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Wigglez

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  1. Right first things first, soldering gun? I hope you're not using a plummers solder gun, they're really not a good idea for guitar electronics, they use a soldier with acid in it which ends up corroding electronic components. As for wiring up a kill switch its pretty easy. If you've got an on/on switch connect the pickup output to one outer lug, ground to the other outer lug and connect the middle lug to the output jack. This way one way will connect the amp to the pickup and the other throw will connect the amp to ground (rather than connecting it to nothing which is the same as putting a lead in your amp with no guitar on it i.e. it'll buzz like mad!). Hope this is helpful. i wouldn't sugest to break the connection. a safer way to do it is gettin one of those on-off switches, wire the output of the guitar to one lug, and ground to the other lug. that way you wont have 'pops'. thanks guys! no i am not using a plumber grade soldering iron, i've got a decent quality electronics grade one. both these responses sound great! i'm going to try Robert's idea first since i already have my old 3 way switch laying around. but if it makes bad popping noises then i'll switch to an on/off switch. thanks again!
  2. my main guitar right now is an older epiphone special 2 i gutted and rewired and replaced the pickups with just a X2N in the bridge anyways I'd like to make the controls on this guitar as simple as possible by setting it up so i only have an on/off switch on the guitar. are there any links or diagrams on how to do this? i fooled around with the soldering gun when i put in the new pickup but couldn't figure out how to make a kill switch. thanks in advance! -Max
  3. my current guitar is an older epiphone special 2 les paul knock off. i completely rewired and sheilded it a while ago, and replaced the pots and the switch. the only stock wire left is the bridge ground, which is the only connection thats faulty. the bridge ground goes into a tiny hole from the control cavity, through the guitar body, to one of the tune-o-matic pieces. how on earth am i supposed to replace this wire? and is there any way to replacce it without pulling the bridge?
  4. Looking good i like the body shape and that burled walnut veneer is gorgeous! Keep up the good work Wigglez
  5. I voted for the casualties but your missing alot. Minor threat, the Exploited, Dead Kennedys, Subhumans are some of my favorites
  6. thanks for the help guys when i get some time i'll buy a tone pot and sheild the inside and get rid of that stupid buzz. i also noticed that when i played at my friends house the excess noise went down a lot. also the noise goes down some when i turn off and unplug my computer stereo and ipod. thanx again for the help. i'll update this thjread when i fix the problem.
  7. thanks a lot guys i'll buy a multimeter.
  8. I've got a epiphone les paul special 2 its had a bad buzz ever since i bought it a year or so ago. it has 1 volume, 1 Tone, and a 3-way switch. first i replaced the switch which only half worked but the buzz is still there. my solder joints are right so unless some of the wires have inside breakage then the wiring is fine. so i figure it might be the crackely tone knob thats causing the buzz. would replacing or cleaning the bad pot fix the buzz?
  9. thanks southpa thats a really helpful article.
  10. that quilt top looks like i could swim in it its so blue! nice work man
  11. I love my danelectros, as you probably can see from the pics. I first bought the fab OD, and it quickly replaced my modded TS9. I guess it all depends on what sound you want, but I love these things. For 15$ they are well worth trying. They deffinitively helped me in my search for the perfect tone. ← yep i love my danelectro metal pedal and for 15$ its the best deal ever. and nice guitar too, that neck scallop looks nice. Same thing happened to me with the polish though
  12. 911tabs.com is my favorite they search a ton of other tab sites so you will probably find what you need
  13. that flame maple is gorgeous that green is killer this is gonna be a cool build 10 string not individual strings i hope good luck Matt (not that you need it)
  14. hmmmm..... I don't like the shape it's too sudden but thats just me
  15. Dude I think ur pic didn't work I don't see anything
  16. Have you seen the old PRS wizard prototype? It has 27 frets. I can't find one on google though
  17. well I took apart a lot of my wiring and fixed a few soon to be problems (loose wires) and still buzz. Then I remembered that I have a bad toggle switch so i'll replace that when I have the Money and hopefully that will fix the buzz Wigglez
  18. Mesa if I ever get the money the triple rectifer looks sooo nice (and rammstein plays through them each guitarist has 5! [url="http://herzeleid.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=16896)"]http://herzeleid.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=16896)[/url]
  19. nice looking acoustic i really like the flame maple that is nice stuff Where do you get your maple?
  20. Yeah that finish makes me like that bass even more
  21. Yahh that looks tons better and I think IwishIcouldshred is right about the bottom horn. lookin goood Wigglez
  22. Is this going to be a carved to? or flat? Either way I think you should add some bevels to the points and make it look that much more EVIL Just a thought Wigglez
  23. Thanks a lot guys I totally forgot about multimeters that makes wiring 10x easier Wigglez
  24. How on earth do I get to the bridge ground I see where it is (goes down a narrow hole to tailpiece) but don't know how to fix it
  25. hmmmmmmmm........ I'll give the bridge ground a try
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