CHDjr Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 I was given an old Gibson electric guitar. Looks like an SG? It's had some work done on it done some work on it. Does anyone know what year this is? (See Attached Photos) Is it worth restoring? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 It’s a Melody Maker, a 1962-1964 or so. It’s had a lot of alterations. The body has been routed to fit two humbucker pickups and a new pick guard was made. I wouldn’t restore it. Any collector value was lost with those modifications but you now have a light weight old Gibson that probably plays better than a new Gibson equivalent. If you don’t have the original bridge/tailpiece combination, there are some aftermarket ones that fit fine and work much better than the basic original one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub-T-123 Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 Those look like old modifications. If those are PAF pickups they’re probably worth more than the guitar would have been in original condition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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