CustomESP Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Hello all! Haven't posted since my les paul studio purchase about a year ago. Hope this is in the right place... I just ordered a melody maker in white and wish to mod it. What would I need to install a single EMG pickup? Any thoughts? I am also going to install sperzel locking tuners and a more complex bridge for better intonation but will start with the EMG as I am itching to hear what it will sound like. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foogayzee Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 why would you swap in that pickup, you should've just bought a 400 esp with an emg in it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foogayzee Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 lol, i didn't see your name, i'm sure you already thought of that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CustomESP Posted February 24, 2009 Author Share Posted February 24, 2009 lol' date=' i didn't see your name, i'm sure you already thought of that[/quote'] LOL :D That is true I could of... but we both know that the quality of this instrument is better than an esp at this price range... but more importantly I love gibson necks! I also wanted to create a unique guitar and from what I can tell I will be the first to have an active EMG in a melody maker for better or worse! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CustomESP Posted February 28, 2009 Author Share Posted February 28, 2009 Well I did it! Took me all day as I routed by hand with a knife and a screwdriver and I had to solder the EMG81, but it is done! I started at about noon and its past midnight now but I'n pretty proud of myself as I have never soldered pickups or routed a guitar before and am now the only owner in the universe who owns a melody maker with an EMG! lol Hope you guys/gals like it! Here are some picks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clance Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 Nice job! While I've never cared for the sound of EMGs, that does look awesome. Truly a unique guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
:oilpit: Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 What did your melody maker ever do to you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackHawk233 Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 What did your melody maker ever do to you? Lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max2343 Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 Kool. Looks good. How does it sound? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elessar820 Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 I thought about dropping in an EMG SA or Seymour Duncan Blackout single coil into the one I had... I wonder what it would have sounded like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 Congrats CustomESP. Nice job. MM's are great for modding. Here's a pic of mine - a 65MM I modified myself back in the olden days - 1977. 2 mini humbuckers and a DiMarzio. The two 3way switches allow any combination/single pickup selection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil325 Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 Congrats CustomESP. Nice job. MM's are great for modding. Here's a pic of mine - a 65MM I modified myself back in the olden days - 1977. 2 mini humbuckers and a DiMarzio. The two 3way switches allow any combination/single pickup selection. that is an amazing guitar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max2343 Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 Yea, I like that thing too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harmonicchaos Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 Congrats CustomESP. Nice job. MM's are great for modding. Here's a pic of mine - a 65MM I modified myself back in the olden days - 1977. 2 mini humbuckers and a DiMarzio. The two 3way switches allow any combination/single pickup selection. That is a really unique melody maker. I like it! If the MM was back in the 400 dollar range and came in a 2 pup double cutaway model, I'd be sold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackHawk233 Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 There was a MM at our Guitar Center, brand new, going for 375 a while back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle W Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 That 65 MM is sweet, did you have that pickguard custom-made? The pickup config is reminiscent of Pete Townshend's modded 3pu LP Deluxes. Very nice work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockstar232007 Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 Well I did it! Took me all day as I routed by hand with a knife and a screwdriver and I had to solder the EMG81' date=' but it is done! I started at about noon and its past midnight now but I'n pretty proud of myself as I have never soldered pickups or routed a guitar before and am now the only owner in the universe who owns a melody maker with an EMG! lol Hope you guys/gals like it! Here are some picks! Actually! you are the second! I had a Melody Maker about 4 years ago, that I modded with an EMG from my Gibson S-900, but I thought it was kind of wierd that I didn't have to mod the MM p/up cavity, even though that particular model HB, was designed for the S-900s Strat-style bridge p/up cavity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPDEN Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 I never had a desire to own EMG pups as they were never really my thing, but the MM is a great and affordable guitar to mod. Personally I like the idea of adding a Bigsby to a MM and I just ordered another MM to do this very project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gvhbngh Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 That 65 MM is sweet' date=' did you have that pickguard custom-made? The pickup config is reminiscent of Pete Townshend's modded 3pu LP Deluxes. Very nice work.[/quote']+1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boston004681 Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 Noooooooo!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 That 65 MM is sweet' date=' did you have that pickguard custom-made? The pickup config is reminiscent of Pete Townshend's modded 3pu LP Deluxes. Very nice work.[/quote'] Thanks. Actually, I made the pickguard myself and did all the modifications myself. Back in '77 I had a hard time finding a large sheet of raw pickguard material. I ended up going to sign shop and buying a hunk of sign plastic - black on white is what I used giving a simple BW reveal on the edge, but you could glue two sheets together for a BWBW reveal on the edge. Those mini humbuckers are capable of producing great tones and sound, and the DiMarzio can get nice and dirty. I really love the guitar and have kept it over the years despite a few great offers to buy it. As MM owners know, it's very light - as opposed to the LP, which some players find too heavy and hard on the shoulder and back. Also, that 60's sleek neck is really something. If you've never played a Gibson 60's sleek profile neck, next time your in a guitar shop that has one availble, I recommend you check it out. LPDEN - I agree. The MM is a perfect choice to mod. Sometimes you can find a vintage "project" MM for cheap$, leaving room in the buget to get crazy with the pup choices. CustomESPs choice is cool. It takes guts to start modding a guitar with a working setup, let alone a new one. Nice job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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