Gibson Les Paul Melody Maker Electric Guitar (with Gig Bag)

Mahogany body with a lightweight '60s-style slim taper neck.

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Resurrecting one of the most popular guitars in Gibson’s history, the Melody Maker is an accurate, affordable recreation of the original Melody Makers of the late 1950s. Learn More...

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37 People rated this product : * * * * * * * * * * 8 out of 10

 

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"PURE and SIMPLE"

Feature:
I would like to see a pickguard on it,and the jack re-located, but these are minor issues. I like this this guitar anyway.

Quality:
It's Gibson quality all the way.I would take it anywhere.It's very sturdy.It's built to last for decades!

Value:
Worth every penny!

Desirability:
Very appealing for a basic/nothing fancy guitar.

Sound:
Great vintage P-90 tone.Clean or overdriven.Very reminiscent of my old Les Paul Junior. Experiment with the volume and tone controls,and you get many great sounds.I have used this through small tube amps with the volume cranked up,and it sustains for days! I love playing it clean through my custom NAU ENGINEERING Combo also.

Support:
Gibson is easy to reach,and very friendly. Sometimes I think speaking to an actual craftsman would be better. I needed service for my ES-165 last year[jammed Tune-a Matic bridge]and they sent a new one to my repairman right away.I was happy.

Overall:
This is a keeper.I used to have a 1959 Junior Double Cutaway--and this reminds me of that guitar.It was one of my first electrics 35 years ago.Having this new one takes me back to those days. I hope Gibson re-introduces the Junior they had back in 2000.I would buy two of them.I'm already getting a second LPMM.They are just that good!

Submitted: 10/12/2004

Style of Music: Blues,Pop,Rock,Jazz

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"LPMM: too cool for words"

Feature:
1 single-coil pickup. 1 volume. 1 tone. top of the line hardware (Gibson has no bottom of the line). Don't know what wood was used, but the LPMM is almost as light as a tennis racquet

Quality:
It's a Gibson.

Value:
best new guitar value I've ever seen.

Desirability:
Les is more

Sound:
1 p-90 in a thin slab. the p-90 is a staple in guitar sound; whether you like or not, you know what to expect. I like it a lot. Great for rhythm & leads that don't require humbucker-like sustain. The volume and tone pots are interactively set-up, so rolling off the volume gives you a meatier sound if you adjust the volume through external ampage. This guitar does jazz quite nicely and not sound like Leslie West when distorted. It's so bare-bones and basic that it responds more purely than more loaded axes to distortion/overdrive & other fx.

Support:
really N/A. making a product that doesn't require technical support is support enough.

Overall:
It plays great, feels great, sounds quite good, works great with effects.

Submitted: 10/8/2003

Style of Music: off the map

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The Melody Maker features a mahogany body with a lightweight '60s-style slim taper neck and rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays. It comes in three cool satin finishes for an aged look: Satin Ebony, Satin Cherry and Satin Yellow

Appointments include a single dog ear P-90 pickup for vintage tone, Tune-o-matic bridge and chrome hardware.

Technical Info

Manufactured in: Nashville, TN

Body

Species: Mahogany

NECK

Species: Spanish Cedar or equivalent

Profile: 1960 Slim taper

Peghead Pitch: 17�

Thickness at 1st fret: 0.820 in.

Thickness at 12th fret: 0.900 in.

Heel Length: 0.500 in.

Neck Joint Location: 16th fret

FINGERBOARD

Species: Rosewood

Scale length: 24 3/4 in.

Total Length: 18.062 in.

Nut Width: 1 11/16 in.

Width at 12th fret: 2.062 in.

Frets: 22

Inlays: Pearloid dot

Hardware

Plating Finish: Chrome

Bridge: Tune-o-matic

Tailpiece: Stopbar

Knobs: Black Top Hat

Tuners: White Button

Electronics

Bridge Pickup: Single vintage P-90

Controls: One volume, One tone

Case

Exterior: Black Gigbag

Interior: Black Padded

Silkscreen: White 'Gibson USA' logo

Strings

Brite Wires .010-.046
Fun! Everything you need and nothing that you don't: a mahogany body, a set cedar neck, and a single P-90 pickup mounted at the bridge for some totally enjoyable vintage bite. Rosewood fretboard with dot inlays. Chrome tune-o-matic bridge; white tuner buttons; top hat knobs. Includes gig bag.

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