pohatu771 Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 The current Melody Maker is a near-reissue of the 1959 model, so the neck may not suit you. The older ones (2003-ish) are nearly identical to a Les Paul Junior, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captmidnight Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 Pawn shop here in town has one of the double pickup melody makers new in the box for $450, couple weeks ago when I was in noising around he had taken it out and sat it in the window. At least it isn't a sunny window or wouldn't take long for it not to be worth anything. If I had the money, would save the poor thing. Capt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pohatu771 Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 There was a time (only last year) when the singles were $350 and the doubles were $400... Now the singles are over $400 and the doubles are discontinued. House of Guitars has some that have been sitting in the same place for nearly two years. I wouldn't mind picking up a double, if I could get it for $400 or so. They bought them long enough ago that it shouldn't be too hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesstringer Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 Most of the recommendations given are great and any guitar equipped with SC's offer more quack and twang. IMO, most country sound also has a great deal to do with playing technique. Attack, pull offs, bends, harmonics, and generally greater use of dual note bends and two or three finger picking styles are critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtoons Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 No one has suggested this... if he likes his Paul and its playability, why not replace the pickup(s) with a coil tap-able model? The tap switch "lives" within the volume knob - you just pull it out to cut the coil. Page has this on his #1 Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonedeaf1281734100 Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 I have a cheap strat knockoff that has an SD humbucker with a coil-split switch. It may be the type of humbucker I have, but I must say the on this particular humbucker the split PUP sounds nothing like a Fender single coil (lacks the sparkle), although it certainly sounds more like a Fender SC than a humbucker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
custer Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 Just buy a tele and get use to the neck. All my guitars have a different feel but after you play them awhile you get use to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pohatu771 Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 I was just thinking about it, and I remember a Kenny Chesney video with a great lick, played on a pre-SG Melody Maker. Not to push any harder... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJDF9uyDWH4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 Yeah, "Country," "Blues" or anything else, is really a musical style, or technique. Any guitar is capable of producing those sounds, if needed/wanted. It's (as always) the players that will make or break it. CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLesPaul2006 Posted November 16, 2008 Author Share Posted November 16, 2008 Yeah' date=' "Country," "Blues" or anything else, is really a musical style, or technique. Any guitar is capable ofproducing those sounds, if needed/wanted. It's (as always) the players that will make or break it. CB[/quote'] I agree that it is mostly the way that you play. however, I think a telecaster will naturally sound twangier than my Les Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 Can't argue that one (and wouldn't, anyway). Tele's, have been a country staple, for decades. I think every guitar player should have (at least) one! CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonedeaf1281734100 Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 Fender has a lot of different neck cross-sectional shapes, and there are a number of third parties who make replacement necks for Fender guitars. If the Tele sound is what someone is after, an option is to find the desired neck contour and simply build one from parts, which is pretty easily done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tulsaslim Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 There are plenty of good country guitars but only one sounds like a tele and that would be a tele. That said, there have been several different neck shapes over the years. The current version is called a 'modern c-shaped' neck that I think is ok but a little fat for my tastes. The style they used in the '90's was quite a bit different. The only description I've ever seen used for it was the 'fast action' neck. It was a d-shaped neck that was quite thin and very, very comfortable. There has also been the 'hard V' and 'soft V' shapes (I don't like either one). Warmouth & others sell lots of 'stand-alone' necks for teles. I'm sure they have profiles other than the 'modern c-shaped' neck. Pawn shops are another good source as you can get Squiers and other models dirt cheap and the necks can be very easily installed on your tele as they are all bolt-ons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLesPaul2006 Posted November 17, 2008 Author Share Posted November 17, 2008 I guess it is just a choice right now between the Tele and the Epi LP Gold top with p-90's. What can I say G.A.S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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