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Nicely done! Enjoy it.


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A beer, a lunch. If the regulator wasn't that much, I wouldn't charge for that either. Ask him to pay it forward. Tell him he owes you a favor at a later to be named time.


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Brian is a regular guy just like us. Super nice dude, and very friendly. He lives in TN, so you must be close by.


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Jimilee, you are seriously observant. I only saw this stuff through the microscope. I reflowed all I found. Thx.

When my troubleshooting becomes troublesome, I will take a picture of the the solder and look at it enlarged. It helps.


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There are several solder joints that look almost empty. Each joint should look like a silvery Hershey's kiss. They should flow through the pad.Reflow and add where needed, then let's see where we are. If we go one step at a time instead of guessing, it will save a lot of time and effort.


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Do you have bypass?


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There is either a short to ground, or a missing trace between the regulator and c58. The path goes through c58 and pin 1 of the pt2399 above it. You should have voltages on c44 and c48, they're all connected. Checking for continuity would be the easiest way to test, for me anyway.


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There are only 2 fixes on the proto and neither of them have to do with that cap.


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This went terribly wrong somewhere....


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SHATFER, SHAFTER!!!!!


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All right, I'll throw out a love it or hate it option.

Two P-Rails, V/T setup, two DPDT switches for the pickups (or 1 if real estate is an issue), and an on board Bloviator (trimmer pots inside to tune, switch in the second tone position to bypass).

P-Rails are the Swiss Army knives of pickups - they don't do anything particularly great, but they do a decent job of all three.  I have found they sound better in Fender-ish guitars and longer scales.

Throw a couple of push pull pots instead or switches.


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That's a serious bridge pickup too.


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So, what you're saying is, I gotta order it, cause really Frepo is the only one using it? ✔️


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I SAID LARGE CHEESE FRIES!!!Jesus Christ, I know you're working the drive through at 3am....


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Doesn't Freppo's Into the Unknown use it? Also, I believe the PLL uses it.

Sold it. Dammit.


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