish on back of a maple neck; NOT MAPLE FRETBOARD...?
  73. Locking tuner help wanted....
  74. Full Size Stat Body With Short Scale Neck?
  75. Factors of sustain
  76. Is storing all my extra pickups together in one box bad for them?
  77. TUSQ or TUSQ XL nut ... Help Me Choose
  78. Right Tele Bridge pickup poles for '68 Tele radius- flat/staggard
  79. High E string on LP "plinks". What to do?
  80. Series Parallel wiring problems
  81. Tuning head weight
  82. R8 bridge question...
  83. Source for rubber washers for pickup selector (L5, Benson )?
  84. adding a second tone pot to a tele without altering the appearance?
  85. lube for vintage tuners (strat)
  86. 335 Setup Question
  87. String grounding on Les Paul
  88. Nut & Saddle Files from Home Depot?
  89. Can't remove saddles from Gotoh Japan TOM Bridge
  90. Grounding problems
  91. Filing Nut Slots
  92. Anyone Ever Remove Covers from TV Jones Filter'Trons?
  93. Mixed String Gauge ....hmmmmm
  94. turning 500k pot to 250k
  95. Guitar with Floyd Setups in Northern NJ
  96. PSA Articulating Paper for Neck Resets
  97. Planet Waves Auto Trim not accepting a 10
  98. Hardtail Strat Bridge question:
  99. Strat body rout question
  100. Truss Rod Question
  101. Wiring Gurus, pls help! Tele, 4-way switch and Suhr SSC system
  102. Bridge humbucker with less compression and more bass
  103. Tweed + Mold = Ick
  104. Quick Floyd Rose Question
  105. Recommend an online electronics parts store please
  106. Advice on treble pass circuit caps
  107. Truss rod on 2008 Fender Jazzmaster seems to be compressing the wood
  108. Frankenstrat Neck pocket mismatch...
  109. "Sympathy" tones on Tele
  110. another trem question
  111. How to coil-split with DPDT On-On Switch?
  112. Possibly bad tubes???
  113. What value capacitor on bridge pickup of bass?
  114. question on top wood: Koa Body and spalted maple top
  115. EMG Pickups NOT SOLDERLESS Wiring Diagrams??
  116. Orange Drop Caps in my Tele
  117. ES339 set up & tuning problem
  118. Tone pot scratchy only when playing?
  119. Methods for objectively evaluating changes to guitar
  120. Can you help me identify this Strat Body/Neck?
  121. Best Push-Pull 500K Volume Pot?
  122. Noiseless pickup issue
  123. Strat replacement saddles too wide?
  124. Tune-o-matic roller bridge
  125. 12 String Build Help Needed (Bridge)
  126. Les Paul Buzz-Ground issue?
  127. Loose Fret Solution?
  128. Is 50's wiring noisier than the modern wiring?
  129. Can the pup covers on Fender noiseless pups be swapped?
  130. which pots?
  131. Did I Fry My Pot In My Les Paul
  132. Acoustic PLEK action?
  133. Can someone explain sound difference when upgrading pots?
  134. Joe barden Jazzmaster pickups - any info
  135. ASAT Special wiring question
  136. Baritone Tele Pickups
  137. Another Fine Headless Project...Resurrecting a StreetBass
  138. Neck finishing problem: finish won't cure over skunk-stripe area.
  139. Edwards Les Paul , hardware sizes?
  140. Schaller strap lock install on historic Les Paul
  141. Tremolo problem for old guitar, please help
  142. Lollar Bridge PU Out of Phase with AV57/62 N, M - Solutions?
  143. Tom Anderson Drop T switcheroo wiring
  144. Oil finish on a maple neck/fretboard?
  145. Pickup identification - What pickup is this? SWD 78 model?
  146. Using a neck HB in the Bridge position: Should I reverse Hot and Ground wires?
  147. Please recomend a luthier for fret replacement 1970 ES-335TD
  148. 2001 PRS McCarty- Identify P90's
  149. Mapleflame Mod in the UK
  150. possibly a good tip for your guitar..bright cap content
  151. Cheap strat tweaks/mods?
  152. Help: Volume Pot Does Not Work
  153. Bigsby Merle Travis measurements?
  154. "A" String Rattle Mystery
  155. breaking strings
  156. Baggs Control-X Theory of Operation
  157. painful Martin DX Truss Rod Adjustment probs
  158. Any Rhino Experts Here? I could use a hand!
  159. 500K pots stock on a Strat???
