Should I put EMG 81/85 actives on my Gibson Melody Maker?

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Even though the body will need surgery?

I love 81/85s. I have them on three other Gibsons and I was thinking it'd be interesting to install some on a tiny little Melody Maker. I'm also having work done on the neck, head stock and replacing the tuners and nut. Turning it into a bad @as little head banger ;)

Thoughts? Its a Golden Era, sun burst, single cut with parted single coils, btw

Campbell Hayden · Accepted Answer

Though I wholeheartedly agree with your opinion of the 81/85's:

Avoid Surgery -- It *will* change the sustain of a Melody Maker.

Stay passive & kick some a s s with these:

Try putting a Gibson Dirty Fingers p/u at the bridge and a 
Di Marzio Crunch Lab p/u at the neck (below -- stats are 1/2 way down the page).

http://www.dimarzio.com/pickups/humbuckers/high-power/crunch-lab

The diversity and contrast between the two pickups will be very dynamic for you 
e-s-p-e-c-i-a-l-l-y if you keep the pickups a little bit closer to the strings --

You'll have Love, Hate, No Heartbreak .... and 60-Tons of WOW factor!

? · Answer

If its body requires surgery that's all the more reason.
However it goes, you still end up with THE best pick-ups there are.

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Should I put EMG 81/85 actives on my Gibson Melody Maker?

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