brentrocks
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FOR SALE: 1968 Gibson SG Melody Maker
I bought this a few months ago and it was all original, except for maybe the bridge? I didn't like the tone of the original single coils, so I wanted to convert it over to P-90s, but do it without cutting away any of the old wood....so that is what I did.
I had a new pickguard made...no new holes were drilled in the body. I took out the original pickups, guard and switch.....replaced them with new Lollar P-90s (5% overwound in the bridge position) I was able to keep the original pots, jack and knobs! (see vid and pics for conversion)
THIS GUITAR CAN BE PUT BACK TO STOCK IN A MATTER OF A COUPLE HOURS! ALL ORIGINAL PARTS ARE INCLUDED (GUARD, PICKUPS, SWITCH)
NO BREAKS OR REPAIRS, NO SWIMMING POOL ROUTE!!!!!
This guitar also features a VERY RARE OPEN BOOK HEADSTOCK....very rare for the melody makers!!!!
The finish, frets, vibrato, tuners, knobs, pots, caps are all original...not sure about the bridge. HSC included!
The neck is a 1 5/8 rounded D shape.
The finish is still glossy with lots of cool, natural checking.
Brazilian rosewood board!!!!
If you have any questions...feel free to drop me a line.... brentrocks@aol.com
$1200 + shipping
Thanks for looking!!!
1968 Gibson SG Melody Maker RAT Throbak - YouTube
1968 Gibson SG Melody Maker RAT Throbak - YouTube
BEFORE....
AFTER...
I bought this a few months ago and it was all original, except for maybe the bridge? I didn't like the tone of the original single coils, so I wanted to convert it over to P-90s, but do it without cutting away any of the old wood....so that is what I did.
I had a new pickguard made...no new holes were drilled in the body. I took out the original pickups, guard and switch.....replaced them with new Lollar P-90s (5% overwound in the bridge position) I was able to keep the original pots, jack and knobs! (see vid and pics for conversion)
THIS GUITAR CAN BE PUT BACK TO STOCK IN A MATTER OF A COUPLE HOURS! ALL ORIGINAL PARTS ARE INCLUDED (GUARD, PICKUPS, SWITCH)
NO BREAKS OR REPAIRS, NO SWIMMING POOL ROUTE!!!!!
This guitar also features a VERY RARE OPEN BOOK HEADSTOCK....very rare for the melody makers!!!!
The finish, frets, vibrato, tuners, knobs, pots, caps are all original...not sure about the bridge. HSC included!
The neck is a 1 5/8 rounded D shape.
The finish is still glossy with lots of cool, natural checking.
Brazilian rosewood board!!!!
If you have any questions...feel free to drop me a line.... brentrocks@aol.com
$1200 + shipping
Thanks for looking!!!
1968 Gibson SG Melody Maker RAT Throbak - YouTube
1968 Gibson SG Melody Maker RAT Throbak - YouTube
BEFORE....
AFTER...
