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Gibson Melody Maker

LP-Shaped Guitar from Gibson belonging to the Melody Maker series

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Published on 01/12/10 at 02:19
For specifications, see below ... mine is a dual.
The bridge is very simple, no adjustment action single string (global setting by both studs maintains) or octave. However, and whatever some posters, I would just note that it does is useless if the guitar is fretted and that does not luthée 8-32 on a guitar for the 10-46 (which is the case). Incidentally, the folk and the classics do not have this kind of setting and what does not prevent them from being extremely accurate. What is the passage where my Melody Maker, not a comment on its accuracy.

To handle and globally for the overall result of the guitar is cheap, very cheap. No varnish, just paint. It must be fast skating. In contrast to the comfort level on the stick, it slide by himself! Nothing to do with the sleeves that prevent harm varnish to move the handle. Rendering approaches a bare neck. Following is a question of taste, but I find it more comfortable.

Overall I put 10. No fuss. I prefer a guitar that I know she is well adjusted to the base and including a trigger guard screw may not move while I play. Everything that made the scene one day find themselves either to put nail polish all over for it avoids by not wishing to move one thing: It does not really move. The building is the case.

UTILIZATION

The neck is fat and round. It looks more like a fretboard Folk as a handle Ibanez JS ... At the same time the one who wants to do with this guitar Satriani is wrong ... Finally, it is my opinion. It is however extremely comfortable and contrary to what I read below, its easy handling helps the velocity (not good for a shredder, in this case, take an Ibanez ...). In comparison I have a Start (a real) with a soft V. Full of plans I had abandoned becaufe too hard to put on this race, I have found immediately on this one.

The ergonomics are good. It is more like an LP junior than anything else. It is especially mega lightly this is really great when we chained 3 / 4 hours of repetition. Moreover it is super well balanced this is not true of all guitars. The handle is not going to take a nosedive, the guitar does not tend to get upright. I do not know if this is coincidence or not, but it is rare enough on low-end to be stressed!

Readily obtained a good sound, but it I return below. Of course the sound is extremely distinctive and somewhat not please everyone.

To return to a remark read lower course it is flat! like the LP Junior. Incidentally, the camber Les Paul was not made for acoustic reasons, but simply to make copying more difficult (it&#39;s spelled on Gibson booklets provided when purchasing an instrument. ..).

SOUNDS

So now talking about her. It is very typical. It&#39;s mahogany rosewood fingerboard. So it is not crystalline. It&#39;s not very simple micro fat. In fact I&#39;d say it&#39;s missing a lot of mids without being sharp or loud, however. I have it in dual pickup, so I can have a much more bassy, ​​but even like that, it lacks body depth. However it has a lot of sustain, and is very expressive in the game In fact she really personality.
Please necessarily ca not lovers of the aseptic. With this we do not scratch the ball. It is rock and punk. And there it torn serious!
I wanted to compare it with the LP Junior (new relatively affordable) and BJA LP Junior. Although the GM pickups are not P90, their output level is higher. Clearly, over fishing, and its almost better defined, less precisely round.

I play on AC30, with a lot of vintage pedals typed. A Fuzz (with BC108), a treble booster (OC44), a TS9, a GTO and a MOJO Zvex BOR. She rings with everything. However, some would of its lack of midrange and micro pechus tree, it is not suitable for a crunch (maintenant. .. it is not a Tele or Start). It gives very clear that in crunch lightly on the brightness, it gives a very large OD. It&#39;s hard to hold between the two.

OVERALL OPINION

To start, I was skeptical mega. A Gibson at this price ... AC must be really crappy and price of labor in the U.S. ... we find Korean 100 times better. It started almost 3 years ago.
I tried it. Then re tried. Again and again. Each time with a lot of fun, but each time telling me there &#39;s a wolf somewhere. It was a favorite, but doubted the spirit.

The tree trunk handle me off too (I played at that time mainly on a Leduc end 81 with a handle more than fine). But his personality was that I was coming back.
Some opinion here among other things, made me doubt. I&#39;m finally offered me two months ago. And believe me, this guitar is killer with a personality very pronounced. Besides, I&#39;d Gibson, I would prepare a set of mahogany with first choice, careful attention to the violin and leaving the rest to the same (especially the bridge) for sale $ 2000 or more.
His personality may please or displease, but objectively, it&#39;s a very good instrument and for a price ... The value for money is exceptional in my opinion.

With experience, I would do this choice, but earlier! What a waste of time.
Given its comfort and playability, I advice to all beginners wanting to play rock / punk 60&#39;-70 &#39;who want to make a purchase they will not throw in 2 years. It will sound great too rock for the POP / POP present Brit. In contrast to the outlaw in metal or variety.

Last tip for the price difference, get there in Dual Pickup