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Stub Mandrel

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  1. Stub Mandrel
    D'oh. First shortscale I ever played was a Musicmaster in a recording studio somewhere in mid-Wales where I had a bit of a jam some 40 years ago. For decades the name 'Musicaster' was in my head. I left my solid gold bodied Sekonda there that was my great-uncle's In 2018 I discovered my Squier Jaguar SS that brought back the memory of it. Would still fancy one, pretty sure it was off-white.
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    Looks Mustangy...
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    That's excellent Rob... I've sent you a message.
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    I tried some in my Sire (as it uses two) but the high frequency noise from them was intolerable.
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    Wet Log
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    Take a look at Tracey Tools. More woodworking focused. Proops, if still going, sometimes have good stuff. I think I got some Vallorbe files from them (the best )
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    Worst thing about nut work is the smell of bone dust... especially as a vegetarian!
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    Sunny Afternoon and Saturday Night's All Right for Fighting are both fun to play.
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    I have an enormous collection of files. I have diamond ordinary swiss files of various qualities. I always rough slots with a junior hacksaw. I then widen out with files. I finish to depth with a scalpel or other very sharp blade.
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    You can get VERY cheap digital oscilloscopes these days. Plenty good enough for detecting hum on power rails.
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    No, no, no! Coil over your hand putting a half twist into each loop so they are all completely limp. Thus is how I was taught to hank a rope. Minimises tangles, as used by seamen for generations. Then velcro, rather than securing with a loop round and through.
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    We have a winner?
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    😁 not an exaggeration! They tend to stick after a few years of inaction ...
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    Wild!
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    I haven't played that HB, but I have an HB MB5 and an HB Marquess and they are both excellent.
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    Don't know if it's relevant but my 1st gen P10 has a wooden cover.
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    I wonder if they use cheap hardware? I had to trim 1mm off the end of the speaker jack socket on my Elf head as jacks wouldn't engage properly and vibrated out when I played it! They now 'click' in place.
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    It sounds remarkably like my Westone Thunder 1 - which is a compliment, I always say it sounds more like a Precision than a Precision.
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    I am surprised but the fact is I have to tune it evry couple of weeks instead of a few times a year! I think they are now vulnerable to being knocked, or to temperature cycling. This is mainly the B2 I keep at my partner's home.
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    I'm intrigued by these markings: I assume the holes were to adjust presets. Overall gain is obvious. The other could say 'shape depth', if so did someone have it adjusted for maximum scoop? Or have I grabbed the wrong end of the monkey?
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    I did this to both my Hohners and it makes tuning a breeze but at the cost of losing that long-term tuning stability. I have a plan to see if I can recess the knobs to restore the original appearance.
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    Just loving Adrian Shaw's walking line on this.
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    This. Every time.
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    Do you have any interestingones to share? My first Hohner bass had a fairly ordinary tort scratchplate nearly 40 years ago. My brother now has it... this is the same scratchplate!
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    You play floating thumb on both hands? 😁
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