Ppl, don't worry! The new melody maker so different! They gave it the right head stock and installed 2 p-90 pickups! Abt damn time they did something to make the melody maker not suck lol
These guitars ROCK!!! I have one and installed a Gibson 57 classic pickup in it with 500k pots and a "Black Beauty" oil paper capacitor and WOW what a difference I would put this guitar up against any Les Paul...sounds that good!!!
I am one of the biggest guitar collecting pigs around and the melody maker properly set up is a tone monster, light and a blast to play.Some people freak on the price and the one pickup,the stock pick up sounds awesome,just use your guit volume and the tone for tons of amazing variations,I took one and put a lolar p90,rs guitar works pot kit, some new tuners and for under 1000.00 it right up there with all of my collectors guitars. Great job gibson
I tried a used 2 pickup model at a Guitar Center, now my LP Classic is barely played. I did not expect this to be a very high quality instrument to be honest, but after playing it, there is no doubt.
If the unplugged resonance is anything to go by, then the Melody Maker should be OK, if a little limited pickup - wise. Stripped back, but cool because of that (perhaps). Its a six string string Gibson electric guitar with no pretensions. Why are people worried about the head stock for God's sake!
guys! i own 2 gibson flying v's and was interested to play one of these! so i played one today and it was amazing! 10000% worth of it's money! 100% gibson sound!
if the strings were lined up on the neck well id buy one but look at 1:34 the 1st E is almost off the neck and the 6th E is out of skew. If this is the one they chose for the video im assuming its one of the better ones made. and seeing this i may as well go buy an ibanez gio for 125$.
@Speedoman1978 fuck you dude the "misalignment of the strings" is just the angle of the camera shot and beside what kind of douche nozzle decides he isnt going to buy a guitar or that a certain guitar isnt up to par by what they see on goddam youtube video?! go into a guitar shop and test that melody maker and Gio side by side and then see what you think asshole
@Lennonlegend94 WOW dude, you are getting really worked up. He didn't insult anybody, but you are going "douche nozzle" this, "fuck" that, "asshole" and all that stuff. Are you a 12 year old who has just discovered swearwords or just a very stressed person?
I'm here to tell you something...this guitar ROCKS, it has a fell that is nice to play and stays in tune even with extreme string bends! I use an Epiphone Studio 10 S amp head through a 4x12 Marshall cabinet with custom low watt speakers made by Macaffay Amps and it even blew my Gibson SG standard way with its ability to play "Blues and Rock" and retains it's natural tone very well! I LOVE THIS GUITAR AND IS NOW MY FAVORITE GUITAR TO PLAY!
Here's a bit of truth. A lousy guitar player will still sound lousy on a $6000 guitar, but a grea guitart player can make a cheap guitar sound great. The Melody Maker is a nice guitar...there are probably just too many lousy players out there that think an expensive guitar will make them sound great...WRONG!!! Your's still a crappy player. Learn to play...and that goes for any instrument. And that goes for volume also, you only sound bad, but louder.
@Keyboardman88 it still depends on what kind of guitar you buy :-/ , i thought I sounded bad but till I used my brothers amps and jackson, I went crazy playing All day ! xD , but seriously it sounded like a guy that couldn't play and the neck was realy chunky for me at that time
my friend who owns an american standard tele and my guitar teacher from school said these things are pices of shit but i was going for lessions today so i decided to test it out for myself and i played it both clean and distorted and fell in love this is by no means a pce of shit but the one in my music store was not taken care of well so go figure lol anyway it does not really matter tht this only one pick up if u play more to the neck u get a warmer tone and if u play more to the bridge it g
I love my two Melody Makers. Best guitars I've ever played. Cheap, yes they are. Crap, no they're not. After all, you can find crappy guitars even it's cost 6000 dollars. It's all how you play, after all.
The Gibson Melody Makers are tone machines. They sound better than most any Tele, Strat or other guitar $500 or less. I've played guitar for 16 years, and I love these things.
i have melody maker and its fucking nice, it has great sound. It isnt beatyful but so fuckin what ? and why people says bad about this guitar if they hasnt even try one. And its pretty rare
there guitars are amazing dont fucking say shit about them untill you try them. there billys gibbons favriote guitar it was his first becuse they WERE beginer guitars!!!
FUCK LES PAUL JUINIORS THEY WERE begginer guitars too the only diffrence is melody makers are actually good so fuck all of you the headstock is fucking nice so take your $2000 doller lps and go fuck yourselfs
i played this at my music store and i was very impressed. it sounds great and is very light and the neck is ridiculously comfortable. it does look different from most guitars, but there is still something unique and awesome about the styling. very good guitar for blues
@FILIPPOS8EOS It's not the same guitar, actually. She put a zebra burstbucker at the bridge and also put a kill switch. She never played the "melody maker" that the video here shows us. She has her own signature melody maker so it's nothing similar comparing to this one here. I personally think that joan's melody maker is better because, well i sell more JT sig's, than Stock Melody Makers. :)
This is a rocking guitar. Very comfortable with a nice neck carve but the sound is what makes thing guitar so good. From clean to raunchy rock n roll it can do it all with a unique voice. The best budget guitar made.
