All user reviews for the Gibson Melody Maker

- In what country does she makes?

Gibson made in United States

- How many frets, what kind of micro as well as their configuration?

22 frets, with a simple micro "Melody Maker" bridge pickup (which is the micro micro Acute Melody Maker Dual Pickup)

- What are the rglages (Volume, Tone slecteur micro ...)?

One volume, one Tone ... Rock n roll

- What type of race?

I would not say what a handle V, C or I do not know what, it's Gibson is round, and it's super enjoyable to play: D

UTILIZATION

- The handle is it enjoyable?

I would not call it a highway (I hate all forms without sleeves), but slips on its own, it is very enjoyable to play the solos like a pase agreements alone ... done to the rock, not a downhill race 200 km / h

- Access in acute (dernires freight) is it easy?

Yes and no (I know means nothing), easy access to the box until the 19th I would say I play agreements high enough (I go to a SG 24 frets), and we still feel a diff ence on the bass strings (E, A, D), has become quite difficult to play above, except for the treble solos in no worries if you stay on the high strings so (g, b, e)

- Ergonomics is it good (in terms of shape, weight ...)?

My SG dja weighed nothing, it's a feather, very light, good balance, enjoyable to play standing up, really nothing wrong with this cot I would say that getting started is quick and need some time.

- Gets it easy to sound good?.

not hard ... with two knobs ...

a single microphone, but be careful, a good range diffrent!

I play on a Sovtek in the clear

is that of happiness! telecaster sound without a "twang" too violent, too loaded tweeter (which may seem a bit ... chemical) if you push the knob back a tone ... 7 I get a perfect sound, the closer to a light in his telecaster.

The knob to 3 can be used for more severe distortions (such agreements and tremolo picking) ... When the knob to 0, we get a bunch that its second gratteu my group do not like, but that I adore, comprss tuft very vintage ...

a good palette of his diffrent a single microphone, it's a test to believe it: D

SOUNDS

- Appropriate are your style of music?

prsque completely ... if I quibble I would have a mini-humbucker raisin bread and more, but they can not do anything for me guitar at Gibson!

no kidding, I play punk, screamo, pop, and even metalcore, but if you love going to the "grain" of the guitar, with very heavy distortion against abstain, be remembered that we play on a single microphone, so hello parasites ...

it's a guitar punk, cheetah chrome played on to the beginners of his career, do not forget

- With what (s) amplifier (s) or effect (s) do you play?

I play on a Sovtek, and I use a delay and a chorus ...

- What kind of sound you get and with what rglages ("crystalline", "bold ",....)?

dja said above

- What are the sounds you prfrez, you dtest?

ditto

OVERALL OPINION

- How long have you use it?

was going to do well 2 months ... happiness!

- What is the particular feature you like best and least?

Gibson of the poor, a telecaster with a mahogany, great versatility for a microphone, I think I would add a kind of micro mini humbucker, P-90 or later ...

I test the two versions, simple microphone and 2 microphones, the microphones do not need version 2, the second microphone does not produce its really interesting to my taste, plus I have in white, and c ' is the class ...

- Have you tried many other models before acqurir?

If you want that was given as long as I wanted to buy a guitar, but I tried the model two microphones, which silent really interesting, and it is in my opinion not very useful ... Note that a cheetah chrome played on version 2 microphones him ...

- How do you report qualitprix?

More than very good, deals!

- With the exprience, you do again this choice?.

100% yes!

edit: I note the decrease due to a major problem, poor mcaniques (I assume), it dsaccorde all the time, and I now can not afford to change mcaniques. .. may seem a drisoire, but frankly Nerva, and I think ingrable live!

In which country was it made? (United States, Japan, Mexico, France ...)
Made in US
- How many frets, what kind of micro as well as their configuration?
My version 2 micros simple
- What type of bridge (Floyd, Wilkinson ...)?
wraparound bridge attention has to change because the wraparound c ke too boring !!!!!
- What are the settings (volume, tone, micro switch ...)?
tone and volume
- What type of race?
what kind of stick?
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Small precision for all ki think this guitar is a log ....

