The original shortscale guitars; Mustangs, Duo-Sonics, Musicmasters, Jaguars, Broncos, Jag-stang, Jagmaster, Super-Sonic, Cyclone, and Toronados. 
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								westtexasred 							 
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								by westtexasred  Mon May 14, 2012 7:01 am 
			
			
			
			
			What gauge strings should I use? The scale is 24". Usually I have heavier strings on my short scale guitars like 11s or 12s but I heard that Brian May uses 8's on his guitar. 
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								by stewart  Mon May 14, 2012 7:45 am 
			
			
			
			
			brian may also uses an old sixpence as a plectrum, wears clogs and has a fox hospital at the bottom of his garden. 'nuff said.
			
			
									
									
						 
		 
		 
				
			 
				
				
		
		
			
				
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								by moob  Tue May 15, 2012 7:39 pm 
			
			
			
			
			stewart wrote: brian may also uses an old sixpence as a plectrum, wears clogs and has a fox hospital at the bottom of his garden. 'nuff said.
I have ribena flavoured snotters and a messy keyboard after reading this.
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								by westtexasred  Tue May 15, 2012 8:32 pm 
			
			
			
			
			stewart wrote: brian may also uses an old sixpence as a plectrum, wears clogs and has a fox hospital at the bottom of his garden. 'nuff said.
Haha,clogs!
 
		 
		 
				
			 
				
		
		
			
				
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								by stewart  Tue May 15, 2012 10:28 pm 
			
			
			
			
			Pumping Iron strings?Anitaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa