Category Archives: Circuits and Electronics

Simple guitar cable tester

March 31, 2020

With social distancing being the current norm, I’m working primarily from home right now. As such, I found I needed to clean my work area. Doing this, I also found I had a lot of random bits around and decided … Continue reading →

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555 Metronome

April 22, 2019

I wanted to make a metronome and decided on the venerable “555” chip. In this case I used an LM555CN. I had all components needed except the IC itself, so I ordered a handful (they are only about $0.75/each) and … Continue reading →

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Series telecaster wiring, stock 3 way switch

July 5, 2016

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Passive headphone level mixer

June 22, 2016

My old guitar amp doesn’t have a line in jack to allow me to mix my guitar signal with an audio source as a backing track. To remedy this, I created my own mixer. More details here: http://www.ssguitar.com/index.php?topic=4028 The short … Continue reading →

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More K-20X mods!

April 7, 2014

I finally added a “kick stand” to the little guy. I used a brass rod, a cable clamp and two screws. All stuff I had laying around. The bar is from our bed’s headboard, our Son dismantled it when he … Continue reading →

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