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Re: opinions on modding vintage guitars

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MechaGodzilla wrote:These things are kind of ugly but could work. I found out about them when I was looking for something to amplify an old resonator w/ no hacking.

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have you actually tried those pickups out MG? Did you like it? I am most likely looking for something like this int he future to use on a traditional Thai instrument
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Re: opinions on modding vintage guitars

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The other one i have been looking at is the lace matchbook pickups, which i am leaning towards, but any info on it would be great. Really interested in modding traditional instruments here to use with modern effects and recording
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Re: opinions on modding vintage guitars

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ibarakishi wrote:
MechaGodzilla wrote:These things are kind of ugly but could work. I found out about them when I was looking for something to amplify an old resonator w/ no hacking.

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have you actually tried those pickups out MG? Did you like it? I am most likely looking for something like this int he future to use on a traditional Thai instrument
Nah I keep meaning to get one for my really old resonator but never got around to it
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Re: opinions on modding vintage guitars

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Somebody added a lipstick to this one, looks pretty good:


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