Gibson Melody Maker

[thebisch]

You want to get rid of the original pickup for cheap?

I sanded the neck down yesterday. Fortunately for me, Gibson are cheap bastards and that finish came off in about 30 minutes with 150 grit. I sanded it down to 320 and oiled it. After that dried I hit it with some 400. It feels great!

Then I "routed" room for a standard Strat pickup tab using a forstner bit in my drill press. The pickup opening in the pickguard was just a tad too small for a standard pickup - a little filing took care of that. I swapped out the stock pickup for a Dimarzio Super Distortion S.

Finally, I had a Tone Pros lightweight aluminum stopbar tailpiece that I've never used so I put that on as well.

The guitar is really fun now. It's still pretty plain and has a dull finish but it plays amazing and sounds fantastic too! It's a helluva guitar for $309 and the opportunity to use some parts out of the drawer!

[hippietim]

You want to get rid of the original pickup for cheap?

Nah - I'll let it go for lots of money though

[thebisch]

Nah - I'll let it go for lots of money though

Doh!...

[Bengal65]

The guitar looks great Tim! Now, the body just needs a real paint job

It's strange but it looks like Gibson skips the grain filling process. That's where you save $2666.99 in costs on MAP:ROTF: