NGD 120th Anniversary Melody Maker

DirtySteve

DirtySteve

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So I picked this up today.

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Cleaned up, oiled the fb and set it up. Got rid of those ugly ass clear speed knobs.

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Tuners were crap so I swapped them out for the Grovers that came on my Standard.

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Has the original neck pickup, but somebody swapped the bridge pickup for a Kent Armstrong. Looks to be the neck model, but it sounds good. Not sure if I'm going to keep it, it's hot as hell. I suspect that's not the original bridge either.

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I love the neck profile and it's nice and light. What a fun guitar!
 
It's got the thin body with maple cap and belly contour. It's really comfortable and not neck heavy at all. This wasn't at all on my radar until I saw it hanging on the used wall at GC. At first I thought it was a studio. I've been wanting a P90 LP for a long time and this fit the bill perfectly.

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DirtySteve said:
It's got the thin body with maple cap and belly contour. It's really comfortable and not neck heavy at all. This wasn't at all on my radar until I saw it hanging on the used wall at GC. At first I thought it was a studio. I've been wanting a P90 LP for a long time and this fit the bill perfectly.

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Bout as thin as an SG huh? Very nice guitar!
 
DirtySteve said:
It's got the thin body with maple cap and belly contour. It's really comfortable and not neck heavy at all. This wasn't at all on my radar until I saw it hanging on the used wall at GC. At first I thought it was a studio. I've been wanting a P90 LP for a long time and this fit the bill perfectly.

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Nice. Maple cap, belly cut, thinner body, arch top, P90.... different from the other LPs.
DirtySteve said:
I have no idea man! :ROFLMAO:
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Perhaps this.

Gibson is also one of the oldest American musical instrument manufacturers, with a history dating all the way back to 1894.

What year is this guitar? 2014?
 
JohnnyGoo said:
Ok just a thought but now you need a trebble boost and a Laney amp :)
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Ok I'm curious now, why do I need a Laney amp? :facepalm:

I have my Marshall SC20 head and a 212 cab on the way Friday. I have a Cameron/Jose High Gain Plexi that can switch off the clipping diodes for a vintage Plexi. And I have 2 amps built by T-rex (GR Amplification) both based on old Fender circuits. What is a Laney going to give me that I don't already have?
 
Jethro Rocker said:
Nice. Maple cap, belly cut, thinner body, arch top, P90.... different from the other LPs.

Perhaps this.

Gibson is also one of the oldest American musical instrument manufacturers, with a history dating all the way back to 1894.

What year is this guitar? 2014?
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Yes it is, on both counts. And that makes perfect sense now about why the anniversary. They made lots of different models for the 120th.
 
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