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"I believe this is the problem. A mono jack in a stereo plug is going to ground the e…" Paul Craig replied Mar 8, 2019 to Added the CB Gitty “Psycho Knob”	16	Mar 8, 2019 Reply by Paul Craig
"No problem, it's good to help people. What goes around - comes around." Paul Craig replied Mar 8, 2019 to Added the CB Gitty “Psycho Knob”	16	Mar 8, 2019 Reply by Paul Craig
"Either the PK is wired up wrong(silencing the pickup) or the PK is defective. Can yo…" Paul Craig replied Mar 8, 2019 to Added the CB Gitty “Psycho Knob”	16	Mar 8, 2019 Reply by Paul Craig
"The PK's pass through works allowing the pickup to work right?" Paul Craig replied Mar 7, 2019 to Added the CB Gitty “Psycho Knob”	16	Mar 8, 2019 Reply by Paul Craig
"It could be a bad PK. You could try it out as a separate effect pedal with another g…" Paul Craig replied Mar 7, 2019 to Added the CB Gitty “Psycho Knob”	16	Mar 8, 2019 Reply by Paul Craig
"Why are you using a stereo jack? If you are using it because that's all you have ava…" Paul Craig replied Mar 6, 2019 to Added the CB Gitty “Psycho Knob”	16	Mar 8, 2019 Reply by Paul Craig
"Google search for Telecaster wiring scheme will help you with a regular 2 pickup wir…" Paul Craig replied Mar 1, 2019 to Lipstick pickup and Telecaster neck pickup. What goes where?	12	Mar 1, 2019 Reply by Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear
"Me too, your in my prayers." Paul Craig replied Mar 1, 2019 to Lipstick pickup and Telecaster neck pickup. What goes where?	12	Mar 1, 2019 Reply by Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear
"Hope every thing goes well with the surgery or whatever treatment they do." Paul Craig replied Mar 1, 2019 to Lipstick pickup and Telecaster neck pickup. What goes where?	12	Mar 1, 2019 Reply by Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear
"If your doing one in the neck and one in the bridge position, put the hotter of the…" Paul Craig replied Mar 1, 2019 to Lipstick pickup and Telecaster neck pickup. What goes where?	12	Mar 1, 2019 Reply by Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear

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Added the CB Gitty “Psycho Knob”

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Lipstick pickup and Telecaster neck pickup. What goes where?

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Wiring CB Gitty Black Ice Single Coil

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Minimal effect from volume or tone pot

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Vol, tone, 3 way toggle and 2 single coils?

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Paul Craig's Discussions (3,491)

"I believe this is the problem. A mono jack in a stereo plug is going to ground the e…"

"No problem, it's good to help people. What goes around - comes around."

"Either the PK is wired up wrong(silencing the pickup) or the PK is defective. Can yo…"

"The PK's pass through works allowing the pickup to work right?"

"It could be a bad PK. You could try it out as a separate effect pedal with another g…"

"Why are you using a stereo jack? If you are using it because that's all you have ava…"

"Google search for Telecaster wiring scheme will help you with a regular 2 pickup wir…"

"Me too, your in my prayers."

"Hope every thing goes well with the surgery or whatever treatment they do."

"If your doing one in the neck and one in the bridge position, put the hotter of the…"

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