DIY (Do It Yourself)

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1. Links to DiY Resources

   By AMZ-FX, August 29, 2006
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   • uneumann
   • June 23, 2020

2. Intellectual Property & Terms of Use

   By AMZ-FX, May 4, 2006
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   • dan-o-guitar
   • May 4, 2006

3. Music Studio

   By RonnieJames, April 15
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   • isaac42
   • April 22

4. First time fret-leveling - single frets or entire fretboard

   By malibu43, February 1
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   • isaac42
   • March 4

5. Despite being knee deep in teles and strats....

   By StratMonster17, February 14
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   • isaac42
   • February 15

6. Strat 6th string resonates oddly - help please

   By EmolanEric, January 19
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   • daddymack
   • January 30

7. 6505+ Modifications

   By ewizard, September 30, 2014
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   • RyanYbos
   • December 11, 2021

8. 705-28727 Power Transformer for Peavey Classic 50/50 Amp.

   By Michael R. Smith, October 28, 2021
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   • daddymack
   • November 10, 2021

9. Sunn 200S

   By isaac42, September 21, 2021
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   • isaac42
   • October 1, 2021

10. Soundproofing on the cheap?

    By wkendhacker, August 3, 2021
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    • Mr.Grumpy
    • August 24, 2021

11. GuitarFetish experience....

    By Telemaster7139, April 20, 2018
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    • Adam Kasper
    • July 29, 2021

12. Vintage record player

    By isaac42, April 3, 2021
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    • isaac42
    • April 29, 2021

13. Neck scale length question

    By Hoot Owl, March 18, 2021
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    • Hoot Owl
    • March 23, 2021

14. Need help placing the SS(mini)H pickups distances from bridge and from each other (sketch for a Stratocaster pickguard?)

    By PotatoDude, January 23, 2021
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    • daddymack
    • January 25, 2021

15. HOW-TO: Convert On-Off-On DPDT switches to On-On-On Selector switch.

    By Ryoskate, July 28, 2015
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    • Martygo
    • January 10, 2021

16. Detective stategy on coaxial pickup in thin hollowbody

    By Emory, January 26, 2017
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    • Emory
    • December 10, 2020

17. Helping a friend build a new bass cabinet.

    By isaac42, April 11, 2016
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    • isaac42
    • December 6, 2020

18. Base Mount for Angle Grinders

    By TrckyFngrz, November 25, 2020
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    • daddymack
    • November 25, 2020

19. PRS Travel Size Build updates

    By TrckyFngrz, November 25, 2020
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    • TrckyFngrz
    • November 25, 2020

20. Ovation Viper E Series 5 numbers

    By Guitar Finder, April 8, 2020
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    • AMZ-FX
    • November 23, 2020

21. What to do after dropped guitar (shipping damage)?

    By anonSmith, April 17, 2020
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    • Wil W
    • November 6, 2020

22. New body for a '57 Strat AVRI ... decisions, decisions.

    By 6down1togo, October 17, 2020
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    • badpenguin
    • October 19, 2020

23. Haible Kit Builder

    By Undothis, October 8, 2020
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    • isaac42
    • October 15, 2020

24. Humbucker cover vs No Cover

    By Dadwithguitars, March 3, 2014
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    • ScottHarmonic
    • October 5, 2020

25. Ibanez SR505 - noisy treble pot fix?

    By GGEOO, February 5, 2010
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    • Corey McNaught
    • September 6, 2020

26. Line 6 Spider 111, 15 Amplifier

    By carlosraj7, August 13, 2020
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    • daddymack
    • August 17, 2020

27. Peavey IPS 150 Static

    By sixer, July 30, 2020
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    • sixer
    • August 6, 2020

28. Recapping an amp 1 2

    By isaac42, February 1, 2020
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    • isaac42
    • July 15, 2020

29. Paul Reed Smith (PRS) Travel Size Build

    By TrckyFngrz, June 2, 2020   

    • prs
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    • Freeman Keller
    • June 17, 2020

30. DOD 280 compressor mod 1 2

    By Uma Floresta, August 31, 2006
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    • AMZ-FX
    • June 2, 2020

31. LINE 6 MM4/DL4 Volume Fix (without using SMT resistors) 1 2 3

    By drgonzoguitar, April 3, 2009
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    • isaac42
    • May 28, 2020

32. Zoom RFX 2000 unit

    By kenborrett, April 12, 2009
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    • BL6
    • May 21, 2020

33. braided wire How to wire: 2 Single conductor Humbuckers, 1 single coil, 1 volume, 1 tone, 5 way switch?

    By Hbruce, May 5, 2020   

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    • 6down1togo
    • May 17, 2020

34. Solid state bass amp schematics

    By Mr. Brian, January 14, 2009
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    • bassman1973
    • May 2, 2020

35. Semi-hollowbody pickup/wiring upgrade almost broke me!

    By 6down1togo, April 24, 2020
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    • daddymack
    • April 24, 2020

36. Exciting changes coming to HC

    By isaac42, April 1, 2020
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    • Phil O'Keefe
    • April 6, 2020

37. CHERRY Coloured stain needed!! 🤔

    By ksl, November 30, 2019
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    • Phil O'Keefe
    • March 31, 2020

38. Parts caster build

    By SwampMusic, October 9, 2019
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    • Belch
    • March 29, 2020

39. Keystation Pro 88 Modulation Knob

    By bamat, March 28, 2020
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    • bamat
    • March 29, 2020

40. for those of us who do repairs and set-ups...

    By daddymack, March 19, 2020
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    • Idunno
    • March 25, 2020

41. Electra Omega mini-restoration project

    By 6down1togo, March 16, 2020
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    • 6down1togo
    • March 16, 2020

42. Bailed myself out of a guitar finish screw up!

    By 6down1togo, March 15, 2020
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    • 6down1togo
    • March 15, 2020

43. Voltage charts

    By dna-wzU7N, March 7, 2020
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    • WRGKMC
    • March 12, 2020

44. Vintage SS Peavey Amp Troubleshooting

    By MegaFuzzBass, March 3, 2018
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    • WRGKMC
    • March 12, 2020

45. Boss BR-1180 Multi-Track Recorder w/CD malfuntioning. Can it be repaired?

    By justjammin, June 10, 2012
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    • WRGKMC
    • February 28, 2020

46. Idiots guide to safety with electrolytic capacitors in guitar amps needed

    By chrisN, February 8, 2020
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    • daddymack
    • February 11, 2020

47. Suggested glue/adhesive for speaker repair?

    By StratoSlacker, August 6, 2012
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    • isaac42
    • January 26, 2020

48. Line 6 DL4 footswitch repair, did I just wreck my board?

    By ShotgunTimmy, January 12, 2020
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    • bieke
    • January 17, 2020

49. The impact of upgrades on an Epiphone Dot (bridge/tailpiece, nut, PU's, etc)

    By hifidude55, March 14, 2011
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    • daddymack
    • January 8, 2020

50. Bass Setup; Nut Height

    By cx04332, October 9, 2009
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    • WRGKMC
    • December 13, 2019