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"thanks for the reply.sorry I don't fully agree its the player that make the sound. i…" john mackay replied Jul 17, 2014 to different sounds!!!	42	Jul 21, 2014 Reply by Wayfinder
"born in 1951,grow up hearing Joseph lock(my Mam and Dad fav's) but mostly rock &…" john mackay replied Jul 17, 2014 to Whats your music background?	17	Jul 17, 2014 Reply by Richey Kay
"yes it is working.peizo is wired directly to the jack. sound nice acoustically. " john mackay replied Jul 13, 2014 to single coil pick up problems.	35	Sep 14, 2014 Reply by John Sawyer
"Careful, if the piezo and mag pup are parallel wired then one will always work even…" john mackay replied Jul 12, 2014 to single coil pick up problems.	35	Sep 14, 2014 Reply by John Sawyer
"the jack is wired right other wise the peizo wouldn't work. I've wired the mag pick…" john mackay replied Jul 12, 2014 to single coil pick up problems.	35	Sep 14, 2014 Reply by John Sawyer
" thank you for your quick reply.if that is the case then I'll fit the coil to wood o…" john mackay replied Jul 10, 2014 to single coil pick up problems.	35	Sep 14, 2014 Reply by John Sawyer
"I just bought a king Edward cigar box for £4.49 inc shipping off ebay. a violin for…" john mackay replied Jun 6, 2014 to Making your own cigar box	28	Jun 7, 2014 Reply by Wayfinder
"((In my mind the site has become a bit "scattered". So many splinter groups that ent…" john mackay replied Jun 5, 2014 to The CBG world. On the decline? Where is it going?	362	Nov 30, 2014 Reply by Primitive Acoustics
"well I'm relatively new to CBG. after trying to play a Bass/6 stringed guitar gave u…" john mackay replied Jun 4, 2014 to The CBG world. On the decline? Where is it going?	362	Nov 30, 2014 Reply by Primitive Acoustics

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john mackay's Discussions (644)

"thanks for the reply.sorry I don't fully agree its the player that make the sound. i…"

"born in 1951,grow up hearing Joseph lock(my Mam and Dad fav's) but mostly rock &…"

"yes it is working.peizo is wired directly to the jack. sound nice acoustically. "

"Careful, if the piezo and mag pup are parallel wired then one will always work even…"

"the jack is wired right other wise the peizo wouldn't work. I've wired the mag pick…"

" thank you for your quick reply.if that is the case then I'll fit the coil to wood o…"

"I just bought a king Edward cigar box for £4.49 inc shipping off ebay. a violin for…"

"((In my mind the site has become a bit "scattered". So many splinter groups that ent…"

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