I would say yes but that's what kon asked at the same time so we like it or not but if you do not like it do not disgust the others ...

UTILIZATION

Channel pleasant
yep perfect for gaming agreements also allows small follies solo but the connection between the ORP and the handle does not move easily into the boxes derniieres (c widely as possible but not easy ... have a chamfer adapted mieu been perfect)

ergonomics

teres very very very fine and light !!!!!

happiness !!!!!!! no fatigue

It's easily one?

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SOUNDS

They are suitable to your style of music?
yes (not great blues rock metal after I explain

sounds?
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What are the sounds you prefer, you hate?

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if you notice a tit the top send me a tit MP

OVERALL OPINION

How long have you use it?
2 months

What is so special that you like most and least?
parasites in very heavy distortion, but it goes QND even with a noise gate or pocket pod ...

Have you tried many other models before buying it?
is how much to you?

How would you rate the quality / price?
good

- With experience, you do again this choice? ...

YES
I Love This Guitar !!!!!

A US Gibson at this price?

A single microphone, a volume, one tone and basta ...

Trs chip finish, it seems that it does paint roller with the monolayer.

UTILIZATION

I am used to round sleeves, so no problem on that.

Good ergonomics even if Access in dernires not top boxes, guitar lgre.

SOUNDS

Amazing sounds with just one single coil pickup. The latter has a good potato and can send cruncher lamps without an amp problem.

Playing the Tone and volume we move from the super loud sound relatively warm. mmem if the clean sounds are usable, I prfre crunch and the saturation of this gear.

Machine for riffs and rhythmic blues and rock

OVERALL OPINION

The simple guitar par excellence, but it sends wood rock and blues.

Look nice. The finish will dplaire some, I found a funny.

For the price, it's a good guitar vraiemnt gross.

Made in America.
Body Species: Mahogany
NECK
Species: Mahogany
Profile: Rounded
Neck Joint Location: 16

Fingerboard
Species: Rosewood
Scale Length: 243 / 4 "
Number of Frets: 22
Nut Width: 1695 "
Inlays: Dot

HARDWARE
Plating Finish: Chrome
Tailpiece: Wraparound
Knobs: Black Top Hat
Tuners: Vintage White Button

ELECTRONICS
Pickups: Single Coil
Controls: One volume, One tone

Round and round quite thick but still very comfortable. Clearly this is not a highway solo. It does not have the finesse rather than a LP Standard. But nice round anyway.
The microphone is a single coil. It is powerful and play with the tone can go from snapping sounds typical telecaster in a round and warm as we like at Gibson. The microphone is really surprising is really good news! You will not be disappointed.

UTILIZATION

Channel pleasant
Access to the top is not sharp. It is not made for that. This is primarily a rhythm guitar ^ I think I am if you can make good solos on it, of course, but if you do it and if you are looking for a motorway for your games, go your way.
The ultra light weight .. ca change my LP standard.
The sound is produced immediately ...

SOUNDS

The sound is awesome!
Both snapping, biting, aggressive, round, hot ... the single coil Works Wonders. The saturated sound tears vraimnt and clear sound is magnificent ... a real favorite. The guitar is fairly versatile little quue one remains between the blues-pop-rock-funk-reggae-etc ... hardrock
The volume of tone is effective and can play on the nuances.

Here is a link to my site for audio clips
http://blog.nicolasblies.fr/?p=101

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a week. I had one before that ç Gibson LP Standard 1992. I played it for 10 years .. Well, slowly the ringtone maker makes me forget.
It is a real favorite.
The value is unbeatable. I do not understand that there have no longer the owner of this instrument. Why buy an Epiphone or other Chinese, Mexican? While at the same price you have a Gibson United States. Warning, this is not a low-end Gibson. The materials are good ... gasoline and knowledge are there. And this is obvious when you look at the instrument in detail. It's professional.
The key is there but the guitar is reduced to simple machine. So that's another state of mind ... sound and just the sound. (Can still look awesome)

Update: It's been over a month that I have .. and I still love it as much. You can do anything with it .. well almost ..

