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  1. Thanks for the help. Cleared a lot up there. How do I know if it's applicable? And how do I go about the shielding process if I do need to? Just line it with some sort of foil/metal strips?
  2. @ Thegarehanman: (or anyone else who can help ) You seem to know your stuff. If you could give any advice as to what grounding is? I've read you can just solder all the ground wires to the back of a pot. If I just screw a small screw into the side of the controll cavity, and attatch them to that - will that be enough? I don't know how I'd be able to get a hole to the bridge pin. I'm having small cavities - and it was trouble enough connecting the two pickup cavities together. My other questions are answered. Now there is only the one about grounding to fix
  3. I say again What do I do for grounding? I won't be taking that advice - as I've already got my switches. Do I really need to take a wire from the bridge, to somewhere? Why? There's no electrical current getting to it... Unless the electromagnets of the pickups cause some in the strings? I don't know
  4. So - basically - the electronics time has come for my first build. I'm gonna be having dual humbuckers. Instead of a pickup selector (hate them) - I'm having just an on/off switch for each pickup. These will be push switches. No tone/volume controls. I'm asking this: I've read several times on this forum, that I don't NEED any resistors atall - it'll just be REALLY bright without. Is this correct? If I feel it's too bright - I'll dismantle and put a fixed resistor in. Also: Is this Ok? I read of grounding. I know what this IS - but what do I need to take wires from, and where do I need to take them to? Would be much appriciated if someone could draw on my diagram - or make a new one with corrections. Thanks yummy loads Flipp
  5. So - basically - the electronics time has come for my first build. I'm gonna be having dual humbuckers. Instead of a pickup selector (hate them) - I'm having just an on/off switch for each pickup. These will be push switches. No tone/volume controls. I'm asking this: I've read several times on this forum, that I don't NEED any resistors atall - it'll just be REALLY bright without. Is this correct? If I feel it's too bright - I'll dismantle and put a fixed resistor in. Also: Is this Ok? I read of grounding. I know what this IS - but what do I need to take wires from, and where do I need to take them to? Would be much appriciated if someone could draw on my diagram - or make a new one with corrections. Thanks yummy loads Flipp
  6. Thanks for the help Will be going for about 7/8ths I think Thin it down after if it's too horrible. While I've got a thread going - I'm gonna check something. I've used the search - and it says it WILL work. I'm not wanting volume/tone controls. All I want is an On/Off switch for each pickup (EMG Selects X2). I know it will sound very bright - but I don't NEED resistors. Correct? This is what I have been told. Plus the fact - if it's too bright - I can just take the back off and whack a resistor in. But without a resistor - will it blow my amp up? I've heard not. Also: As for the switches - I'm thinking push switches. Will these light up? http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?ITAG=F...mp;doy=22m2#faq It's on the FAQ section for them - and it says 2.2v @ 0.25A When I switch them on - will the lights come on? If not then I'll keep looking - but there seems to be very few locking push switches, without illuminations, and a decent ammount of thread on the back. Sorry if I've repeated/don't make sense atall - I'm in a rush..
  7. I had an idea a couple of days ago. Would love to see it done. In my room - I have a a little contraption that flashes to the rythm of music. I was thinking; rip the guts out of that - and make it digital (rather than relying on a mic), and attatch a series of LEDs to it. Now in the body-works, it has one major difference... |.......|......|.......| |.......|......|.......| |.......|..P..|.......| |...W.|..E...|..W..| |...O..|..R..|..O...| |...O..|..S..|..O...| |...D..|..P..|..D...| |.......|..E..|.......| |____|_X_|____| Have the LEDs at intervals in the perspex - and so it will end up working like this: When you play a rhythm - the layer of perspex lights up and flashes along with the rhythm, in whatever colour your LEDs are. Either that - or just have it so the LEDs turn on when the input jack is connected. Only problem is - you may need to make a battery section accessable. I have only one condition if you want to use this idea: Let me see some pictures when it's done
  8. I'm in the middle of my first build, and so far, all is going well. I'm about finnished with the body - and moving onto the neck. My question is this: If the truss is 13/32ths deep - how deep should I make the neck? I'm a fan of thin necks, so I'm basically asking how much wood do I have to leave before it becomes to thin? My guess would have been around 5mm? Thanks for any help you can provide. -Flipp
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