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    For Sale Doug Tulloch Nep-tone Danelectro Lipstick Pickup. Alnico VI. Exact '50s Replica. The best and most accurate lipstick available

    As new Doug Tulloch Nep-tone lipstick pickup. These are the only proper alnico VI bar magnet option, w/ NOS wire 42 wrapped around the magnet,...
    Posted By: vanguard, Jul 16, 2020, Guitar Pickups
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    Mystery wiring issue in Danelectro U2 . . .

    I actually "downgraded" from the modern strat style bridge to the old rosewood saddle unit. After a couple weeks with the rosewood, I think I may...
    Post by: vanguard, Jun 29, 2020 in forum: Tele Home Depot
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    Mystery wiring issue in Danelectro U2 . . .

    I had a hard time deciding between the 250k/250k/.05uF and 100k/1m/.1uF arrangements. Ended up going with the former, but I'm still wondering...
    Post by: vanguard, Jun 28, 2020 in forum: Tele Home Depot
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    Vintage Danelectro folks: why is the U2 worth more than the U3?

    Thanks for the info! Just finished sprucing up my new Korean U2. Real vintage lipstick in the neck, and a Doug Tulloch overwound lipstick in the...
    Post by: vanguard, Jun 25, 2020 in forum: Bad Dog Cafe
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    Vintage Danelectro folks: why is the U2 worth more than the U3?

    Why doesn't the U3 do it for you like the other two?
    Post by: vanguard, Jun 25, 2020 in forum: Bad Dog Cafe
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    Vintage Danelectro folks: why is the U2 worth more than the U3?

    I'm confused. The U3 has an extra pickup, and an awesome wiring scheme allowing for any combination of the three pickups. Why is the U2 more...
    Thread by: vanguard, Jun 25, 2020, 17 replies, in forum: Bad Dog Cafe
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    Mystery wiring issue in Danelectro U2 . . .

    As an update, I finally went rogue and rewired the switch after hours of alligator clips and countless wiring arrangements. It's perfect now. I'll...
    Post by: vanguard, Jun 25, 2020 in forum: Tele Home Depot
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    Mystery wiring issue in Danelectro U2 . . .

    I wondered about this as well, but when I ran the neck pickup straight to jack, the problem vanished . . .
    Post by: vanguard, Jun 7, 2020 in forum: Tele Home Depot
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    Mystery wiring issue in Danelectro U2 . . .

    The switch is wired for the Dano kick in the middle
    Post by: vanguard, Jun 7, 2020 in forum: Tele Home Depot
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    Mystery wiring issue in Danelectro U2 . . .

    Interesting! I'll give it a shot for sure. And yes, black candles and chanting are not far off
    Post by: vanguard, Jun 6, 2020 in forum: Tele Home Depot
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    Mystery wiring issue in Danelectro U2 . . .

    Yep, pickup straight to jack sounded great. Tone cap huh . . . interesting. Only thing about that is it sounds fine on the bridge, which is...
    Post by: vanguard, Jun 6, 2020 in forum: Tele Home Depot
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    Mystery wiring issue in Danelectro U2 . . .

    I was hoping someone here might assist me with a mystery in my rewiring of my new Danelectro U2. I used nice Fender CTS pots and Switchcraft jack....
    Thread by: vanguard, Jun 6, 2020, 19 replies, in forum: Tele Home Depot