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  1. looking for tele pickups (sc-bridge/hum-neck)
  2. soldering iron-how hot?
  3. Fender Texas Specials problem!
  4. Sustain blocks - what's the low down on cast zinc?
  5. Fixed Pickup Height Adjustment
  6. How to polish the matte-finish nitro on a Highway One strat?
  7. New pup installation for big archtop needed
  8. Hard Ash vs. Swamp Ash for a '50s style Fender replica
  9. Glossy fretboard
  10. Stratocaster Replacement Neck Project
  11. Strat Wiring - PLEASE HELP !
  12. Wraparound intonation issues - help!
  13. Balancing string volume/polepiece height question
  14. PRS SE One - adding Tremolo possible ?
  15. 1976 Gibson LP Custom V and T pots original...trash or treasure...HELP!!!
  16. Changing PRS SE Parts??? Experiences???
  17. Peavey T-15 sounds dull
  18. Telecasters and right angled leads
  19. gretsch duo-jet volume/tone control
  20. Going from 9s to 10s - What will it change? (Intonation, truss rod, etc.)
  21. Oil and Paper Caps
  22. Humidity Question: When to take Action?
  23. My 0.024 plain G has no sustain! Help!
  24. Scratchy volume pot spray?
  25. Bigsby Fixes to make for Faster String Changes?
  26. how do I go about repairing my guitars neck?
  27. That thick, sticky and gummy stuff in all Wood Screw holes on Fenders
  28. ES335 pickup height help
  29. Rio Grande BBQ pickup sounding different in my LPs
  30. Soldering to a pot: what am I doing wrong???
  31. Micro-Mesh finishing pads?
  32. Refretting Rainsong guitar
  33. My Stratocaster Humm....help
  34. Telecaster w/Bigsby - help with tuning issues...
  35. AVRI bridge vs. HWY 1 bridge... ????
  36. Matching pickups for a tele thinline question...
  37. How to Swap Humbucker magnets
  38. Weird pickup ohm readings?
  39. P-90 hum.....
  40. epi- les paul goldtop hardware upgrade
  41. How to change saddles in a Gotoh Tune-O-Matic?
  42. Refinishing a partscaster
  43. Recomend Pro Guitar Tech in PlattsNY, BurlingtonVer
  44. PRS SE One mods
  45. Bridge need, Les Paul, Bigsby etc.
  46. Neck/nut headstock joint crack les paul HELP
  47. Thinking of Mod for my PRS.. Advice?
  48. Why does a higher pot value yield brighter tone?
  49. Fitting grover rotomatic tuners to a LP Studio?
  50. Ever had a guitar that wouldn't stay in tune, no matter what?
  51. Question about pickup covers?
  52. Loose input jack on Strat-Please help!
  53. Tube Synth as Guitar Processor
  54. "Sitar" String Buzz Problem
  55. stripping a Strat body
  56. Hum problem! Help!
  57. Telecaster Grounding Problem
  58. I want to modify my hardtail strat to have a tremolo(help needed)
  59. SGs are under the weather . . .
  60. What pickups will give me Strat tone like...
  61. Tone Pot Clarification
  62. Les Paul bridge Gibson should do better than this
  63. Reverb Pedal going wild - where in the chain?
  64. Eric Johnson Strat - High "E" sliding off the nut
  65. Help! installing rs kit in les paul custom
  66. Wrapping Strat Single Coils w/ copper tape
  67. Guitar out of tune on certain frets
  68. Finish on the frets - scrape it off or fret dress?
  69. E-string slipping off board
  70. Strat Tremelo Springs Question
  71. A few ReRanch / Finishing Questions
  72. lace sensors going bad...anybody?
  73. Need help with a treble bleed cap problem!!
  74. Neck tolerance in bolt-ons?
  75. Fender custom shop relic setup? impossible?
  76. Difference between Bass & Guitar pickups?
  77. P90 advice please
  78. Gotoh/wilkinson VSVG Trem?
  79. Sperzel or Gotoh??
  80. P-90 Question...
  81. Compound Radius, how???
  82. .043 or .022 tone cap, Lil' 59 & JB jr?
