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Published on 01/02/12 at 11:48Made in America in 1977.
After being produced from 1959 to 1971, the Melody Maker was relaunched in 1977 and remained so until 1981. In 1977, Joan Jett with his famous song "I Love Rock'n Roll" has revived the days Rock solid body centered or Punk!
Flat body with doucle cut as SG (more rounded as LP)
Despite that this is light Gibson (mahogany body and neck); rosewood fingerboard.
UTILIZATION
Channel rather flat and wide (I did not report radius ...)
It is versatile: two simple microphones very powerful, very subtle tone of knobs.
In the clear is on the tele bridge pickup and the Les Paul neck pickup.
Tune-o-matic, mechanical Gibson.
Very good access to acute as a SG.
SOUNDS
In the clear is on the tele bridge pickup and the Les Paul neck pickup.
In disto is very interesting because bluesy up fat.
I play on a Blackstar HT5R tube and it's quite nice.
OVERALL OPINION
Good vintage scratches and little recognition is a shame. It is not a violin worthy of the best Gibson (Custom etc.). But worth the trip especially for € 1000 or less. What Gibson did you good for that price?
After being produced from 1959 to 1971, the Melody Maker was relaunched in 1977 and remained so until 1981. In 1977, Joan Jett with his famous song "I Love Rock'n Roll" has revived the days Rock solid body centered or Punk!
Flat body with doucle cut as SG (more rounded as LP)
Despite that this is light Gibson (mahogany body and neck); rosewood fingerboard.
UTILIZATION
Channel rather flat and wide (I did not report radius ...)
It is versatile: two simple microphones very powerful, very subtle tone of knobs.
In the clear is on the tele bridge pickup and the Les Paul neck pickup.
Tune-o-matic, mechanical Gibson.
Very good access to acute as a SG.
SOUNDS
In the clear is on the tele bridge pickup and the Les Paul neck pickup.
In disto is very interesting because bluesy up fat.
I play on a Blackstar HT5R tube and it's quite nice.
OVERALL OPINION
Good vintage scratches and little recognition is a shame. It is not a violin worthy of the best Gibson (Custom etc.). But worth the trip especially for € 1000 or less. What Gibson did you good for that price?