Hi guys selling my 2010 50th anniversary gibson custom shop historic les paul r0 plain top. Discussion in guitars started by hogie34, jan 3, 2017. The gibson les paul melody maker 2014 electric guitar celebrates gibsons 120th anniversary in style. The parlor walnut is the next evolution of what a smallbody instrument should sound like.
Gibson melody maker dual pickup electric guitar guitar. Original tuners function fine but see bent key in pics. Gibson melody maker les paul the big two companies arguably dominate both the guitar market and the airwaves with unprecedented levels of saturation. This was gibson s answer to the exceedingly more expensive led paul model and the consumer wanting a more affordable beginner student model. Singleply, black plexi pickguard with white melody maker logo in good condition. Youre looking at a 60s vintage gibson les paul melody maker double cutaway guitar.
Recognized the world over, the gibson custom logo proclaims the highest level of quality available for vintagereissue and custombuilt guitars alike. So if youre after a skinny neck almost fender strat or tele feeling, without garish flame, this one could be for you. Since then, the contributions gibson has made to the art of guitar making have been continuously impressivethe humbucking pickup, tuneomatic bridge, adjustable truss rod, triplepickup guitar, semihollowbody guitar, p90 pickup. This is a late 1965 or early 1966 model, dual pickup, with vibrato, in cherry red with very limited use. Just using a cable going right from the gibson melody maker to the amp. Gibson spirit 19721985 a guitar model similar to les paul junior dc but with cutaway at 20th fret.
Gibson 60s vintage les paul melody maker double cut dc. The item youve selected was not added to your cart. Vintage 1964 gibson melody maker electric guitar sunburst. It has a thin profile mahogany body with a custom light maple top. Gibson melody maker electric guitars for sale in stock. Saw the melody maker m2 was added to the gibson line up for 17. Gibson melody maker 2pu 1965 double cutaway cherry vintage.
Gibson 1977 melody maker double cutaway solid body. The melody maker was returned to the gibson line as a submodel of the les paul model. But, make no mistake about it original melody maker pickups are shit. Comes in original crocodile case with missing handle.
We have the gibson 1977 melody maker double cutaway solid body electric guitar in stock in our vintage collection. There are certain things we think of when we hear gibson les paul. Slightly thinner than the les paul junior and featuring singlecoil pickups it lacked all adornment while retaining quality hardware for those who needed an entrylevel guitar. Based on pictures of joan jetts guitars for instance, i thought they mostly came with one humbucker or p90 pickup, and a double cutaway.
Its pretty rare to find a 1960 reissue with a plain top. The gibson melody maker was first launched in 1959 and discontinued in. Nice gibson melody maker 2011 rare 2 p90s single cut model lp style. Americanmade quality at a price for the beginning player. Something like the 2007 melody maker reissue one single coil in a narrowbobbin format i used to have. From 1959 thru 1961 the melody maker had a single cutaway. It offered a mixture of traditional melody maker features straightsided headstock, white button tuners, jack positioned on the top and traditional les paul junior features bridgemounted dogear p90 pickup, juniorstyle control mounting and pattern like both the original melody. Posted on august 11, 2014 august 12, 2014 author peter hodgson. Click to enlarge a used 1959 34 size single cutaway gibson melody maker guitar. J love everything about this guitar the 50s look, the lightness, the price for those who buy new warning, it appears that manufacturing is finished. Joan jett guitar stickers gibson melody maker vinyl decal set 10. Slim, doublecutaway mahogany body from its initial launch in 1959, the gibson melody maker was known for its singlecutaway design similar in profile to gibsons iconic les paul standard.
Retaining a singlecutaway outline, but with a thinner body and a narrower headstock. Imprinted in white and gold with a lightly distressed look on. Chief among these are the single cutaway design, two pickups each with their own volume and tone controls, and a carved top. List of the products in the melody maker series from gibson. The modern collection builds on our legacy of innovation by introducing modern features and shaping sound for future generations. It is a gibson melody maker with a single pickup, single cutaway, twotoned sunburst. Overall fairly clean and excellent sounding 1963 gibson melody maker in the original vibrant sunburst finish. Sold very nice condition all original apart from replaced volume knob melody maker. Sold originally in 1959 as a student guitar, the melody makers unique feel and sound quickly found its way into the hands of young beginners and professional musicians. It is in very nice condition and appears to have been refinished and stained. Gibson melody maker dual pickup electric guitar musician. The guitar is also stock, it is one of the newer reissues which have 1 single coil.
