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"Lot of good info here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humbucker. If you using just on…" Paul Craig replied Nov 16, 2015 to first magnetic pickups ever (10)	22	Nov 17, 2015 Reply by Jon Leslie/Runaway Veal Music
"The taper effect helps with fingering chords - wider for the upper frets closer to t…" Paul Craig replied Nov 15, 2015 to Informal Survey: Tapering Necks For 4/5 Stringers?	15	Nov 17, 2015 Reply by Tom T
"I like to got through electronic websites or catalogs and look through all the dohic…" Paul Craig replied Nov 15, 2015 to Capacitor Question	27	Nov 19, 2015 Reply by Wayfinder
"Thinking more on this, not sure that a balance pot and a blend pot work the same way…" Paul Craig replied Nov 15, 2015 to Capacitor Question	27	Nov 19, 2015 Reply by Wayfinder
"I've learned that a piezo under the bridge is very bright. The bar type piezo work b…" Paul Craig replied Nov 15, 2015 to Capacitor Question	27	Nov 19, 2015 Reply by Wayfinder
"The closer the bridge to the middle of the soundboard the better it sounds is WAY tr…" Paul Craig replied Nov 15, 2015 to Number of frets	19	Nov 15, 2015 Reply by Paul Craig
"Using a piezo in place of a cap is interesting. A idea just popped in my head about…" Paul Craig replied Nov 15, 2015 to Capacitor Question	27	Nov 19, 2015 Reply by Wayfinder
"I'm a guitar guy and my first CBG build was a acoustic 25" scale and 24 frets. The b…" Paul Craig replied Nov 14, 2015 to Number of frets	19	Nov 15, 2015 Reply by Paul Craig
"No problem guys. I would also mention that if you're using a volume and tone pot, ad…" Paul Craig replied Nov 14, 2015 to Capacitor Question	27	Nov 19, 2015 Reply by Wayfinder
"The higher the value of capacitor used will darken the tone because more highs are d…" Paul Craig replied Nov 14, 2015 to Capacitor Question	27	Nov 19, 2015 Reply by Wayfinder

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Paul Craig's Discussions (3,491)

"Lot of good info here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humbucker. If you using just on…"

"The taper effect helps with fingering chords - wider for the upper frets closer to t…"

"I like to got through electronic websites or catalogs and look through all the dohic…"

"Thinking more on this, not sure that a balance pot and a blend pot work the same way…"

"I've learned that a piezo under the bridge is very bright. The bar type piezo work b…"

"The closer the bridge to the middle of the soundboard the better it sounds is WAY tr…"

"Using a piezo in place of a cap is interesting. A idea just popped in my head about…"

"I'm a guitar guy and my first CBG build was a acoustic 25" scale and 24 frets. The b…"

"No problem guys. I would also mention that if you're using a volume and tone pot, ad…"

"The higher the value of capacitor used will darken the tone because more highs are d…"

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