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Private member DiscussionElectric Builds

bass VI wiring question

Hello, I am building a bass VI for a customer. As with a Fender Bass VI he wants a control plate with 4 slide switches. 1 on/off switch for each of the 3 pickups, but with the 4the switch he wants to control the phase of the middle pickup. Any suggestions as how I should wire that? thanks!

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if you use a regular jaguar pickup, remember to solder a ground wire in the claw like a tele neck 3 wire pickup
Private member DiscussionAmps, Pickups, and Pedals

Blade Humbucker Assembly

Hi everyone. I've built a bunch of pickups, in a variety of configurations, but I haven't built a set of blade humbuckers yet. I usually make my own bobbins/flatwork, but since this is my first set of blades, I went ahead and purchased some bobbins to see what they're all about. Which leads me to my question: how does the bobbin retain the blade? With the parts I have, the blade just slides into the top of the bobbin. Not especially snu…

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Can you post a photo? Or a link to the blades and bobbins? would want them to fit reasonably snug to hold together and prevent vibrations. How does the base plate attach?
Private member DiscussionDesign and Testing

Sliding Neck Joint

Has anyone ever tried a Martin Keith style neck joint? I am thinking of using it on my first acoustic guitar using standard t track. I am curious if there are any tricks or tips to its successful implementation as I can only find limited information on it.

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Thats great to hear. I will likely try this on my next build or maybe even on my current one as I'm not past the point of no return yet.