BKP aftermath BIG problem

[Philly Q]

Are you saying your mess is better than someone else's mess? You mess snob.

Not better, I just feel more comfortable wallowing in my own mess than someone else's.

[darkbluemurder]

It's similar to what I learned with amp building: "Remember - you will have to service it" (Kevin O'Connor, The Ultimate Tone Vol. 3).

Cheers Stephan

[BigB]

It's similar to what I learned with amp building: "Remember - you will have to service it" (Kevin O'Connor, The Ultimate Tone Vol. 3).

I could just paraphrase it when it comes to computer programming: "Remember - you will have to debug and maintain it".

[Elliot]

http://www.epemag.wimborne.co.uk/solderfaq.htm

I found the above link to be helpful

[darkbluemurder]

http://www.epemag.wimborne.co.uk/solderfaq.htm

I found the above link to be helpful

That is an excellent article. Thanks for posting the link.

Cheers Stephan

[jpfamps]

In my experience nearly all the luthiers I know (with a couple of exceptions) come from woodworking background, and generally have a very poor understanding of electronics; hardly surprising as they have probably not had any formal training in this area and it is not a major part of the job.

Equally, I get some very strange looks from people when I tell them that I don't work on guitars.

Electronics and woodworking are very different disciplines.

[darkbluemurder]

Electronics and woodworking are very different disciplines.

I agree but without the electronics, the electric guitar is only half an instrument, so you got to bring both together somehow. No need to have them in one person, though.

Cheers Stephan

[Matt77]

It's easy to learn how to wire a guitar and well worth learning how to do it. I've saved millions this way.
Actually let me revise that. I have saved enough to justify the outlay on a soldering iron

[jpfamps]

Electronics and woodworking are very different disciplines.

I agree but without the electronics, the electric guitar is only half an instrument, so you got to bring both together somehow. No need to have them in one person, though.

Cheers Stephan

Absolutely.

Most of the time wiring up a guitar is straight forward; however you will at some stage, if you do enough, encounter a problem that will require trouble shooting and this is where some electronics knowledge is useful.