Gibson United States ...
bobinnage in a single acute, one volume one tone.
The handle is of type 60 after Gibson's late enough so ...
... For the Gibson.

UTILIZATION

The guitar is very light, very fine.
The handle is comfortable in typical Gibson. Access to acute is quite consistent with the standard Les Paul, not an example of the genre. Moreover, its shape is that of the Les Paul and it fits perfectly in the Pouche my Gibson Studio.
It is also sold without Pouche or even cover, which is quite rare in
The paint is very thin, and the varnish does not exist ... it gives a relic limit, in any case, it will soon become one.
the varnish is non-existent that the hand does not catch as it can hang on some Gibson varnished.
The sound is direct, no need to go through four paths is the knobs at the bottom and shoo!

SOUNDS

I use very little knobs, but on a skyscraper with a single microphone, I tend to look for the little nuances: and one can indeed say that these knobs fully play their roles, progressive and not noisy ...
But what really makes it all thoroughly.
In his clear, the sound is pretty clean, just drooling ... nothing to do with a P-90, let alone a double, but it is not a sound strat or TV. He really its own personality and Gibson sounds pretty final.
It is biting, and accepts the right drive and even distos ...
Little or no hum either.

OVERALL OPINION

I for a week. I like the simplicity of the instrument and its sound atypical.
I got it very cheap, 329 euros. It is quite uncommon for now, but I think it should be a great success in times to come, given its attractive taken.
is a skyscraper that would require also be customized why not ...
I do not regret my purchase because this guitar is complementary and not like any of my auccune shovels ...

EDIT: I just customized the animal over time. I would've added a Duncan P-90 in middle position. It gives a little more versatility ...
and here are some tofs the site:

Everything t said ...

UTILIZATION

Channel super enjoyable and trs Most recent internship boxes are enjoyable and wide! A real pleasure to play in the treble!
A gtr lgre well ergonomically.
Sound: I love the look trs dry trsractif! a good slap (even the strings).

Despite the only micro ago possibility to do a lot of modulations via the two knobs (volume and tone).

For those who love the gtr is the gross up for those who love the guitar whose finish, paint and everything is impeccable go your way. The GTR is a board with six strings with a minimum finish .... but the sound is super gnial (mo got).

The look is vintage (mine is sunburst). I love it!

SOUNDS

I just receive it ... not yet in jou chat group ... sr but am only a ring around with an amplification worthy of the name.

OVERALL OPINION

Purchased on the site DLIR Woodbrass price of 277 euros (I live in Switzerland).
So +

- Look, Sounds, price!

Cons:
- Can be finishing overall gross rev ... I was fine with me!

For that price the gtr have a good, sounding and called Gibson ... that you ask for ...

Gibson Will it produce long??

Just to say ... I rarely read on the net result of this gtr musicians ...

APRS qques time ... I would say that this scraper is great but the wraparound bridge is shit ... (Personal opinion). Indeed it does not rgler the accuracy of each string. For my part I have the strings of the R and not that sound just trs (despite a round nickel). So the higher up on the stick and trs and more logically the "injustesse" is heard ... So I'm looking for a solution because I hate (as many) ring true ... Only weak point found for the time. For the rest it's up!

Everything t said ...

UTILIZATION

The neck is super enjoyable, without being really great.

Access in acute is easy, but with a bit of trouble from the 20 th frets (even if I use it only rarely trs)

This is a guitar trslgre enjoyable and trs

Its level, well, it's simple, you plug, sounds and sending ...

SOUNDS

This guitar rpond my expectations perfectly. I tried the guitar that sounds direct, no frills and all that crap. It is ideally suited my style of music (blues, rock and roll 60's, just like phone, bb brown).

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The sounds are achieved standards, is exactly that I seek is sharp, while having a fat ... Perfect for me to play.