  160. Danelectro bridge - ideas for improvement - need a machine shop?
  161. Wiring problem-help!
  162. Strange Problem - Pickup Cutting Out
  163. Vintage Tweed Strat Case
  164. Need Hard Tail Bridge to replace trem
  165. Confused, burning smell from Strat
  166. Help me block the Trem on my G&L Comanche
  167. Jimmy Page Wiring mod & that Gretsch tone
  168. Grounding problem revisited.
  169. Help With Semi-Dead Strat
  170. Uh-Oh...Busted Guitar Day
  171. machine head tuner sizing
  172. Jaguar Wiring
  173. Steinberger-Licensed Bass Tailpiece...Made Of Brass!
  174. Strat knobs flush with Pick guard.
  175. Help with weird grounding issue
  176. Tele neck pickup cover material? Effect tone?
  177. CLeaned up the Ndy neck, pics
  178. MIJ Fender 80s being reborn pics
  179. bumblebee in a strat eh what the F***
  180. Making waterslides for my builds?
  181. Anderson pickup exchange swap help
  182. Help with my wiring...
  183. How do I brighten up the neck humbucker?
  184. Specs for Gibson '57 Classic pickups?
  185. Low output from neck humbucker???
  186. Why ground the cavity shielding?
  187. Esquire wireing
  188. 4 way Tele mod problem
  189. Need help with cleaning up the body? Is this save-able?
  190. Archtop intonation question
  191. MIJ 80s squire help needed
  192. Pots long or short shaft?
  193. Les Paul wiring problem
  194. Using a multimeter
  195. How bad is this crack on my sg?
  196. nut promlem
  197. Newbie with some questions regarding MIM Tele
  198. string rattle/vibration noise
  199. Everything You Do To Make Your Tele Silent
  200. Balancing string and spring tension in Wilkinson
  201. 250k or 500k...? which one?
  202. Re-fret '73 LP Dlx???
  203. truss rod wrench ESP MH-100
  204. Pots with DPDT switches in an SG or plank style LP?
  205. foam rubber under pickups
  206. Fender Jazz Bass Noiseless Pickup Help
  207. My Ultimate Guitar Project..
  208. Will neck back-bow go away over time with string tension?
  209. Pickup tones
  210. Don Mare '54 Tele Neck Pickup
  211. Grounding problem
  212. Straplocks on Starfire
  213. Bridge and Middle positions don't work on a P-90 LP Jr.
  214. Question on Gretsch pickups
  215. Cheaper sheilding paint?
  216. Strat neck poly crack repair.
  217. Input Jack Not Grounded - Common?
  218. NOS "phonebook" Cap or Luxe repro?
  219. Problem with Firebird Duncan Ant pickups: help!
  220. Early-life tone crisis continues... Damn Tele.
  221. Is this possible?
  222. Pickup ID help please
  223. tele trouble,
  224. Touring work benches
  225. Do roller bridges kill sustain and tone?
  226. Shorter Floyd Rose string lock screws?
  227. Help with installing new pickups...
  228. Replacing the potmetal saddles on a hardtail strat
  229. Dilema: 2 1/4 neck heel and 2 3/16 neck pocket
  230. Esquire wiring w/volume only - no tone, no switch - HELP! Brightness issue - Fixed!!
  231. Bridge Upgrade for a Gibbson ES339
  232. Bill Lawrence L-280S, L-290S pups
  233. string grounding dilemma
  234. Bridge adjustment screws too tall....
  235. Changing string gauge
  236. Upgrades to CIJ Jazzmaster
  237. Tone Capacitor for dual humbucker guitar: What value?
  238. clearance for a nut, on electric guitar, open E & B string - what should it measure
  239. Trouble with a 3-way toggle
  240. Luthiers - Drill size for Shaller tuners?
  241. multi-tap p90s
  242. I need an opinion
  243. Tone pot replacements- effects and such? Where to get and reviews?
  244. Replacemnt tuners for EJ strat
  245. Strip and stain my guitar
  246. Peavey Wolf Special pickup switch issue
  247. The Fingerstyle of Christopher Cross
  248. How do I Get My Guitar Case To Smell Better?
  249. Brass Nut Question
  250. John Mayer Strato; the truss rod.