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Mastery has the M5 back in stock. I just received mine--pretty excited. I'll follow up with some results.

I play a 360V64-6 through an AC15, as my #1/#1 pair. I use a Bad Monkey as a clean boost, and an EQ to tweak. A few others to get the right tone for particular songs. I think you are missing out by dismissing pedals. There is a lot of tone out there to find, and I'm always looking for what fits best...

1979, The Jam, Setting Sons, "Thick As Thieves", @1:36

Marc Maron did a great interview last year with Peter Fonda on his WTF podcast. As I recall, Fonda's version of the story was that he and Hopper had sourced some great LSD for the party, and that Fonda was called in to deal with Lennon, who was "disassociating", I believe he called it, fre...

If you don't know Greg Cartwright or the Reigning Sound, you should:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrmzUuphMuI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xhnd5drzTi8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jO6OgbriBLM&t=3372s

Can't you just make a new TRC that looks like what you want, instead of potentially destroying the original? A little CAD work, pick the right materials, a 3D printer (or on-line service), and your done! Sounds fun. Put the old one in the case for safe keeping.

Thanks, all, for the input. I'm pretty sure I get how the intonation works with these. I've dialed in a really nice sound between this guitar, a few pedals, and amp (doing the Setting Sons era Paul Weller thing when pushing it), but single notes up the neck are plinkier than I would like. I'm going ...

Contemplating getting a Mastery bridge for my left-handed 360V64. Can I just flip the saddles on a regular M5 bridge? Am I missing something? Thanks in advance for any advice!