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mentosik replied to the topic "My first build" – 4 years, 5 months ago
Don’t worry too much about shielding – it is not ‘make or break’ for a guitar. If noise is a problem there are other things you can do Turn off interence devices Change the room for a quiter one Noise… Read more»
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mentosik replied to the topic "Winding own humbucker pickup vs cheap pickup vs really expensive pickup" – 4 years, 5 months ago
It all makes sense, I think I will try to find something in mid range, available on my local market.
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mentosik posted a new topic "Winding own humbucker pickup vs cheap pickup vs really expensive pickup" – 4 years, 5 months ago
Hey folks! I have recently finished my first build and I used the cheapest pickups I was able to find. Since I just started that hobby I didn’t want to put much money in case of failure. After quick research… Read more»
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mentosik replied to the topic "My first build" – 4 years, 5 months ago
Regards your multimeter. If it’s a multimeter you can definitely use it to check out your grounding. Slightly higher featured multimeters may have an audible ‘continuity’ setting which basically sounds a buzzer if you have a short, or zero resistance,… Read more»
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mentosik replied to the topic "My first build" – 4 years, 5 months ago
@tv101 And this is my main fear about it. Initially I invested some money for “luthier tools”. Cheap stuff but for home usage I think they are fine. Even the cheapest tools, in total gave a big sum 🙂 I… Read more»
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mentosik replied to the topic "My first build" – 4 years, 5 months ago
@markbailey I used DIY paint option because I saw prices for that stewmac paint. They are so darn expensive. I have HVAC aluminum tape recommended by someone from youtube but my multimeter doesn’t show conductivity but I have no idea… Read more»
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mentosik posted a new topic "My first build" – 4 years, 5 months ago