Guitars with Lipstick Pickups?

[Closed Eye]

I've been eyeballin' the Danelectro Dano '59 reissue but was wondering if you fellas could help out with other guitar brands that make guitars with lipstick pickups? Post pics and links if you can!

Thanks for the help/look/info.

 

[Benjy_26]

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I know Jackson/Charvel used to make a guitar with Lipsticks in it. I think it was the Surfcaster or something. You could also fit a garden variety MIM strat with Lipsticks. duncan makes 'em in a size that'll fit.

 

[Closed Eye]

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Yeah, the surfcaster is pretty groovy....

And I totally dig what you're saying about SD Lipsticks Benjy, but I'm looking for guitars that were designed specifically FOR/WITH lipstick pickups, not after market mods and such. Thanks for the suggestion though!

 

[idsnowdog]

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One of the Ibanez Tallman series had lipstick tubes.

 

[Benjy_26]

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Yeah, completely forgot about the Talman.

As far as getting an axe specifically designed for Lipsticks, I'd stick to dano or mod something that's semi-hollow to fit some 'tubes. I think that something solid with Lipsticks would be bright and thin in a bad way.

 

[Benjy_26]

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I know this one doesn't come with Lipsticks, but it just looks so friggin' sweet!

http://cgi.ebay.com/Ibanez-Talman-w...ryZ33043QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[idsnowdog]

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I have one with the p-90's. The stock p-90's are horrible!

 

[blueman335]

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Lipstick pickups...are these for boys, or girly men?

 

[tubeman87]

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What's up with lipstick pups, I've never played any and I don't think I've heard any (atleast that I know of). Just going off of looks I'm picturing a very twangy sound.

 

[Benjy_26]

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What's up with lipstick pups, I've never played any and I don't think I've heard any (atleast that I know of). Just going off of looks I'm picturing a very twangy sound.

In a Dano, they're twangy, but not like a Gretsch or a Fender. They've got kindo of a nasally thunk to them without much bass and very little output. It's a very cool sound that not many people can pull off.

 

[idsnowdog]

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SRV used a strat with lipsticks for Tin Pan Alley.

 

[James Rock]

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I don't think I've heard any (atleast that I know of).

Jimmy Page played dano's with lipsticks on some led zeppelin songs not sure which but they were used live and in the studio as far as i know anyway. Obviously not as a main guitar though.

 

[claydots]

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http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Seymour-Duncan-SLS1-Lipstick-Tube-Pickup?sku=302144

Stevie Ray had one guitar with three of these in it. I did the same thing to a MIJ Strat and it sounds awesome... goes from fat and chunky to glassy highs. Position 3 sounds almost like a Ric. Lipstick PUP's are not for sissy's.