NGD: '65 Gibson Melody Maker
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NGD: '65 Gibson Melody Maker
Came across it in the Hollywood Guitar Center. 1PC body and sounded really good unplugged. So I bought it although I'm not sold on the stock pickups at all.
Once I got home and took it apart I found that it's really easy to separate the original pickup from the plastic cover to fit a strat pickup in it. The original pickups are bigger than strat ones but I chucked a piece of foam in the cavity to hold it in place. Sounding better now with a Dimarzio Pro Track in the bridge, might look into a BKP Trilogy Suite or Brute Force later on.
I like the look of the Maestro bridge but the arm just gets in the place, it also press against the hardcase lid. So I unscrewed it but kept the tailpiece (instead of just going wrap-around like most do).
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Re: NGD: '65 Gibson Melody Maker
Good score. I had a couple of the single cut models way back. Big fat neck's on a nice slim body, very resonant and cheap as chips ( relatively )
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Re: NGD: '65 Gibson Melody Maker
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Re: NGD: '65 Gibson Melody Maker
Looks like a wide nut? Early 65 then?
These are sweet guitars. Yeah, some of them Strat sized humbuckers might work too.
Well done!
These are sweet guitars. Yeah, some of them Strat sized humbuckers might work too.
Well done!
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Re: NGD: '65 Gibson Melody Maker
Yeah ~42mm nut. Strat pickups seem like the easiest way without routing or new pickguard.GrantB wrote:Looks like a wide nut? Early 65 then?
It's crazy how practice guitars from back then have better specs than some of the current "high end" guitars...Dharmajester wrote:Good score. I had a couple of the single cut models way back. Big fat neck's on a nice slim body, very resonant and cheap as chips ( relatively )
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Re: NGD: '65 Gibson Melody Maker
I played this lovely guitar this afternoon thru the Wizard.
I not sure it was the guitar or the Wizard, but I love it, lol.
Fuck yeah, I played it thru the Wizard. Lol
I not sure it was the guitar or the Wizard, but I love it, lol.
Fuck yeah, I played it thru the Wizard. Lol
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Re: NGD: '65 Gibson Melody Maker
When in doubt, it's usually the Wizard.DongHua wrote:I played this lovely guitar this afternoon thru the Wizard.
I not sure it was the guitar or the Wizard, but I love it, lol.
Fuck yeah, I played it thru the Wizard. Lol
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Re: NGD: '65 Gibson Melody Maker
heck a Squier would sound decent thru the Wizardgodgrinder wrote:When in doubt, it's usually the Wizard.DongHua wrote:I played this lovely guitar this afternoon thru the Wizard.
I not sure it was the guitar or the Wizard, but I love it, lol.
Fuck yeah, I played it thru the Wizard. Lol
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It's not the size of the wand its the Wizard behind it!
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That's the kind of lie I tell the wife.jeremyb wrote:It's not the size of the wand its the Wizard behind it!
Tin arse!!
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Re: NGD: '65 Gibson Melody Maker
This is the quote of the year at NZG.Terexgeek wrote:That's the kind of lie I tell the wife.jeremyb wrote:It's not the size of the wand its the Wizard behind it!