Gibson is throwing so many guitars into the street today i doubt that any budget model will become valuable, and i would surely not buy one for that reason. The doublecutaway design on the joan jett melody maker was first introduced in 1962, then changed again in 1966 to a style similar to the revered gibson sg. Melody maker single coil seymour duncan custom shop. Theyre lighter than their larger standard gibson explorer cousins and about 15 smaller in most ways, too. Used, gibson melody maker d 1965 joan jett inspire 196566 gibson melody maker d. The gibson limited run 2011 melody maker explorer a. A few things about the 59 reissue i owned one in 2007 when they came out and i have owned a few vintage 59 and 60 singlecuts. This is a stunning vintage 1959 gibson melody maker. The single coil pickup design gave a special tone to the mahogany body and neck.
But while fender is expert at making sure theres a proper stratocaster for every pocket, gibsons efforts at making its classic outlines affordable for everyone have so far been less effective. In 2003, gibson finally recognized the les paul design of the melody maker and introduced a single cutaway, single pickup model called the les paul melody maker. The original melody maker guitar was introduced by gibson in 1959 and was based on the same philosophy. The 1959 gibson melody maker on which this reissue is based was a student model. Magix acid pro 10 suite windows only loopbased music creation software with 24bit192khz support, acid morph pads, midi playable chopper, zynaptiq stem maker 2, celemony melodyne essential, xfer serum, vita 2, dne1, 33 vita solo instruments, essentialfx suite, corefx suite, analogue modelling suite, vintage effects suite, variverb ii, vandal, and 9gb acidized loops. It is slim and lightweight with a solid mahogany body and a single coil pickup for vintage style high output and sweet treble response. About gibson usa gibson usa is inspired by a tradition of innovation that stretches back to the companys origin in 1896. Tell me about the single pickup gibson melody maker the. I purchased new from wardbrodt music in madison wisconsin. Gibson melody maker for sale in uk view 10 bargains. Gibson melody maker short scale 3 4 size vintage electric guitar 1959. With a periodcorrect pickguard housing a special design singlecoil pickup, a vintagestyle wraparound tailpiece, rounded neck profile, and slim, light. In 1961 the body style changed to a double cutaway and the single cutaway model was discontinued.
The original 1950s gibson melody maker was hugely popular and the reissue remains one of gibsons most popular models, as well as its most affordable usamade guitar. Gibson 2014 les paul melody maker electric guitar music123. He also has a replica with pinstripe design, nicknamed mojo maker, which he plays live. The affordable melody maker became gibsons bestselling solidbody guitar by the mid1960s. Unfollow gibson melody maker to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Gibson melody maker 19591971 an entry level guitar model similar to les paul junior but with thinner body. Gibson has a long history of pioneering smallbody acoustic guitar designs. Doublecutaway, solid, onepiece mahogany body in sunburst finish. He got as a gift for christmas, just little after he turned.
The wood and build quality of these instruments are comparable to everything else in the gibson line in short, excellent. The single cutaway melody maker did not appear in the gibson catalog again until 1986, and by then the specs had changed considerably. A 34sized melody maker debuted the same year as well. It has also been updated with a badass bridge and a gibson 57 classic pickup. Shop now and receve free shipping on your order today. Gibson melody maker special has 0 ratings score 0 out of 5 based on 0 ratings disclaimer. Retaining a single cutaway outline, but with a thinner body and a narrower headstock, the melody maker used a. Gibsons joan jett doublecutaway melody maker features a lightweight, slab mahogany body with a worn finish, custom designed slimtapered neck profile, grover les paulstyle mini tuners, burstbucker 3 zebra humbucker pickup, kill toggle switch, and a satin ebony finish.
It also followed design changes similar to the les paul junior with the introduction of a rounded doublecutaway body in 1961, and then an sgstyle body in 1963. Five decades after it first went into production, the gibson melody maker is now back in the stores, after being relaunched in 2007. Gibson melody maker 2007 duel pu 59 reissue satin black. The m2 has a new take on a melodymakerlike headstock.
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