Moonlight In Vermont, Olli Back, Epiphone Masterbilt Century Zenith

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Moonlight In Vermont, by Karl Suessdorf 1944, arranged by Olli Back, played on Epiphone Masterbilt Century Zenith with Kent Armstrong PU.

[@slavazavalin]

Today I had a chance to save one of these nice guitars from local garage sale. It was sitting outside under strong Texas sun. So... Anywas... I have a question about the pickup. Did you replace that shity original under-the-saddle pickup with a humbucker? Thank you!

[@ericnotthefish]

Did you remove the piezo pickup or wire the Kent Armstrong as well. And what strings are you using? I'm using bronze on mine, but they aren't even on a magnetic pickup.

[@olliback]

Yes I removed the Piezo (and replaced the Bridge), to use the Humbucker only. I did not like the piezo-sound much. Strings are Thomastik-Flatwound JS 111.

[@ericsharp3849]

@@olliback Thanks. It sounds lovely, but then you play beautifully.

[@IanTOHare]

wonderful playing! did you remove the logo on the headstock?

[@olliback]

Thank you! I jammed a piece of veneer between the headstock and the nuts of the tuners because I did not like the logo - but meanwhile I removed the veneer again :-))

[@danielcashguitar]

Sounds great! What did you do to remove the headstock logo?

[@olliback]

Thank you! I jammed a piece of veneer between the headstock and the nuts of the tuners because I did not like the logo - but meanwhile I removed the veneer again :-))

[@paulolsen6870]

I like these guitars, but I find the string tension to be too firm and have trouble getting comfortable with it. What’s you thoughts?

[@olliback6865]

String-tension too firm? No, I don´t think so. Got Thomastik Flatwounds (11-47) on it and this fits perfect to me (Thomastik JS111).

[@aquaboneus]

nice- how did you get the headstock blacked out? i much prefer that look!

[@olliback]

Thank you! I jammed a piece of veneer between the headstock and the nuts of the tuners because I did not like the logo - but meanwhile I removed the veneer again :-))

[@joalco3]

Hi Olli, random question, how did you get the veneer that you used to cover the headstock. Did you make it yourself? If so, any way I can buy one :)

[@joalco3]

Did you have any issues with tuning pegs because of the added thickness?

[@olliback]

Yes Leonardo, I cutted it myself ;-)

[@elsizzle2000]

I don't understand. I don't see any veneer. Is it stick on? Do you have a website with some close photos? Can you make this piece and sell it?

[@olliback]

@@elsizzle2000 I just cutted it from a rest piece of veneer one time for myself. Just for fun. Just to try it out. Meanwhile I removed it again. No, I don´t have closer photos. No I do not make more of it or sell it, sorry!

[@scrawnyartist]

Do you find a major difference in the sounds of the f-hole & round hole version of this guitar?

[@olliback]

Not really! You can listen to the F-hole-version on my canal too! In this roundhole-recording I put a little to much gain perhaps, wich makes a really different sound to the F-hole recording. Acoustically the roundhole is a little more "open" and "larger" I think, but if install a little humbucker like I did, they both sound the same!