Charlie Christian Lollar Pickups

**bigeric** · 08-22-2010, 11:10 PM

my pleasure! its nice to hear from fellow enthusiasts!

**rabbit** · 08-22-2010, 11:42 PM

Lovely, congratulations!

My kind of guitar.

**ES125er** · 08-23-2010, 02:03 AM

Lovely guitar indeed!

I am not sure I would be brave enough to have the braces cut, though... Is the L-50 ladder or x-braced? Does one of the two bracing types make it easier to install a pickup?

**bigeric** · 08-23-2010, 12:42 PM

Cutting into your guitar is not something I would recommend. However in this case I had an acoustic guitar that saw very little playing time.
Now I have a guitar that is versatile and sounds excellent. I play it all the time. Its my guitar and I WILL NEVER SELL IT. So its on my shoulders.
I am not telling anybody to cut up their vintage axe. In my case it was worth it.
As far as the braces are concerned I belive it was x braced. The installation is difficult. Lollar makes a C/C pickup tht mounts like traditional P 90. I wanted the traditional look of a period instrument.

On another note the tone and sound of this guitar is mainly due its age.
It is old wood well and that is that. I dont think that a new guitar such as an Eastman will sound like this. Of course this is my opinion.
The bottom line is would I do it again. In a heartbeat!

I am looking at 39 L7 as my next project. Its a blonde and would be similar to an Gibson es 250.