In an earlier post I put up a couple pics of two Gibson's I own, and they are both one pickup models. Then I did some mental addition (I'm on vacation currently and was told there would be no math) and realized I have a number of one pickup guitars. Well, and also just a whole lot of guitars in general.
So I'm going to start off with my oldest and dearest:
1965 Harmony Rocket. I got this one maybe a year after learning a few chords, so around 1980-81. Best guitar I had up till them. Big 50's style neck that I love! And talk about a rockin' pickup, this DeArmond gold foil makes you want to dig in.
2017 Godin 5th Avenue. I always wanted a Gibson ES-125. I really love the neck on this one!! I play it mostly acoustically.
Starfield Howard Roberts "lawsuit". Fujigen made, mid-70's most likely (no serial number). Super high quality. Not many of these around. I need to start a thread on this one someday. Sweet jazz box! (Like I could play jazz!)
2019 Les Paul Junior. The tribute series or something. Got it from my dad's collection when he passed a few years ago. I replaced the bridge. Sounds like P-90 goodness!
2011 Gibson Melody Maker Explorer. Got it in a trade for a MIK SG copy. I think I came out ahead on that deal. Great 50's size neck and the reduced body size (compared to normal Explorers) is just the best. I replaced the PU and knob. It rocks!
1982 Epiphone Spirit. Made at the Kalamazoo plant. Bought this one 20 some years ago early in the ebay days. Just an excellent playing, light guitar and a superb neck. These three-piece maple necks with no volute are stable as heck, feel great and are unnecessarily maligned. All because they aren't the "proper" mahogany one-piece. You know, the ones that supposedly break fairly easily.
I think for the purposes of this thread acoustics don't count. I figure it has to have a magnetic pickup. As an example, I have a Godin A6 that has a magnetic pickup as well as the bridge piezo. So technically that's two pickups and I didn't include it.
Let's see what everyone has!!
So I'm going to start off with my oldest and dearest:
1965 Harmony Rocket. I got this one maybe a year after learning a few chords, so around 1980-81. Best guitar I had up till them. Big 50's style neck that I love! And talk about a rockin' pickup, this DeArmond gold foil makes you want to dig in.
2017 Godin 5th Avenue. I always wanted a Gibson ES-125. I really love the neck on this one!! I play it mostly acoustically.
Starfield Howard Roberts "lawsuit". Fujigen made, mid-70's most likely (no serial number). Super high quality. Not many of these around. I need to start a thread on this one someday. Sweet jazz box! (Like I could play jazz!)
2019 Les Paul Junior. The tribute series or something. Got it from my dad's collection when he passed a few years ago. I replaced the bridge. Sounds like P-90 goodness!
2011 Gibson Melody Maker Explorer. Got it in a trade for a MIK SG copy. I think I came out ahead on that deal. Great 50's size neck and the reduced body size (compared to normal Explorers) is just the best. I replaced the PU and knob. It rocks!
1982 Epiphone Spirit. Made at the Kalamazoo plant. Bought this one 20 some years ago early in the ebay days. Just an excellent playing, light guitar and a superb neck. These three-piece maple necks with no volute are stable as heck, feel great and are unnecessarily maligned. All because they aren't the "proper" mahogany one-piece. You know, the ones that supposedly break fairly easily.
I think for the purposes of this thread acoustics don't count. I figure it has to have a magnetic pickup. As an example, I have a Godin A6 that has a magnetic pickup as well as the bridge piezo. So technically that's two pickups and I didn't include it.
Let's see what everyone has!!
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