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"To make a humbucker, the pickup needs to be reverse wound AND reverse polarity (RWRP…" Skeesix replied May 20, 2011 to reverse wound pickup's,, ????	4	May 21, 2011 Reply by GARAGE HERMIT
"The speaker would probably work either as a contact pickup (mounted like a piezo) or…" Skeesix replied Mar 28, 2011 to Telephone Speakers	5	Apr 3, 2011 Reply by Mister Scott
"I think it might work. The best way to tell without committing to solder is to get s…" Skeesix replied Mar 20, 2011 to two pickups on same jack	8	Mar 30, 2011 Reply by bucky
"It kind of sounds like it might be a bad pot. I don't think ohms really matter too m…" Skeesix replied Mar 14, 2011 to Ohm Ratings	3	Mar 14, 2011 Reply by Ellwood T. Bear
"How does it sound without the ring? I'm having trouble envisioning what this ring is…" Skeesix replied Mar 9, 2011 to Grounding a pickup ring?	5	Mar 10, 2011 Reply by Mickey Sadler
"Basically what Ben said. Yes, it will work; you'll get kind of a clean clear output…" Skeesix replied Feb 18, 2011 to pickup wire size	2	Feb 18, 2011 Reply by Skeesix
"Due to the high impedance of the piezo, the tone pot won't have much, if any, effect…" Skeesix replied Feb 13, 2011 to Help with wiring setup	3	Feb 13, 2011 Reply by Skeesix
"Yes. There was somebody on here who recently posted a humbucker made from sewing mac…" Skeesix replied Feb 9, 2011 to Making a humbucker	4	Feb 16, 2011 Reply by eric gittins
"I think any wire would work." Skeesix replied Feb 8, 2011 to tone pot cap	6	Feb 10, 2011 Reply by colin mcgrath
"The back of the volume pot is the traditional spot because there is lots of area the…" Skeesix replied Feb 6, 2011 to Grounding to switch?	4	Feb 9, 2011 Reply by carverman

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Skeesix's Discussions (554)

"To make a humbucker, the pickup needs to be reverse wound AND reverse polarity (RWRP…"

"The speaker would probably work either as a contact pickup (mounted like a piezo) or…"

"I think it might work. The best way to tell without committing to solder is to get s…"

"It kind of sounds like it might be a bad pot. I don't think ohms really matter too m…"

"How does it sound without the ring? I'm having trouble envisioning what this ring is…"

"Basically what Ben said. Yes, it will work; you'll get kind of a clean clear output…"

"Due to the high impedance of the piezo, the tone pot won't have much, if any, effect…"

"Yes. There was somebody on here who recently posted a humbucker made from sewing mac…"

"I think any wire would work."

"The back of the volume pot is the traditional spot because there is lots of area the…"

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