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. Exciting changes coming to HC

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

3. Intellectual Property & Terms of Use

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

4. Soundproofing on the cheap?

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

5. GuitarFetish experience....

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

6. Vintage record player

   By isaac42, April 3
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   • isaac42
   • April 29

7. Neck scale length question

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

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

   By PotatoDude, January 23
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   • daddymack
   • January 25

9. 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

10. Detective stategy on coaxial pickup in thin hollowbody

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

11. Helping a friend build a new bass cabinet.

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

12. Base Mount for Angle Grinders

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

13. PRS Travel Size Build updates

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

14. Ovation Viper E Series 5 numbers

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

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

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

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

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

17. Haible Kit Builder

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

18. Humbucker cover vs No Cover

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

19. Ibanez SR505 - noisy treble pot fix?

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

20. Line 6 Spider 111, 15 Amplifier

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

21. Peavey IPS 150 Static

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

22. Recapping an amp 1 2

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

23. Paul Reed Smith (PRS) Travel Size Build

    By TrckyFngrz, June 2, 2020   

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    • Freeman Keller
    • June 17, 2020

24. DOD 280 compressor mod 1 2

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

25. 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

26. Zoom RFX 2000 unit

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

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

    By Hbruce, May 5, 2020   

    • single conductor humbuckers
    • wiring
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      • hsh
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    • 6down1togo
    • May 17, 2020

28. Solid state bass amp schematics

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

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

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

30. CHERRY Coloured stain needed!! 🤔

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

31. Parts caster build

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

32. Keystation Pro 88 Modulation Knob

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

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

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

34. Electra Omega mini-restoration project

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

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

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

36. Voltage charts

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

37. Vintage SS Peavey Amp Troubleshooting

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

38. 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

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

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

40. Suggested glue/adhesive for speaker repair?

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

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

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

42. 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

43. Bass Setup; Nut Height

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

44. Just repaired a powered speaker

    By isaac42, October 7, 2019
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    • Voltan
    • December 11, 2019

45. Jamman Solo XT and Beat Buddy

    By the_big_e, March 7, 2016
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    • JBMusic4U
    • December 9, 2019

46. 12volt battery power or gas generator/Inverter

    By KALUSA, December 1, 2019
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    • Voltan
    • December 2, 2019

47. Kasino 400

    By toprekoms, January 12, 2011
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    • Phil O'Keefe
    • November 27, 2019

48. A product that's not so hot...

    By Phil O'Keefe, March 18, 2019
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    • tonnybilly
    • November 15, 2019

49. removing superglue ...

    By hahavishnu, January 23, 2009
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    • Lush40
    • November 12, 2019

50. Repaired a couple of amps today.

    By isaac42, October 26, 2019
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    • isaac42
    • October 30, 2019