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    How to determine if a cover is nickel

    I'm sorry, I'm not so good in searching, it's probably discussed in the past: how can I determine if a tele neck cover is brass or nickel? I know for sure (FOR ME) STR-1 sound the best without a cover, and that leads me thinking it's brass, so I removed the cover from almost every tele neck pu...
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    Any pickup mod idea before selling a Jumbo MFD equipped G&L ASAT special?

    Just an update, I finally made it, it works, very well indeed, exactly what I wanted. I put a fender standard tele a friend of mine gave me
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    Strange Harley Benton tele neck poles

    A friend of mine gave me this pickup from a Harley Benton tele not functioning to fix. The negative wire is clearly cut from contact, it wouldn't be so difficult to make it work (it measures 6.04K and it seems Alnico). Once removed the cover I've noticed the outer two poles seems different...
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    Any pickup mod idea before selling a Jumbo MFD equipped G&L ASAT special?

    Never say I don't follow this forum advices
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    Any pickup mod idea before selling a Jumbo MFD equipped G&L ASAT special?

    Let's start with this: my G&L tribute ASAT Special is an awesome guitar. The finish is beatutiful, hardware is Fantastic, it sustains for ever and the neck and fingerboard are flawless. Even the pots are high quality stuff. BUT I can't get along with those pickups. On paper they are high...
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    What guitar are you playing today?

    These twos Left 1986 MIJ Fujigen '72 reissue limited, FS1 bridge + 2 SSL1 (My very first guitar, I bought it in' 88) Right partscaster with Franchin (Italian luthier) body, old warmoth neck, SSL5 bridge + 2 SSL1
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    The SDUGF Official Pics of Your Board Thread

    The red one is a DIY Menatone Red Snapper clone (I sold my original one eons ago unfortunately, but I'm still not sure if it's the right overdrive for me in that position, I'm continuosly switching between this, an original Timmy and a Mad Professor Sweet Honey) chain is: Fuzz - Ce2 -...
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    4 way switch with 1 4 conductors humbucker and 1 single coil - wiring needed

    I need your help, everytime I want to wire a fender 4 way switch I get mad. I'd like to have this configuration in my tele with a 4 condutors. HB at the bridge and 1 tele single at neck: 1- full HB 2 - full HB parallel SC 3 - split HB parallel SC 4 - SC Any idea how to wire the switch ...
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    opinions are welcome: what solid color for this body ?

    some ago I bought this used 3 colors body, it was cheap becaise the owner made some mess with the neck holes and the paint, actually it sanded it making it flat. I restored the holes, made some wood work on the back, found a maple neck with rosewood fingerboard , my idea is a HSS setup with a...
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    Adding forearm contour to tele

    this is my 95 MIJ fender telecaster. It was once black, then natural, then red, then blu, then green (for an error) then natural again. At this point I decided to make the forearm and tummy cut, I made it with a file and many sandpaper sheets. Then I put the filler and sprayed in this electric...
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    intersting experiment on inductance mod

    Just seen on YT this video , it's interesting, he modifies the pu inductance applying nails on bottom , you can hear the differences
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    WHAT IS YOUR EVERYDAY GO TO GUITAR

    this partscaster strat, now with a FS-1 at the bridge and two SSL-1
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    School me on Duncan's line of Strat pickups

    I'm a huge strat lover but I can't stand that volume knob so close to the bridge too , even if I don't play metal. All my strats have only two knobs, a general volume and a general tone, I use the original pickguard with just two knobs or I drill a hole in a middle position within two existing...
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    Let's REVIEW those pedal boards you are using right now.

    Ok, I'll try again with another board I have in my mountain home, forgive my sins Aceman (please don't blame the pavement , it's a late 60s thing, don't have money to change it yet)
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    Let's REVIEW those pedal boards you are using right now.

    I wanna play this game too, this is my home board, the one I use the most these days
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