This scraper has a typical and then the trs for some pieces I use my Start because of both the Melody Maker is not appropriate some styles

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 6 months, and I can not get enough and I want more

I love the price, the vintage look trs, the sound ...

Before purchasing this MODEL, I try a lot of guitars like Airline, Tine-Line Telecaster, Epiphone (various) ... . I hesitated a long time with a team of a Telecaster P-90 with its huge, but the price to be decided (my memory more than 700euros for the Telecaster)

The report is excellent qualitprix

I remake that choice without hesitate

My guitarist uses an Epiphone Sheraton and the Sheraton-couple Melody Maker is an evil ...

Gibson United States, my two microphones and a MODEL is black while the rest said t adj.

UTILIZATION

The handle is trs enjoyable when you have the habit (the handle is trsdroutant Gibson to beginners because it is round and well lumberjack trs)
Access in agus is not bad, it just has a bolt from the box 20/21me but quite corect in any case it playable trs.
Trslgre guitar, with good ergonomics trs

SOUNDS

It is perfect for my style of music, the Hard Blues AC / DC, Blues, Good old rock'n'roll ...
I use an ENGL Sovereign 50 amp and as a multi-effects BOSS ME-50
I get a very fat and warm sound
I dtest mtal distortions too, and I like the blues or rock'n'roll

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 5 days
What I like most about it is that for a cheap guitar, it rivals the biggest hassle free, what I like least is its lack of polish because right now it's going but over time it will be all cracked.
I ssay an sg before me as well but I really cracqu for MODEL
The ratio quality price is excellent (419)
Yes I would do is choosing without hsiter

Gibson United States!
that's just the guarantee of a product can not coast down ...
22 jumbo frets semi, one single coil pickup, volume and tone, and that's it ....
attention! the top is that the handle is glued and mahogany and the body as the body is even a single piece of mahogany!
Well ... the finish is spartan, but at that price! effort has been made in the right places: the savings are made on the decor and time for finishing but not on the "harware" the guitar, in short smart savings ...
PS: I read on a forum that some thought the table was kind of photoengraving (because of the effect a little "box "...) No, it's just basic paint on wood!

UTILIZATION

Access to acute as on a Les Paul but the thinness of the body weight and the "light" gives an impression of easy access in the acute (it probably is because of the greater mobility of the guitar!)
the handle is round but not too broad profile between 50 'and 60' very nice to grip
the weight is ideal for playing for hours and the guitar is well balanced although the body is light!
the settings are simple, obvious but super effective! and this is the first guitar of my life on which I used the tone knob!

SOUNDS

For a blues-rock style is simply happiness!
I would say that it is the home gibson telecaster, but I'm not a fan of TVs ... but this guitar has everything precisely what is lacking in TV (in my opinion)
very low fat, roundness and warmth that is lacking in the Fender pickups
(Thank you glued the handle and mahogany !!!!)
but also has the cutting edge and super accurate! we also find a small hand in the definition of SG's
super clear sound set with a very good balance, acute severe, a warm crunch biting and a saturation that remains accurate even when stacks distos (attention even when the single coil hum!)
its clear a Fender Blues Deluxe tremolo with a little one arrives at Roy Orbison, and "Kill Bill" is like a "Silvertone", but sustain!
Marshall pushed a blues driver and we live in Angus!

OVERALL OPINION

At this price I think this guitar deserves .... the Legion of Honor? ...
In short this is an amazing guitar for its price, the type of object exactly minimalist but effective in this reason it was created!
I have two dozen guitars and I have had over a hundred in my life as a guitarist, even though my heart is always fend'ille at the sight of a vintage Start, this little guitar is really amazing and surely the best "Value" of the market! even if it can look a little repprocher his "toy" because of its simplicity execcessive.
He did miss That a touch of glamor and genre bending inlay to be 'the' reference, but at the same time we change the type of instrument, price, and therefore comparisons with other ...
anyway you Ruez over before they decide to stop production at Gibson for "self-competition" unfair deal with their other products!

