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    The Few, the Proud, the Cowpokes. (official Fender Cowpoke club)

    I traced the schematic of my cowpokes preamp and Invalid Link Removed for those of you interested. I did so as I had a problem with the output being low sometimes. Turned out to be the strange connectors used to connect the pickups to the pcb. Just soldered those pickup wires directly to the...
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    Changing from 2 volume knobs to a blend knob

    Not sure what that terms mean. Also never used it. Just looked it up once to try but that never happened. Anyway I understand it is working like this: each pot has some resistance layer close but not up to the middle position. From there it has a conducting layer. That way if the pots are in...
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    Changing from 2 volume knobs to a blend knob

    The Göldo Balance Pot does what you want only affecting one pick up at the time. Not sure you get that where you are but there might be similar products.
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    Playing a gig with a cold, singing lead.

    May be obvious but dont place that songs all in a row. Let the other singer do his songs songs inbetween.
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    Box with OD characteristics of the BDDI without the baked in EQ?

    Dont have a BDDi, so I might be wrong in the firts place. But I have a Dr J Sparrow which is supposed to be a clone of some Sansamp and might be an option as one can read it dose have a bit of a different tonal character more pleasing to some. As you dont mind building yourself I use a...
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    Tubescreamer variants: which would you choose?

    Bad Monkey got already mentioned. Another one is the Palmer Übertreiber. No bass knob but a blend. Rather affordable too.
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    Name songs that reference other bands/artists in the lyrics

    The Wombats - Let's Dance To Joy Division Sime kind of circular reference: The Killers are named after a fictional Band playing in New Orders Crystal Video
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    The Few, the Proud, the Cowpokes. (official Fender Cowpoke club)

    Hi all, are numbers still given out? Just bought this "new" in a local music store that did a sell out. Seems they had it hanging somewere for a while (serial number says 94). So its NOS, kind of. Already loving it. Still has the plastic on the pickguard on this picture :) Regards, Cars10