New 1976 Musicmaster day

Johno · Post by **Johno** » Thu Feb 28, 2013 11:42 am

Well, this arrived yesterday just in time to lay down some guide tracks in the studio last night..... I bought this off Ben/Singlepickup24.
Guitar sounds great & the neck is lurvley.

Apologies for the Ipod picture quality, will take some better quality/gutshots over the weekend.

With one of my Jazzmasters.....

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Thu Feb 28, 2013 11:55 am

Awesome! Great score Johno

Post by **Doog** » Thu Feb 28, 2013 12:53 pm

do an bridge hambucker

(Lovely stuff, Johno)

Johno · Post by **Johno** » Thu Feb 28, 2013 1:16 pm

Doog wrote:do an bridge hambucker

(Lovely stuff, Johno)

Am considering adding a bridge pup, although that will require routing.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Thu Feb 28, 2013 3:58 pm

It may already be pre routed for an single coil, some models were.

Johno · Post by **Johno** » Thu Feb 28, 2013 4:10 pm

Fran wrote:It may already be pre routed for an single coil, some models were.

Not this one sadly, I checked when it arrived. It does have mojo brass plates though.

According to this info http://www.marcelroy.com/68_76/ Fender stopped routing out the bridge pup due to ending production of the Duo Sonic.

Post by **Mike** » Thu Feb 28, 2013 4:25 pm

Definitely get a bridge pickup in there, I couldn't live without one.

Congrats on teh guitar!

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Thu Feb 28, 2013 4:55 pm

NOooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

don't listen to them. jesus.

if you want one with a bridge pickup, buy mustang or a bronco, don't ruin that one. fuck sake.

jculpjr · Post by **jculpjr** » Thu Feb 28, 2013 5:35 pm

What year is she?

Pens · Post by **Pens** » Thu Feb 28, 2013 6:07 pm

robroe wrote:NOooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

don't listen to them. jesus.

if you want one with a bridge pickup, buy mustang or a bronco, don't ruin that one. fuck sake.

I agree. Don't cut into a vintage MM. Check to see if it was factory routed like a Duo, and only then get a new pickguard made for the bridge pickup and save the original.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Thu Feb 28, 2013 6:17 pm

it won't have been factory routed. lovely guitar.

Leisureclub · Post by **Leisureclub** » Thu Feb 28, 2013 6:51 pm

When did they stop on the duo routes for MM's?

My '64 has both.

jculpjr · Post by **jculpjr** » Thu Feb 28, 2013 7:28 pm

jculpjr wrote:What year is she?

edit- missed it in the subject line- carry on

singlepup · Post by **singlepup** » Fri Mar 01, 2013 6:02 am

Love that avatar

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Fri Mar 01, 2013 6:43 am

FUCK 2 PICKUPS

Sidney Vicious · Post by **Sidney Vicious** » Fri Mar 01, 2013 2:57 pm

Sweet guitar - I own its black pickguard sibling.

JohnnyTheBoy · Post by **JohnnyTheBoy** » Fri Mar 01, 2013 3:33 pm

Nice bit of history there, Don't change that by re routing it...
My 78 MM sounds fab with just the neck pup...

Phil O'Keefe · Post by **Phil O'Keefe** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 3:59 am

Fran wrote:It may already be pre routed for an single coil, some models were.

Up until at least 1969, all Musicmasters were. Sometime after the Duo Sonic II was discontinued, they stopped routing the Musicmaster bodies for the bridge pickup. I have no hard evidence on the exact date, but I don't think I've ever seen one later than '72-73 with the factory bridge pickup route in place. I had to have my '75 Music Master's body routed for the second pickup when I converted it to a Duo Sonic II... but my Music Master was in bad shape when I got it - stripped, and in dire need of restoration. I wouldn't have had the routing done (which was done at Fender by a Custom Shop master builder) if it had been as nice and clean as that one is.

That's a beautiful Music Master - congrats on the cool new acquisition.

Allanr · Post by **Allanr** » Fri Mar 15, 2013 2:38 pm

robroe wrote:NOooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

don't listen to them. jesus.

if you want one with a bridge pickup, buy mustang or a bronco, don't ruin that one. fuck sake.

...what he said

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Fri Mar 15, 2013 2:57 pm

Allanr wrote:
robroe wrote:NOooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

don't listen to them. jesus.

if you want one with a bridge pickup, buy mustang or a bronco, don't ruin that one. fuck sake.

...what he said

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