I bought a '65 Melody Maker on eBay last night. It's a body and neck (and pickguard and truss rod cover) only, so it'll need a pickup when it arrives. I've already ordered the bridge, tuners, pots, knobs, jack and strap buttons. I'm going to try to age the new metal parts to look fitting of a 55 year old guitar, but that's a story for another thread. I'll post pictures of everything when I put it together.
It's routed for a humbucker and the pickguard was also modified, so I'll go with a humbucker. I realize it's hard to recommend something without knowing what the guitar sounds like to start, but I have to start somewhere. I have a WLH set in an ESP Eclipse that I like, although I'm anticipating this guitar will sound thinner. I've also used a Custom before and enjoyed it, but I think this guitar calls for something more vintage in character. I've used a Seth Lover set before but there was something I found off about the attack (too clangy maybe?), so I'm not looking for something that vintage.
What do you recommend for something vintage sounding but a bit hotter and/or with strong mids? Custom/59 hybrid? Dimarzio PAF 36th Anniversary bridge? Slash bridge (if they're even available separately)? SNS?
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It's routed for a humbucker and the pickguard was also modified, so I'll go with a humbucker. I realize it's hard to recommend something without knowing what the guitar sounds like to start, but I have to start somewhere. I have a WLH set in an ESP Eclipse that I like, although I'm anticipating this guitar will sound thinner. I've also used a Custom before and enjoyed it, but I think this guitar calls for something more vintage in character. I've used a Seth Lover set before but there was something I found off about the attack (too clangy maybe?), so I'm not looking for something that vintage.
What do you recommend for something vintage sounding but a bit hotter and/or with strong mids? Custom/59 hybrid? Dimarzio PAF 36th Anniversary bridge? Slash bridge (if they're even available separately)? SNS?
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