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The RODS David Rock Feinstein Harley Benton DC-Junior Melody Maker - $420 (Queens)
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The P90 was replaced by 2 KP mini humbuckers by routing and adding a toggle. The tone control is hiding in the electronics cavity (turned up all the way). The covers of the humbuckers were removed, and the bar poles were sharpied to make it look like 2 rows of pole pieces. The P90 ear tabs on the body were covered with veneer from the headstock mod. The picguard was removed and the screw holes are visible.
The headstock was modified for the narrow melody maker look which is a personal favorite. Wilkinson WJ201-CR tuners swapped in. Customs RODS sticker on the truss rod cover.
Includes a ratty old 70's strap, a handful of loose RODS stickers, a brand new ChromaCast bag and the original pickup and parts.
The goal of this build was to make a guitar that looked like one of David "Rock" Feinstein's old melody makers that I saw him play in the 80's. The action and setup is pretty great given how much this guitar cost.
Original specs - asterisks ** next to the modded items:
Body: Nyatoh
Set-in neck: Nyatoh
Fingerboard: Amaranth
White dot fingerboard inlays
Neck profile: 60s C
Fingerboard radius: 305 mm
Scale length: 628 mm
Nut width: 43 mm
Graphite nut
22 medium jumbo frets
** Pickup: Roswell P90D AlNiCo-5 Dog Ear single coil
** Volume and tone controls
WSC Wrap-Around bridge
** 3-ply black pickguard
Chrome-plated hardware
** Wilkinson vintage-style machine heads with 15:1 gear ratio
Factory strings: DR Strings Dragon Skin coated DSE-10 Heavy .010 - .046 (Art. 593115)
Colour: Open Pore Faded Cherry