Author Topic: Joe Holmes with Ozzy (Read 17660 times)

cjpmmd · « **Reply #30 on:** December 13, 2006, 04:00:48 AM »

I bought it with the finish peeling off and with the bridge humbucker rout resembling something done with a salad fork. I sent it to a place called the Guitar Reranch for refinishing, then to a luthier in Baltimore named John Thurston (amazing work) to clean up the original rout and make a space for the neck humbucker. Not sure if the Reranch place is still is business, but I know they had a picture of the body & neck after they refinished it on their website for a while. If I ever get another one, I might do mini-humbuckers for a slightly different sound.

Oh, yeah, and in our class-action suit against PT we'll "settle" for replacing our Melody Makers with two of his originals (dibs on the red one from the Putting It Straight album cover!!!!!!!!!!!!) :lol:

cjpm

Philly Q · « **Reply #31 on:** December 13, 2006, 09:18:03 AM »

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I bought it with the finish peeling off and with the bridge humbucker rout resembling something done with a salad fork. I sent it to a place called the Guitar Reranch for refinishing, then to a luthier in Baltimore named John Thurston (amazing work) to clean up the original rout and make a space for the neck humbucker.

Picture please, sounds great!

Muttley · « **Reply #32 on:** December 13, 2006, 09:20:35 AM »

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i used to do the neck bend thing too, and i still do the body thump percussive thing, but i got both from Slash. but who knows,

I copied the forward neck-bend from Pat Travers, who mentioned it in an interview in Guitar Player magazine sometime in 1980. I never understood how he got away with it on those thin Melody Maker necks, and I saw him doing it pretty aggressively a couple of times live.

cjpm

It's quite possible that Jake stole it from Pat Travers too.
Muttley

mikeitup · « **Reply #33 on:** December 16, 2006, 09:32:13 PM »

there is a connection, you know.
Joe Holmes was a student of Randy Rhoads!

I have in depth Guitar World interview with him somewhere (it includes some actual RR lesson plans)

I also saw him with DLR about 15 Yrs ago. He was ok. (not as good as VAI or Becker)

cjpmmd · « **Reply #34 on:** December 19, 2006, 05:56:11 AM »

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cjpmmd wrote:
I bought it with the finish peeling off and with the bridge humbucker rout resembling something done with a salad fork. I sent it to a place called the Guitar Reranch for refinishing, then to a luthier in Baltimore named John Thurston (amazing work) to clean up the original rout and make a space for the neck humbucker.

Picture please, sounds great!

OK, here's 2 pictures. Not sure if they'll come out clearly, but they are the best my intoxicated-on-a-Monday-night self could do with this damnable camera phone. The pickups are Gibson Tony Iommi humbuckers; the control layout is master tone and 2 volumes. Tuners are Schaller minis (I think), and the nut is an Earvana.

cjpm

FELINEGUITARS · « **Reply #35 on:** December 19, 2006, 07:16:02 PM »

I really like the Earvana nut system.
We have been fitting them for a while now and are really pleased with how well they work.

Philly Q · « **Reply #36 on:** December 19, 2006, 11:52:41 PM »

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OK, here's 2 pictures. Not sure if they'll come out clearly, but they are the best my intoxicated-on-a-Monday-night self could do with this damnable camera phone. The pickups are Gibson Tony Iommi humbuckers; the control layout is master tone and 2 volumes. Tuners are Schaller minis (I think), and the nut is an Earvana.

Excellent! :D Thanks for the photos.

OK, my turn I guess! Mine is quite different, it hasn't had a refinish or any major structural alterations - but almost all the parts except the scratchplate are non-original (not that I'm bothered really).

At some point the three-on-a-strip plastic button tuners were replaced with individual metal ones. I don't usually like vintage-style tuners but these work really well so they're staying put:

When I bought the guitar it had a Badass bridge like yours, but I replaced it with a Wilkinson, then the "aged" Pigtail it has now. As mentioned earlier, the pickup is a Duncan humbucker disguised as a Melody Maker single-coil (I still have the original one safe):

It's a lovely little guitar, extremely light and resonant. It's nice to own one vintage guitar, but I'm glad it was cheap enough that I'm not afraid to touch it.

cjpmmd · « **Reply #37 on:** December 20, 2006, 04:45:45 AM »

Effing sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet, my friend!

cjpm

Philly Q · « **Reply #38 on:** December 21, 2006, 12:05:31 AM »

I thank you! :D

Tricalibur · « **Reply #39 on:** December 21, 2006, 02:23:34 AM »

OMG Its Geezer! When did he play with the OZZ? I thought it was quite good actualy. Just wish ole' Ozzy could still sing.