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blammo
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I love this guitar but SXSW is rapidly approaching and I need cash.

This is a 60's Gibson Melody Maker, with the desirable (at least to me) SG body style. Here's a link to a Melody Maker appreciation thread on another board:

http://www.mylespaul.com/forums/other-gibsons/90388-melody-maker-appreciation-thread-4.html

Lotsa pics and info on Melody Makers. If this thing were in perfect shape, it would easily be worth $1000+. However it isn't, so it's not.

It's a refin. Originally Pelham Blue, it's now white. The original single coil bridge pickup has been replaced with a Seymour Duncan. The stop tailpiece has been replaced with an adustable tune-o-matic style stop tailpiece. And most excitingly, the neck at one point has been broken off where it meets the body, and then re-attached. This must have happened after the refin, because what some sort of non-matching white paint has been blopped over the neck joint. Please look at the pictures carefully. (sorry, the last two are thumbnails, just click on them for the full-size photos)

So yeah. As far as investment grade guitars go, keep looking. It's fucking cool though, and it's a vintage Gibson for a fraction of the cost. I bought it because I'm a player, and I like to dick around on guitar. But I'm primarily a bass player, and my main axes are already in the pawn shop. So this guy is first on the chopping block.

I'm asking $300 firm, that's what I paid for it and it turns out that's the amount of money I presently need.
I'm giving Donewaiting and Columbusunderground first crack at this thing because I would really, really like to avoid the craigslist community of tirekickers and douchebags. Send me a message if you'd like to see it.

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jimbach
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What kind of Duncan is that in the bridge position?

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blammo
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I don't know squat about duncans, and it was already there when I bought it. The polepieces closest to the bridge are adjustable, while the neck side polepieces arent...but that's about the only thing that sticks out to me as an identifier. I'll try and see if I can determine some more info.

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blammo
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it looks identical to this one:

http://www.seymourduncan.com/products/press-releases/seymour_duncan_2/

which of course looks identical to this one:

http://www.seymourduncan.com/products/press-releases/pickup_giant_re/

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jimbach
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They pretty much all look like that. Probably the only way to tell is to take it out and look at the base.

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blammo
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Well if you're interested in the guitar, I'll pull the pickup out & take a look at it. Otherwise I'm just going to let it sit there. Not to be too lazy or anything, but it's not a good idea to remove vintage pickguards unless absolutely necessary. Sometimes they actually shrink while they're off the guitar, and that's a joyous experience.

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Tigertree
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Man, I wish I didn't have to get a new laptop this week! While I cannot make this purchase, I want to mention that I usually want to purchase most everything you sell.

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blammo wrote >>
Well if you're interested in the guitar, I'll pull the pickup out & take a look at it. Otherwise I'm just going to let it sit there. Not to be too lazy or anything, but it's not a good idea to remove vintage pickguards unless absolutely necessary. Sometimes they actually shrink while they're off the guitar, and that's a joyous experience.

Thanks. I'm interested, but I really, really don't need another guitar. So I wouldn't bother.

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blammo
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jimbach wrote >>

blammo wrote >>
Well if you're interested in the guitar, I'll pull the pickup out & take a look at it. Otherwise I'm just going to let it sit there. Not to be too lazy or anything, but it's not a good idea to remove vintage pickguards unless absolutely necessary. Sometimes they actually shrink while they're off the guitar, and that's a joyous experience.

Thanks. I'm interested, but I really, really don't need another guitar. So I wouldn't bother.

Ha! I can relate. And yet...I continue to accumulate more gear.

(but just in case, is there a particular Seymour Duncan pickup that's particularly desirable? I'm not very knowledgeable about pickups)

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blammo
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Tigertree wrote >>
Man, I wish I didn't have to get a new laptop this week! While I cannot make this purchase, I want to mention that I usually want to purchase most everything you sell.

Heh. Well I'm a fan of cool stuff and good deals, so when I sell something I try to give people that same experience back!

I think you'll find that if you really don't give this any thought, you could make way more money playing this guitar than you could with some silly ol' laptop for "work" or "business" or whatever they are calling it these days.

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