NGD: Lady Hurb bought me a guitar for Christmas

[Hurb]

Unfortunately the 14 was too short so I had to improvise

[Bacchus]

[BearBoy]

Unfortunately the 14 was too short so I had to improvise

Nice work, MacGyver

There don't seem to be any easily available strings that are light enough/long enough for that top A/B.

[benecol]

...turned it into a Baritone tuned A.

This is what I did too! Way better, I reckon.

(do you wax pot everything now? Do your family live in fear that you'll decide they're microphonic next?)

[Hurb]

Maybe I am the problem? Maybe I am microphonic?

[plopswagon]

I got a little potted last night but I’ve never been waxed

[Doog]

Wait... don't you have one of these already? This videos 2 years oooold

[BearBoy]

This videos 2 years oooold

So’s this thrad?

[NickD]

Maybe I am the problem? Maybe I am microphonic?

are you asking us for feedback?

[benecol]

Maybe I am the problem? Maybe I am microphonic?

[Doog]

This videos 2 years oooold

So’s this thrad?

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[NickD]

This videos 2 years oooold

So’s this thrad?

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[Doog]

Ohmygawd, what a dumbass. I guess the coffee hadn't reached by eyes by that point in the morning

[Hurb]

Ohmygawd, what a dumbass. I guess the coffee hadn't reached by eyes by that point in the morning

I have broken Doog!

[plopswagon]

Ohmygawd, what a dumbass. I guess the coffee hadn't reached by eyes by that point in the morning

I have broken Doog!

This is why we can’t have anyone nice.

[sunshiner]

Bass vi update.

Have installed a Avantguard tort pickguard and turned it into a Baritone tuned A.

Also had a go wax potting the bridge pickup ( all of the pickups are microphonic) but haven't had a chance to see if it worked

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How did you go about waxpotting them? Did you use real wax or paraphine? What was your process? Did you put a pan inside a pan with boiling water to melt wax/paraphine?

I have an old Melody Maker pickup I snatched on ebay more than a decade ago for close to nothing. It's microphonic and I was thinking about waxpotting it. Chances are I will destroy it in the process, so I have lots of doubts.

The irony is that basically every shitty noname Chinese pickup comes waxpotted these days

[Hurb]

Pretty much as you said. I just melted some candles I had at home.
On the bass vi it worked and has stopped the squeal. Tried on another guitar and it made it better but not perfect. If it helps though I haven't killed a pickup yet!

[plopswagon]

Some folks use straight paraffin wax some a mix of paraffin and bee’s wax.

It’s best to suspend the pickup in the wax until bubbles stop coming out.

I’ve never potted a pickup but I’ve watched a ton of videos and bought a 2nd hand mini-crock pot for the future.

[NickD]

Some folks use straight paraffin wax some a mix of paraffin and bee’s wax.

It’s best to suspend the pickup in the wax until bubbles stop coming out.

I’ve never potted a pickup but I’ve watched a ton of videos and bought a 2nd hand mini-crock pot for the future.

My brain read that as mini crack pot

[Bacchus]

Ideal for crack for one, but a bit tiresome if you're entertaining.