Made in America
al neck 22 frets
A simple Micro
CONTRL: Tone and Volume

LP-Shaped

UTILIZATION

You can not say that the handle is specially enjoyable. The finishing touch is a li rather dsagrable same.
Ergonomics dplorable, this guitar looks like a bread board. No relief on the body. It is flat!
It gets a good sound? given as the configuration of micro, a poor micro simple fool quality and well no!

SOUNDS

I think it's only for a guitar to rock, but really Fawn beginners.
the only sound that I liked were obtained with a large t simulation line6 amp ultra vintage, although dirty.

OVERALL OPINION

I tested this guitar is a friend. A week is more than enough to make 1000 times around the crate stamped Gibson. This is the only thing that saves this instrument, the image of the brand. Ms less than 200 euros, the ringtone maker would undoubtedly the worst guitar in this price range.

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

In 2007 Gibson started putting out a new version of the Melody Maker. The 2007 version has 2 single coil pickups on a thin slab of supposedly mahogany wood. It has a 22 fret mahogany neck with a rosewood fretboard. Dont expect any binding whatsoever. It has an unusually small headstock that looks like it would be more suited on a banjo. It has a large single ply pickguard where all the electronics are mounted. The output jack is mounted perpendicular to the body on the single ply pickguard which is a problem because any lateral force on a cable plugged into the jack may cause the pickguard to crack. This is why most Gibsons have the jack mounted into the body wood itself even if it is perpendicular to the body. The guitar has a single tone and volume control and a 3-way toggle switch pickup selector. The guitar has a simple wrap around bridge probably made from aluminum. There is no adjustment on the bridge for strings so good luck if you are having a hard time getting your guitar intonated. The guitar has one of Gibsons faded finishes. Gibson started doing faded finishes to save money. They are pretty much a painted guitar without the final clearcoat on it. This means the finish is unprotected and will easily come off the wood. Some people who like the relic look will like this others will not.

UTILIZATION

These guitars come with Gibsons 50s style neck profile. The Gibson 50s style neck profile is commonly referred to as the baseball bat neck profile. It almost feels like you are holding to Ibanez necks in your hand. This may make it hard for people with smaller hands to play the guitar. The fretwork on this example was not very good. Gibson has been hit or miss on the fretwork of their lower end models lately. I would wager to bet most Epiphones have better fretwork that this guitar. Due to the body being so thin the guitar is very light which may be good for some people. It does not feel like a quality or solid guitar in your hands.

SOUNDS

Gibsons are known for their big fat tones but apparently they forgot that when they designed this guitar. Due to the thin body and low quality wood the tone is likewise as thin. The single coils are thin and tinny with an almost painful high end sound to them. They are also very noisy. The guitar is very jangly sounding. This is not what you would associate or typically expect from a Gibson guitar. The sound may be usable for some types of country music or maybe punk rock.

OVERALL OPINION

There are an infinite number of foreign made guitars that are better than this Gibson. This guitar frankly feels like a toy and sounds like something you would buy for a 5 year old at Wal-Mart. I really do not know why Gibson would put their name on something like this. The street price on these guitars is around 500 dollars and frankly that is asking too much. Gibson is hurting their brand image by selling something like this. This is clearly for the people who just want to say they own a Gibson and dont care or know what a Gibson is supposed to sound like.

I think everything has sucked up and said if we removed the qualifiers description remains objective.

UTILIZATION

I wanted to use this guitar for playing in bars just leases it back! trusting the review for quality. anyway I just need a basic rhythm guitar, without any particular research.

SOUNDS

Ben on my Marshall I can get a sound out. but not two not even with a pedal (Digitech RP350)

OVERALL OPINION

I could not do anything with this guitar. I had to buy another model I have been tried in the shops. (and I lost 390 euros) Morality beware of rave reviews they may emanate from trade to work.

