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"A lot of LED's have a flat spot next to one leg. That's the Cathode. I could never r…" John Sawyer replied Oct 12, 2013 to LED hookup	15	Jun 30, 2015 Reply by JL
"superglue is brittle, nasty stuff. You can become (over time) allergic to the fumes…" John Sawyer replied Oct 12, 2013 to Grain Filling	20	Oct 15, 2013 Reply by Jim Wehrmacher
"That's awesome. One of my favorite looks is a cherry red stain with black pore fill…" John Sawyer replied Oct 12, 2013 to Grain Filling	20	Oct 15, 2013 Reply by Jim Wehrmacher
"I made a 2 string, 1.5"x.75" poplar neck... works great... even fretless it sounds…" John Sawyer replied Oct 7, 2013 to First CBG Bass Build - Info Please!	5	Oct 8, 2013 Reply by Diglydog
"Good point. I found a XM radio antenna cable. Coaxial, shielded. works with my Pi…" John Sawyer replied Oct 6, 2013 to Wiring problem	28	Oct 8, 2013 Reply by The Capo Kid
"Good point on twisted wire... If you want to get lazy, cut up an old Ethernet cable.…" John Sawyer replied Oct 6, 2013 to Wiring problem	28	Oct 8, 2013 Reply by The Capo Kid
"First: I know my electronics, but not my pickups, so this is a question more than a…" John Sawyer replied Oct 6, 2013 to Wiring problem	28	Oct 8, 2013 Reply by The Capo Kid
"YES! Reversing the leads could definitely do that... " John Sawyer replied Oct 5, 2013 to Wiring problem	28	Oct 8, 2013 Reply by The Capo Kid
"You don't have the signal/ground reversed?" John Sawyer replied Oct 2, 2013 to Wiring problem	28	Oct 8, 2013 Reply by The Capo Kid
"I'm the noob to this game, with 4 builds under my belt. My only add is that I found…" John Sawyer replied Sep 26, 2013 to What boxes sound best?	18	Dec 12, 2013 Reply by Richard G Caudill

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John Sawyer's Discussions (1,037)

"A lot of LED's have a flat spot next to one leg. That's the Cathode. I could never r…"

"superglue is brittle, nasty stuff. You can become (over time) allergic to the fumes…"

"That's awesome. One of my favorite looks is a cherry red stain with black pore fill…"

"I made a 2 string, 1.5"x.75" poplar neck... works great... even fretless it sounds…"

"Good point. I found a XM radio antenna cable. Coaxial, shielded. works with my Pi…"

"Good point on twisted wire... If you want to get lazy, cut up an old Ethernet cable.…"

"First: I know my electronics, but not my pickups, so this is a question more than a…"

"YES! Reversing the leads could definitely do that... "

"You don't have the signal/ground reversed?"

"I'm the noob to this game, with 4 builds under my belt. My only add is that I found…"

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