  83. pickup output modification?
  84. ok, so I'm thinking of trying to put soaps in humbucker slots
  85. dumb question about installing strat neck
  86. Is it possible to use SPST switches as individual pickup selectors?
  87. Capacitor question
  88. Best replacement nut for Les Paul?
  89. Strat Tone Capacitor Question: .02 uf or .022 uf ?
  90. Using shielded wire?
  91. Lollar Imperial Humbucker...which one?
  92. Basic Theory on Pickup Magnets
  93. RS Upgrade PRS CE24 - stupid questions
  94. Best place to get Replacement 3-way toggle switch for PRS McCarty?
  95. Pickup wiring, can the hot wire connected to the Volume pot hot lug.....and
  96. PUP Problems: Adjusting Pole Pieces
  97. Best 6 Hole Strat Trem
  98. Jazzmaster owners out there?
  99. hot buckers
  100. Austin Guitar tech for setups
  101. Pickup squeal with new Duncan JB and R7 Les Paul
  102. What value pots for various pickups?
  103. covers-off or on?
  104. Light weight tailpiece and over the top = TONE!
  105. Desert-dried guitar question
  106. Smit's pickups!
  107. Right Handed Neck with reversed headstock
  108. Does this neck have too much relief?
  109. Help with a strat switch please
  110. High E string falling off neck?!
  111. Strat with reversed slant tele bridge pickup
  112. How many of you immediately take all your new guitars to your tech for inspection?
  113. strat tone questions
  114. Strat wiring, 2 volume, 1 tone...
  115. Shellac finish question!
  116. Shaving down a Stratocaster neck
  117. GFS or Duncan Strat Pickups
  118. DM VVBlues/Area'58/VHPAF controls
  119. Replacing a nut on a Gibson Nighthawk
  120. Strat tremolo installation trouble
  121. Grounding issues post pup installation
  122. Lollar Imperials Pups Question
  123. Fender AM Dlx Strat truss rod weirdness
  124. Anyone tried this Wrap TP?
  125. Does anyone make a height-adjustable ABR bridge?
  126. Can A Truss Rod (or slot) go bad?
  127. Fender Mustang setup tips?
  128. looking for a replacement bridge for Heritage 535
  129. no truss rod supro with bowed neck?
