brad4d8 Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Weird Epi Korean HR on the 'Bay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290690069848&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1123 I wonder if this was a factory model or an aftermarket conversion. Seems weird to have one floating and one set pickup. Anybody know anything about this? Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianh Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Very odd, but it somehow looks factory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSAR Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Is the bridge PUP just screwed directly onto the top? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinTheHood Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Very odd, but it somehow looks factory. I thought the same thing. But at the same time, its not hard for someone experienced in modifications to drill a few holes and screw a pickup to the body and make it look factory. If it is a factory job, its got to be a mock-up or prototype. I cant see Epiphone letting a guitar go into production with nothing but a couple of 1/4" screws holding a pickup to an acoustic soundboard and that little stabilizer bar in front of it. Is the bridge PUP just screwed directly onto the top? Indeed it is. Very strange and unlike something Epiphone would do. Just my $.02 as always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad4d8 Posted March 28, 2012 Author Share Posted March 28, 2012 I cant see Epiphone letting a guitar go into production with nothing but a couple of 1/4" screws holding a pickup to an acoustic soundboard and that little stabilizer bar in front of it. Indeed it is. Very strange and unlike something Epiphone would do. Just my $.02 as always. Yes, my thoughts, too, when I saw it. I would think they would have done two set in pickups or come up with a way to suspend both. It really looks to me like somebody just decided they wanted two pups and went ahead and did it. At least it's not one of the originals from the 60s that somebody "improved." Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaSTuS Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 It's not just the added pup though, it has four controls and a 3-way switch, it's a little more difficult to add all that stuff and still have it looking like it was a factory job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobouz Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 As much as I've always thought it would be cool to own an oval-soundhole HR model, the addition of that second pickup looks completely weird, unattractive, and counter intuitive to the acoustically oriented properties of the instrument. Too bad someone decided to go there, imho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabar Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Also, notice that the tailpiece is not original, so I'm suspecting this was a custom mod job by someone. Some of the original Epi HR models had the control knobs mounted on the pickguard, so it would be fairly simple for a reasonably experienced guitar guy to add a pickup and new wiring harness for the new pickup, drill four holes in the body for the new controls, and add a new pickguard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest haiser Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 It really looks to me like somebody just decided they wanted two pups and went ahead and did it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHian Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 I want the HR Fusion 1 with the stop tailpiece!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinTheHood Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 I want the HR Fusion 1 with the stop tailpiece!! This just popped up last night on my local Craigslist. I immediately thought of you. http://detroit.craigslist.org/wyn/msg/2928194750.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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