SamTherapy opened this issue on Sep 27, 2012 · 65 posts
CaptainMARC posted Sun, 30 September 2012 at 4:02 PM
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I thought Melody Maker at first but IIRC, they had softer corners to the cutaway wings, which made me think of the SG Jr mk 2. If, however, you have one of these beasts, you know what you're talking about. :)Thought they had P90s on 'em, which is a very nice single coil, IMO.
I would recognize the shape anywhere. I have spent half of my adult waking life playing these beauties...
The corners are softer than an SG - well until 1966 when the Melody Maker adopted the SG shape.
Actaually the '61 models (of which I have one) have an even softer "horn", but our friend seems to be modelling the 62-65 shape (of which I have four hehehe).
Yep, P90s are great pickups. But the Melody Makers have a slim single coil, almost Fender format. Apart from the 59', all of mine have original PAFs at the bridge, and either another PAF, a Danelectro Lipstick, or nothing at all at the neck.