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Can't seem to send PMs to anyone. Is there an issue?

... why I hate to use Ebay.

Went against my usual rules and went to bid on an Ebay item only to get "sniped" in the last 30 seconds  REALLY wish they would ban the use of sniping programs. Takes all the fun out of bidding. (and being the "winning" bidder)

Oh well, at least I was able to drive the price up for the winner 

Anyone try to remove silkscreen from a metal enclosure? What did you use? I tried nail polish remover but it doesn't seem to work. Gonna try straight Acetone but, wondering if anyone has other ideas.

Thanks 

Can anyone tell me what is the bushing and shaft length is for a standard cry baby wah pot? I need to fit an A1M pot into a cry baby shell and need to know what to order.

Thanks! 

EDIT: Or... anyone know where I can get a ready-made A1M wah pot?

We have all used the cheaper IC sockets in our builds. The ones that look like this:



My question is... how do you seat the IC properly? I have always had issues with the IC sitting crooked or not seating well. Any trusted methods to share? Never have a problem with the machined IC sockets.

Thinking about getting a Hot Air Rework station for SMD work (light work.. nothing intense)

Anyone recommend something that is not gonna break the bank?

Thanks!

Checking on the viability of some electro caps and I have a question:

If I connect the positive side of an electro cap to a DC voltage and leave the negative side floating, should I be able to read DC on the negative side? Does the negative side of the electro cap need to be tied to a potential (in-circuit) for the cap to block the DC?

I have a dual humbucker setup and currently, the pups are in tapered pickup rings. Now... not being the musicphile that some are... I wonder why? Why do they mount pups into tapered rings where the pups sit unevenly and the string distance differs?

Basically... what are the pros/cons of tapered rings compared to flat/even pup rings?

I happen to have some lower-tier lefty guitars that I no longer require. 4 to be exact. 2 of them I would relegate as 'junk' and the other 2 I would say have a tiny bit of promise.

My question is.... What do you think is the best way to get rid of them without straight up throwing them in the dump?

Friend of mine gave me a Cry Baby that he sent in for mod by Alchemy. Imagine my surprise when I discovered that the "mod" was just a drop-in BYOC wah kit 

Anyways, something I noticed with the design of the PCB that threw me for a loop.......

The battery bypass is different than any I have seen before. Instead of wiring the Battery GND to the Input jack Ring and having the In/Out jack sleeves and PCB GND directly connected to the DC jack GND, they configured the PCB to have the Battery GND go directly to the DC jack GND and to the Input jack Ring. So... instead of having the PCB GND and In/Out jack GND always tied to the DC jack GND, you have to insert the Input jack to complete the connection between the Input jack Sleeve and Ring to get GND to the circuit. 

Wondering if this is a good setup for power switching 

So.... I inherited a Fender Squire Affinity Telecaster that someone attempted to mod and failed. I'm thinking it won't be too much of a challenge ot get up and running BUT..

I have seen SEVERAL wiring diagrams online and they all seem to differ in small ways.

Can anyone point me to or provide me with a link to a known good wiring diagram to make sure all will turn out good?

TIA 

Hadn't gone there in a LONG time. Wondering why their home page has pics of stomps, transistors, resistors, knobs, etc. yet..... they only seem to sell enclosures 

Is it just me or have there been a few forum issues in the last 2 weeks or so? I have tried to log in and only see and error message saying "..... InnoDB" or something like that.

Have seen this 3 or 4 times recently...

Has anyone ordered PCBs from Dead End FX to the US lately? I ordered and had them shipped about 2 weeks ago and still no show. I have been in contact with Dino and he made me aware that their post is running very slow due to the C-19 situation.

Just trying to get an idea of how long it will take to get here. Mid-east coast.

Does anyone have an idea or experience with this recently?

Looking for a PCB for the single knob noise gate made by a 3-initialed company. Does anyone know where I can find one? Preferably one of the "G"ood stringed variety??

Anyone know where to find them?

I know there are the washers with "teeth" and there are the washers with alignment tabs. I want just plain old flat washers.

Thanks!

EDIT: Nevermind... Lawrence has 'em 

Thinking about pulling the trigger on a PRS SE Custom 24. I'm a lefty so it will fun finding the right match (Did they make like a million in that awful Trampus Green??)

Anyways... looking for experienced opinions on this model. Annnnnnd... GO! 

*** EDIT: Double Post. Sorry  ***

Since Mammoth went out of business (for now?) it looks like Tayda is the only comparable carrier of Alpha rotary switches 

The bad part is that they have been out of stock on the common types for almost a year. On top of that, they have yet to reply to any of the 3 or 4 emails I have sent regarding whether or not a restock will ever happen.

Uggg

Has anyone else been the victim of the fake "US sellers" on fleabay? Bought some memory chips early last week from a "US seller" (I typically check the box for US Only) and the deal went through and got an email saying the package was shipped.

Checked on the progress today and the tracking on the USPS site says "Shipment Received, Package Acceptance Pending"

This has been the same since Monday of last week!!

These people need to be vetted and if they do not have stock in the US then they need to be booted from the US seller's list. Such a pain in the rear end!!

:rantover: