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It says on the SD diagrams - 500K for all the pots, and they had.047 caps in the ones I looked at. edit: Al beat me to it!

When you say feedback, do you mean squealing, ear-piercing, microphone-held-up-to-speaker feedback, or do you mean buzzing or humming? I only ask because there was a recent post complaining about feedback, when what they meant was buzzing. Buzzing or humming is most likely a grounding issue. Feedback could be caused by any of the factors mentioned above, particularly if you are playing a hollowbody guitar (I don't think you mentioned the guitar). I am by no means an expert, just trying to help clear things up.

First, let me emphasize that I am speaking without much experience of zero frets, but (in theory anyway) I stand by what I said earlier. Having a larger zero fret will certainly work; I just don't think it's necessary. I am also aware that there was a debate about this a while back, so I apologize if I'm forcing open any old wounds In response to Son of Magni, I don't think that the break angle should make that much difference. My strings don't buzz using a light touch, so I think that the break angle from the headstock should be sufficient. That said, I can't be 100% sure until I make a neck with a zero fret. Just out of curiosity, has anyone done a zero fret "my" way? EDIT: Zero Fret Discussion Never mind! I found the thread in question. A lively discussion, but no need to repeat it!

I'm 99.9% sure a zero fret should be on the same plane as the rest of them. After all, if you put a capo on the first fret, it is effectively acting as a zero fret, and you don't have to raise it.

I've been lurking on this board for ever, but I had to finally register to reply to this one! "The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus" is a strange beast. Some parts are almost totally unwatchable, and others are unmissable! The circus stuff is pointless and mildly irritating, but some of the music is terriffic. I am also a big Jethro Tull fan, but that performance is really only interesting to me because you get to see sixties Jethro Tull. I'm pretty sure it was entirely lip-synched, and Tony Iommi was even "playing" the slide guitar parts without a slide. Wierd, because all the other songs seemed live. The real gem here is The Who performing "A Quick One, While He's Away." This performance is one of my all-time favorites. If I remember correctly, the movie was never released in the sixties because the Rolling Stones felt that The Who outperformed them. In my opinion, the Who blew the Stones out of the water. Also interesting is "The Dirty Mac," which was basically John Lennon, Eric Clapton, and some other musicians playing Yer Blues. Not great, but interesting. I'm pretty sure it's available on DVD and CD. Now that I'm registered, I'll have to get around to sharing my guitars!