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"It hasn't been an issue for me. Pinching the wire lightly between your fingers is th…" Skeesix replied Nov 25, 2012 to Smoothing wire feed for winding pups? - just an idea!	6	Nov 25, 2012 Reply by Skeesix
"I've done repairs to headphones before. In the ones I've done, the wires are coated…" Skeesix replied Apr 15, 2012 to head phone repair	4	Apr 17, 2012 Reply by Jim Olean (JimO)
"They would probably work fine, but the saddle slots may be too big for guitar string…" Skeesix replied Apr 3, 2012 to Brass Piezo Bass guitar Pickup on Cigar Box Bass	2	Apr 3, 2012 Reply by PhilUSAFRet
"It's a tone thing. The higher the pot value the more highs it will let through. A 1…" Skeesix replied Feb 24, 2012 to Sizing Tone Pots and Capacitors	5	Mar 9, 2012 Reply by Corbie
"I believe those Teisco pickups all have bar magnets in them, so you could mount it c…" Skeesix replied Feb 7, 2012 to mag pup on one stringer Q here	7	Feb 23, 2012 Reply by the anonymous pick
"If it's a piezo connected to a jack, there's not too much that can go wrong. Check f…" Skeesix replied Jan 22, 2012 to Can't get the piezo to pick up any sound.	1	Jan 22, 2012 Reply by Skeesix
"It depends on if the pickup and your wires are already shielded or if you are gettin…" Skeesix replied Oct 28, 2011 to Shielding	2	Oct 28, 2011 Reply by Skeesix
"Standard guitar wire gauge is 22. The piezo wire is more like 24. (the smaller the n…" Skeesix replied Jul 27, 2011 to Wire guage. How big can it go?	1	Jul 27, 2011 Reply by Skeesix
"The short answer is no - to make a pickup humbucking, you have to reverse the leads…" Skeesix replied Jul 17, 2011 to Wiring Worries	8	Aug 4, 2011 Reply by alectron
"Does the pickup have a schematic that comes with it? It kind of sounds like only one…" Skeesix replied Jun 24, 2011 to Clicks when using picks (noises through the amp)	33	Feb 29, 2012 Reply by jabes

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Skeesix's Discussions (554)

"It hasn't been an issue for me. Pinching the wire lightly between your fingers is th…"

"I've done repairs to headphones before. In the ones I've done, the wires are coated…"

"They would probably work fine, but the saddle slots may be too big for guitar string…"

"It's a tone thing. The higher the pot value the more highs it will let through. A 1…"

"I believe those Teisco pickups all have bar magnets in them, so you could mount it c…"

"If it's a piezo connected to a jack, there's not too much that can go wrong. Check f…"

"It depends on if the pickup and your wires are already shielded or if you are gettin…"

"Standard guitar wire gauge is 22. The piezo wire is more like 24. (the smaller the n…"

"The short answer is no - to make a pickup humbucking, you have to reverse the leads…"

"Does the pickup have a schematic that comes with it? It kind of sounds like only one…"

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