Worth going after? Opinions sought

[mrjamiam]

A local-to-me Craigslist ad: https://huntsville.craigslist.org/msg/5342356570.html

Pics in the ad, relevant text here: "'65 Gibson melody maker. has been rerouted for a p90. p90 reads kent Armstrong on the bottom. sounds like a 60's gibson should. low action. jumbo frets with plenty of life left. machine tuners installed. holds tune very well. has small pressure crack in headstock between tuners .pics. does not effect play at all. has newer gibson usa melody maker bridge on it from what i can tell. a real beauty and a real relic of a guitar. make an offer. will throw in an epiphone hard case that i got it in. thinning the herd. it plays so good i haven't adjusted anything on it since i got it."

So, a potential problem crack in the headstock and lots of unoriginal piece parts - pickup, bridge, tuners - are called out. I don't know older Gibsons. Anything else you can spot? Any opinion on the pricing?

[geoff_hartwell]

Velvet's come up once in a while. very, vary rare bird indeed.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Velvet-Hammer-BC-48-Telecaster-Bridge-Pickup-RARE-NOS-/172028277469?hash=item280daf32dd:g:r-sAAOSw8-tWbQAM

Just followed that link...

Looks like a single coil... It says he tested 'both coils', is it a main coil with an under wound, and/or reverse coil for hum canceling?

[murkat]

^ the coil tapped, me thinks. you can use a switch or sort to to go from mild to wild.