Gibson USA: excellent rglage factory.
But to find a good guitar should try for hours, hundreds of models ... Do not hesitate!
My models: white satin, single coil (single micro)
Mahogany, Corian nut (h will make a bone)
Acryllique inserts (need pearl)
tonnament: Mechanical solid.

Lgre like a pen ... to be finished with my shit in his body rigid SG!

UTILIZATION

I chose the white satin
as the sunburst was a rough race trsdsagrable ...

The game is top of Mount .10 -. 52 I think
Yet the game is fluid, the strings are very good with action Idale RULES!

Solo: super sustain, almost better than a super bending strato!

The body vibrates vibrates vibreeeeee!! A pleasure

SOUNDS

Coupl my little Peavey Envoy solid state,
or the Mesa Boogie Express ... It is a pure delight!

The clean sound is rich, like a crystalline Tlcaster, really great.
It gives all class gibson ...

The distorted sound is a pure pleasure to rock and punk 1.
We can do without mtal with Adrangi too ... The palm mute out better than all single coils I've ever had (even the Gibson P90)

I do not know the specs of the mic, but I'm not going to change it!
He goes over all output humbucker Epiphone, Gibson and even some (490T)

OVERALL OPINION

bought yesterday,
remains how to grow old!

I'm in love, and this is my deuxime Gibson! (The other SG Standard)
Try, try re!
Ptite a standard guitar with a sound!

(Originally written by micka78/translated from Audiofanzine FR)
- Where was it made? (USA, Japan, Mexico, France...)

US-made guitar

- How many frets, what kind of pickups and what is the pickup configuration?

22 frets

- What kind of bridge (Floyd Rose, Wilkinson....)?

Wraparound

- Which controls (volume, tone, pickup selector...)?

One volume control and one tone control.

- What kind of neck?

60's-like neck...

UTILIZATION

- Is the neck comfortable?

Yes and no! I'll explain myself: when I first tested it at the store, I found the neck rough because of the lack of varnish but after having playing it some time I now find it pleasant.

- Is the access to the upper frets easy?

It's ok. The guitar is rather light so you can allow yourself some acrobatics on the upper frets, but it wasn't really conceived for that purpose.

- Is the instrument ergonomic (body shape, weight...)?

I had never had such a light guitar before...

- Is it easy to get the right sound?

It depends on your setup. Personally, I got a quite fat, metal sound pretty easily and also a crunch sound. But I don't really like the clean sound.

SOUNDS

- Does it fit your music style?

Yes and no! It does the job fairly good but I needed more versatility.

- Which amp(s) or effect(s) do you use with it?

At home, I use small 15-watts Fender and Vox amps. It is more than enough for training. I also used Line6 Toneport UX2 for demos. For rehearsals with a band I generally used a 100-watt Marshall or my 200-watt amp and I found the results really good.

- What kind of sounds do you get and which settings do you use ("crystal-clear", "fat", ...)?

Good versatility for distortion but the clean sound was quite disappointing. But it's a matter of taste.

OVERALL OPINION

- How long have you been using it?

I bought it in June 2008.

- Which feature do you like the most / the least?

I liked the idea of owning a Gibson (even an inexpensive one). For a small price you get a guitar made in Gibson's Nashville factory. It's much better than its worthless Asian competitors. Thumbs up to Gibson for manufacturing this model again.

- Did you try any other models before buying it?

No because it was love at first sight with this model.

- How would you rate its value for money?

Excellent. It's great to own a US-made guitar for such a price! It's perfect for beginners but also for enthusiastic musicians and semipros who will most likely customize it (I wanted to add a mini-humbucker). Important thing: Mount straplock pins because the original pins are really bad. The guitar can easily fall down.

- Based on your experience, would you buy this product again?

Yes and no! Yes because it's easy to customize, which is one of its main successes. No because it's way too fragile (it has no varnish) and you'll have to spend a lot of money to customize it, like I did.

I sold it and bought a Gibson Les Paul. But if I ever have enough time to customize a guitar I think I'll get it back