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January 30th, 2010, 10:07 AM
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Melody Maker With Mini Humbucker.
I was wondering if anybody has heard a melody maker with a mini humbucker installed in the bridge? I have a mini humbucker out of a les paul deluxe and was thinking about putting it in my melody maker reissue. I have had a Dimarzio fast track 2 in there and a fender texas special pickup in the bridge also. Neither one of the pickups appeal to my ears. I was wanting a humbucker but it looks kinda out of place on a melody maker. Thats just my opinion. Any insight would be great.
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January 30th, 2010, 06:14 PM
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try it and see how it sounds.
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January 30th, 2010, 06:29 PM
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I agree try it ..... I have heard the mini humbucker and love the tone, will probably look good in the melody maker too.
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January 30th, 2010, 09:09 PM
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Here's my philosophy: my guitar is mine to make what I want out of it. it is not a tribute or museum to some idea that someone else came up with. make that guitar your own, bro. if you don't like it, all you're out is a little solder. have fun
Matt
P.S. let us know how it works out
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January 30th, 2010, 10:12 PM
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I'm trying to visualize what you can use as a pickup surround.
What do you have in mind?
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February 1st, 2010, 02:36 PM
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I have an old early 60s melody maker with some kind of really old full size gibson humbucker in it that is THE best sounding guitar I have ever heard. Go for it!
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February 1st, 2010, 10:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Boris Bubbanov
I'm trying to visualize what you can use as a pickup surround.
What do you have in mind?
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Good point about the surround. I know the Les Paul Deluxes used spare plastic P-90 pickup shells and routed them out-I doubt there is a source for those anymore though.... |
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February 3rd, 2010, 06:18 PM
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Mini Humbucker installed in melody maker!
I got my 70's mini humbucker installed in my melody maker. It sounds so great.
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February 3rd, 2010, 07:02 PM
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Nice, glad it worked out for you.
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March 6th, 2010, 06:11 AM
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Another early melody maker with mini humbucker
I have a single p/up '62 Melody Maker which I bought in about 1977. When I bought it, it had an original Badass bridge (ie circa 1972),the usual yellow s/burst had been removed (traces still in routed out areas) and it had been given a varnished natural finish. The Pickup is a mini humbucker sitting in its proper black mount, held by four screws, on a tortoiseshell scratchplate. The Scratchplate is professional looking - may have been custom made or perhaps from an Epiphone Olympic. Plays and sounds superb. High output, so loud!
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