  130. Tone Quest - Highway 1 Strat
  131. Does anyone here understand exactly how to wire the Fender Super Switch?
  132. Out of Phase question on LP mid position
  133. A crack question
  134. Upgrading an Edwards LP-98 LTS
  135. Odd interaction between volume pots - advice neded
  136. Anyone use Spin-a-Split Wiring?
  137. Re-fretting a Phenolic fretboard
  138. Seymour Duncan Pups VS Suhr Pups for Strat
  139. Want to bevel my frets...................
  140. What pups for my strat??
  141. truss rod issue with strat
  142. Fret Dressings and Fret Polish
  143. Is it easier to intonate a guitar with higher or lower action?
  144. Guitars that won't stay in tune!!!
  145. Pleked question
  146. Tuneomatic bridge help/recomendations...
  147. Gibson neck/trussrod ?
  148. Locking tuner and middle position p'up ?'s
  149. Need advice for pickups in my giffin, I have wolfetone marshalheads but not happy
  150. How do you relic a new strat neck?
  151. Intonation saddle pattern ?
  152. Is this soldering iron too weak?
  153. Bass ID help
  154. Suhr Setups
  155. Bone nut(Experts) cut spacing
  156. Sloppy trem arm on Hwy 1
  157. Pick-ups question - Best humbuckers for Tele twang
  158. Best 5 way switch - recommendations.
  159. Tele Headstock Harmonics
  160. Almost Sold My Rios!
  161. Removing a neck-through help
  162. Brian May PU and WIring Info
  163. Tele Snap Crackle Pop
  164. value of tone cap on vintages style strats
  165. Pickup replacement for gibson es333
  166. Is 4-way switching worthwhile on a Tele with 2 humbuckers?
  167. Noisy Pick Guard Help
  168. Pickup slightly hotter than PAF copy??
  169. Screw gone bad
  170. Fender SC PU Wiring Question
  171. Anyone using RS Guitarworks Super Pots?
  172. Pot Code 583 ??
  173. I must be nuts - unRWRPing a strat pickup
  174. Fender US Vintage Tremolo worth the extra money (compared to a mexican)
  175. tool for measuring neck width and depth
  176. How can you "age" a white maple neck to look orange?
  177. G&L S-500 'icepick in the ear'
  178. Tone and paint removal(let it breath)
  179. Frets Dunlop vs Stew Mac
  180. DeTemple Titanium Trem Block
  181. Callaham 2 7/32 string spacing vintage trem?
  182. Schematic help...
  183. Heritage Les Pauls?
  184. Resurrecting an Am Dlx strat - replacement neck?
  185. SWITCHED TONE2 TO BRIDGE PU. Tonepot Question.
  186. 335 wiring upgrades
  187. Best of the cheap pickups?
  188. trussart ...feedback... HELP?
  189. ES-175 - '63 or '67???
  190. Help! Can a guitar head be used for bass thru a bass cab?
  191. Recommend me some PU's
  192. Stacked HB Pickup Question
  193. Strat Hum - Shielding or Noiseless Pickups?
  194. Highway One vs Thin-Skinned Fenders??
  195. Polishing Vintage Tuners
  196. Turning My Strat INto a Relic...
  197. Noiseless Pickups for Telecaster
  198. Single Coil Covers that match the pickguard?
  199. strat pickups to add low end etc
  200. Still need Strat setup / action help after searching through old threads
  201. Paf Joe vs. Humbucker from Hell
  202. 1979 Les Paul Custom Electronics Question
  203. How do I achieve binding like this?
  204. Just installed my 4th set of GFS Pups - LOVE 'EM
  205. anyone else clip volume/tone pots out...or am I weird?
  206. Fret Size: Help Me Understand Differences
  207. Which tuners for a Strat?
  208. Which wraparound bridge for les paul jr?
  209. Need Wiring help with a 2 HB guitar!!!
  210. help with tru oil
  211. Busted truss rod help!!
  212. I need help changing the bridge on a White Falcon!
  213. Kinmans vs VanZandt w/ Suhr BPSSC?
  214. "Mini" tuners: why?
  215. StewMac's Notched Straight-Edge - anyone use one for set-ups?
  216. Linear or Audio taper volume pots
  217. Questions: Tone Capacitor Value, and Screwy Wiring?
  218. What did I do wrong in this pickup install?
  219. guitar intonation help
  220. Can you identify this Telecaster wiring?
  221. Eric Johnson strat tone control... losing notes on e & b
  222. Loose LP Selector Switch
  223. Intonation: anyone else havinig trouble with Strobo
  224. I want to stain a guitar jet black, with no lacquer on top; what do I buy?
  225. Opinions Please On DiMarzio Super Distortion DP100 & Virtual Hot PAF DP214 For An LP
  226. Anyone know a good tech in Delaware?
  227. How to setup a Fender Strat Plus bridge?
  228. HH wiring using 4-pole 5-way & S-1
  229. tuner bushings
  230. Piezo Blend?
  231. WCR Wiring?
  232. anyone make a exact mexican strat body replacement?
  233. Question; Potting a Tele Bridge Pup?
  234. My Frets Buzz in the Wrong Places
  235. modern frets closest to stock 60s Gibson frets
  236. Tips on smoothing sharp fret ends.
  237. How to tell a `60`s Bigsby B7 from new?
  238. Wiring an old Dimarzio four conductor
  239. Gibson 3 on a strip VOS tuners
  240. bridge/stop tail piece anchor post removal
  241. Active Pickup w/ passive pickups will
  242. Love the plain wrap bridge, but...
  243. aging or staining pearl
  244. Opinions on the most usable mini switch mod on 2 Humbuckers
  245. USACG fret question
  246. Help me Cut a Nut - Please
  247. looking for my "guy" in toledo
  248. Wilkinson Vintage Trem Arm Issue
  249. Guitar noisy at idle
  250. Cut / Grind to modify a pickguard ?