Category Archives: Upgrade

Plumbing upgrade

May 6, 2014

We needed to shut off the upstairs hot water and found that we could only slow it down…the crappy plastic valve that came with the house had worn out. So I went out to the hardware store and purchased the … 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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Project Tele complete

March 12, 2014

The new (to me) Telecaster I bought came with a few issues, primarily that it wasn’t properly set up and the volume and tone potentiometers were completely worn out. I have replaced the volume and tone potentiometers with proper US … Continue reading →

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I finally did it – IEC jack mod

February 21, 2014

I’ve been considering removing the attached power cord from my Dean Markley K-20X amplifier and putting in its place an IEC jack with fuse. I finally did it last weekend. Not only does this allow for quick cord replacement, but … Continue reading →

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Windows XP – EOL…finally

February 11, 2014

Windows XP is finally reaching it’s end of life status. Microsoft is pulling the proverbial plug on April 8th. Read more below: Official Microsoft Notice: Windows XP End of Support – Microsoft.com: Microsoft has provided support for Windows XP for the … Continue reading →

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