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Title: Gibson Melody Maker
Post by: Chris P. on November 26, 2010, 08:57:09 AM

Hi guys,

Are there any opinions here (soundwise, quality wise, other wise) about those new cheap Gibson Melody Makers?

http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/Melody-Maker/Gibson-USA/Melody-Maker.aspx

Thanks!

Title: Re: Gibson Melody Maker
Post by: Dave W on November 26, 2010, 09:48:56 AM

I've had mine about 16 months now and I still love it. It was great right out of the box.

See http://bassoutpost.com/index.php?topic=2534.0. Freuds Cat bought one for him and one for his guitarist, maybe he'll chime in.

Title: Re: Gibson Melody Maker
Post by: exiledarchangel on November 27, 2010, 01:27:03 AM

Call me crazy, but I love that narrow headstock.

Title: Re: Gibson Melody Maker
Post by: Chris P. on November 27, 2010, 05:25:32 AM

Hi there!

Thanks! I already searched for that old thread, but I couldn't find it. Thanks!

Title: Re: Gibson Melody Maker
Post by: Freuds_Cat on November 27, 2010, 07:05:56 AM

Sorry Chris, I missed this.  I'm really happy with the MM. It has a great sound which contrasts nicely against Strats and Les Pauls. Being an overwound single coil on  a Mahogany body it really does have its own sound. Our guitarist has been using his almost exclusively over the last 6 months through a Vox AC30 with very good results IMO. He says he finds a lot of different sounds just by changing his volume knob alone and adjusting the true volume with a pedal. He says its very sensitive tonewise in a good way.

Title: Re: Gibson Melody Maker
Post by: Chris P. on November 27, 2010, 11:19:36 AM

Cool! I can imagine the sound goes more to an SG because of the thinner body? Maybe a bit P90 SG?

Title: Re: Gibson Melody Maker
Post by: Dave W on November 27, 2010, 08:24:21 PM

Not really. I mean, it's a single coil mahogany Gibson but the feel is more like a Junior than an SG and the pickup is quite different from a P90, brighter and clearer sounding although still on the hot side. It has its own thing going.

Title: Re: Gibson Melody Maker
Post by: Freuds_Cat on November 28, 2010, 06:14:26 AM

Yeah I agree with Dave. It does have its own sound. Which is not like an SG at all. It doesn't have the sweetness of a P90. It sounds like a single coil in as much as its bright and has that single coil transparency but then the mahogany combined with the overwind tends to fatten it up and give it a smidge of blur. Probably just imagining it all but thats how my ears hear it.

Title: Re: Gibson Melody Maker
Post by: Chris P. on December 06, 2010, 07:15:10 AM

I ordered the one-pick up one in sunburst and I got the two-pick up one. No problem;) Now I have to learn some chords. But mind you: Bass will be my main instrument!

Title: Re: Gibson Melody Maker
Post by: Dave W on December 06, 2010, 10:15:31 PM

Quote from: Chris P. on December 06, 2010, 07:15:10 AM

... But mind you: Bass will be my main instrument!

We'll be watching you to make sure it stays that way.  :vader:

Title: Re: Gibson Melody Maker
Post by: exiledarchangel on December 07, 2010, 01:13:09 AM

There's no need to learn chords to rock, just look cool and strum. Some Pete Townshend moves will help too.

Title: Re: Gibson Melody Maker
Post by: nofi on December 07, 2010, 07:36:53 AM

if you can play a barre chord your golden. ;D

Title: Re: Gibson Melody Maker
Post by: Chris P. on December 07, 2010, 12:10:58 PM

I can play one chord. Two to go!

Title: Re: Gibson Melody Maker
Post by: Highlander on December 07, 2010, 02:16:06 PM

I didn't know you were a Status Quo fan... ;D

Title: Re: Gibson Melody Maker
Post by: Chris P. on December 09, 2010, 12:29:15 PM

Didn't they found a fourth one a while ago?   :mrgreen:

Title: Re: Gibson Melody Maker
Post by: Highlander on December 09, 2010, 05:53:41 PM

(just a vicious rumour...) ;D

The roadies still move there hands along when they have to change key...

Title: Re: Gibson Melody Maker
Post by: Hornisse on December 16, 2010, 09:38:21 PM

I once had a mid 1970's reissue version.  Very nice guitar.

(http://i54.tinypic.com/vwf1x.jpg)