Zaphod B
Raccoons-Be-Gone, Inc.
...and you probably wouldn't approve of the brass nut, either! 
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notCardio
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Zaphod B said:I can always replace that HB with a P100 to get the tone back.
Not the same thing!!!
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notCardio
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Zaphod B said:...and you probably wouldn't approve of the brass nut, either!
No, but that I could swap back. I can't swap back the routing for the pickup.
What color is it? If it's something I don't like, I can at least console myself with the knowledge that it was ugly anyway.
Zaphod B
Raccoons-Be-Gone, Inc.
Nah, you couldn't swap the nut back because a little carving was necessary there, too. (if I remember correctly - this was 25+ years ago.)notCardio said:
It's a tobacco sunburst. Very nice, in fact.
By the way, this isn't exactly one of Gibson's highest quality guitars. The neck is a three-piece glue-up, as is the body.
But you know, set up this way, it's got sort of a cool Jekyll & Hyde personality. The neck pickup has a fat, sweet tone, and the bridge pickup blows your hair off. You can blend them to get all sorts of tones that you can't get with a regular dual P90 or dual HB setup.
But I'm sure you wouldn't like it!
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Zaphod B
Raccoons-Be-Gone, Inc.
Hey, notcardio -
Here's one for sale in the Dallas / Fort Worth area!
http://dallas.craigslist.org/msg/235693417.html
Here's one for sale in the Dallas / Fort Worth area!
http://dallas.craigslist.org/msg/235693417.html
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notCardio
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Thanks, but
that's a regular Jr. Single p/u. I'm thinking about getting an Epi just like that, but that's still not what I was talking about.
Hey, can you post a pic of yours, just for grins. And yeah, tobacco s/b is what I want. Bastard.
that's a regular Jr. Single p/u. I'm thinking about getting an Epi just like that, but that's still not what I was talking about.
Hey, can you post a pic of yours, just for grins. And yeah, tobacco s/b is what I want. Bastard.
Zaphod B
Raccoons-Be-Gone, Inc.
I'll try to get a pic up tonight or tomorrow. 
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Zaphod B said:I'll try to get a pic up tonight or tomorrow.
Cool!
And a Special is thicker than a Jr. Like a regular LP without the carved top, so it's a little thinner than a regular LP, but a lot thicker than a Jr. A Jr. is closer in thickness to a Strat.
Zaphod B
Raccoons-Be-Gone, Inc.
I wasn't aware of that. My '72 is definitely a big, thick slab 'o wood. You can really feel it after a full night's gig.notCardio said:
Zaphod B
Raccoons-Be-Gone, Inc.
Oh, FYI, I also replaced the one-piece stop tailpiece-bridge with a Schaller. The Schaller has individually-adjustable bridge saddles (which the original lacks and so your intonation is forever fucked), microtuners, and is a big chunk of brass. It helps the sustain as well.
The Schaller is a direct, no-mod retrofit so the stock one-piece can go back on at any time.
The Schaller is a direct, no-mod retrofit so the stock one-piece can go back on at any time.
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post.aux.fader said:
for what you're wanting to do, the p-90's you currently have will be perfect.
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Zaphod B said:
Yeah, that's what I mean. That's why I want one. And I could get a regular LP clone with dual P90s, but I want a flat top.
Get that pic up here, dude!
Zaphod B
Raccoons-Be-Gone, Inc.
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The Gibson Les Paul Faded Double Cutaway is P90 equipped, and has a flat top. They run $770.00 (Musician's Friend pricing rounded up), though. If ya really want a flat top LP clone with dual P90s, ya might go for an Epi LP Studio, and swap Gibson P94s (or similar 'bucker sized P90) in place of the 'buckers. The Epi LP Studio is roughly 1/2 the price of the Gibson LP FDC, and I'm sure there are 'bucker sized P90s out there cheaper than the Gibson offerings.notCardio said:
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i got a humbucker on my melody maker. i have no idea how it got there. my father bought it used in a little shop in baghdad. american made, though. but yeah, its sweet. the humbucker screams. well.....i really have nothing helpful to say......alright then.