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robroe · Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2016 7:12 am Post subject: LETS TALK ABOUT THIS GUITAR

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MELODY MAKER 1 SG SPECIAL THING
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sunshiner · Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2016 8:13 am Post subject:

It has been awesome for the last 50 years. What else?
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sunshiner · Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2016 8:22 am Post subject:

And yes, 3-4 years ago vintage Melody Makers(set neck, Honduran mahogany, Brasilian rosewood boards. Not all, but many) cost 1.2 -1.5 times cheaper than Mustangs of the same years. Great guitars that hadn't been Kurdtzed or Claptoned or whatever and grew in price naturally. I would say they were last Great(quality, look and mojo wise) guitars for good money
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dezb1 · Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2016 4:30 pm Post subject:

Too much expanse of white plastic...
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Extreme distortion used discreetly...

plopswagon · Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2016 6:27 pm Post subject:

I knew a guy that had his dad's old blue one that aged to the most spectacular green.
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Doog · Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2016 7:48 pm Post subject:

Nice, needs more sonic blue though.

I'm still kicking myself about passing up one of these on eBay (1965), especially because it went for 570 in the end..
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Bacchus · Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2016 11:25 pm Post subject:

Not in the pub.
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Doog · Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2016 11:34 pm Post subject:

speedfish · . Joined: 27 Oct 2011 Posts: 1141

Yeah. I love it. Watch them from time to time, but haven't been pulled the trigger on one yet. Always find reasons to talk myself out of it. Prices are still decent for vintage. The tremolo is a little disconcerting, because even if you don't use it your palm can still knock it out of tune. Pickup is thin, but that doesn't bother me. Would love to find one that has greened.

You thinking about getting one?
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speedfish · . Joined: 27 Oct 2011 Posts: 1141

You could move up to a vintage SG Junior with a single P90 and wrap around bridge or tremolo. I've watched them as low as $1500.00 refinished or in shitty condition and original "good" condition as low as $1700.00, but they usually command around $2000.00 in better condition, and if you get into the cool or one off colors expect to see them for $3-4000.00 plus.
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Disciple of Pain

"I'm like the monkey screwing the skunk. I haven't had enough, but I've about had all that I can stand!"

finboy · Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2016 12:14 am Post subject:

Awesome guitar, highly recommend

Mine was $1200, original colour in good shape, I threw in a Novak mm-90, though the factory route is big enough for a soap bar p90

speedfish · . Joined: 27 Oct 2011 Posts: 1141

robroe · Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2016 4:11 am Post subject:

bloody hell
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