@spidey9556 Recently tried one and it was superb. It depends if you want or need lots of pickups and tone variations, but even with just one pickup, gain and tone, this guitar is surprisingly versatile. It's cousin is the Gibson Junior, but the Melody Maker is much more affordable if you're on a tight budget.
Melody Makers are neat. Solidbodies are just planks, and I think they're more interesting and less pretentious/silly when they look as much like a boat oar as possible, and I like the sound of single coils. Good job Gibson, hope they sell.
jesus, what is wrong with you guys? stop leaving bad comments about the guitar. the melody maker has a great history and also don't forget, it is a "begginer guitar" so is not the best guitar in the world or the best sound quality. just a guitar to start. and aslo it is a gibson.
Its not ugly, it does not sound "terrible" and it is a simple one p/u guitar. It is what it is... If you don't like it then don't buy it. You can get a used one for around $300. Thats a deal for a USA made guitar.
who cares if the thing is ugly. most of the people sayin its ugly would get a warlock rather than going about how it sounds. you know i might be goin on about this wrong. who cares if it sounds good if you look good doing it (sarcasm). honestly
Children, no, it's not a Les Paul. That's the point. And no, it's not a Taiwanese copy like the "Epiphone" or "Danelectro" repros some here seem to prefer! The Melody Maker is a genuine US made guitar for the working man who wants the real deal, a true players guitar that will take years of hard playin' & hard knocks & looks better for it..
"Ugliest headstock ever"? Ever seen a pre war Gibson? I still play an L-0. The headstock looks just fine to me..
@LEFFDAWGG87 I've been playing for only 2 years and upgraded from an Epiphone Les Paul Special II to an $800 dollar Ibanez RGA42FM. Now that was worth it.
It is a piece of dog dung. Any Danelectro puts it to shame. Buy a $300 Epiphone. The overall quality is for shit. I own it. It is the worst quality chunk of junk I have ever seen.
@LEFFDAWGG87 i would say it would be a big upgrade from a squire, but if you are looking for a les paul kind of guitar, I would say go with an epiphone les paul standard, which u could get around the same price as this guitar. This cost around $500.
@timpupjones666 Hiya, how is the finish on the guitar, I am about to order one of these Gorgeous guitars but keep reading reviews that slam the finish, neck joint, fret ends, etc etc, Cheers for the help!
I have a SG myself, and I went to check out this simple guitar. I was amazed by it. I'd definitely recommend this guitar to anyone who just can't afford a Les Paul or an American Fender.
@MrBrownstonee Not as elegant as the usual headstock, I agree, but if it's a case of bagging a very affordable Gibson for a price that doesn't make your wallet weep, or paying a load extra for the crafting of the usual headstock ...... well ... ? Of course, you can pay 2/3 as much again for a Gibson Junior if you prefer.
talk to the luthiers and reps at gibson they all say that studios are standards with different finishes and no cosmetics......i went over thiswith one at my locall gibson distributor this past week
I've just ordered my melody maker, but is it a good alternative to a fender telecaster? If not i'm setting my fender Jaguar for sale, because i don't like the sound of the jaguar, i think i bought it 10 years ago because it looks good. :-)
I just played one while out for a lunch break and I was very pleasantly surprised - it's a simple guitar for sure, but sounded great, was perfectly in tune and seemed to stay that way, light as a feather...and at a pretty reasonable cost (650CAN). I compared it to a PRS SE with p90's (I'll go back and try one with real single coil pickups for a fair comparison) but the melody maker sounded and felt way better. Loved it!
Wrong.. An emg HOLY GOD heavy pickup guitar with build-in mid-scoop will not work for green day for sure :D! And right here im not talking about a little alike green day.. Im talking like preety accurately green day sound :D
i played this fucker at a store once. i picked it up laughing thinking this might be one of those shitty cheap guitars that rich people buy to fuck around with. i was dead wrong. this little guy screamed. it was amazing. mind blowing sustain and tone. just a great guitar
yeah. I went to a store to pick up my duesenberg and i was doubting this cheap ass guitar can do any. I played. turns out this baby screams really good. good for jazz, traditional heavy rock, ANY clean sound (the best Iv ever heard. its crispy clear), and of course blues.
Hey!?
It's "The musician melody maker" and not "The Gibson Melody Maker"...
Right?
Gibson is only "The EXCELLENT SOUND maker"!
Right?
and this guitarist is AN EXCELLENT musician.
kpowel 1 month ago
Ppl, don't worry! The new melody maker so different! They gave it the right head stock and installed 2 p-90 pickups! Abt damn time they did something to make the melody maker not suck lol
epeemstr 3 months ago
These guitars ROCK!!! I have one and installed a Gibson 57 classic pickup in it with 500k pots and a "Black Beauty" oil paper capacitor and WOW what a difference I would put this guitar up against any Les Paul...sounds that good!!!
laser74hobby 3 months ago
First this one: /watch?v=y8Kyi0WNg40
Then this one: 0:59
triggerhappyrentacop 3 months ago
I don't know why, but it feels like the head of this guitar is giving me an insecure and frightened look.
triggerhappyrentacop 3 months ago
I don't care what people say, this guitar is fantastic
StephenFiorentini 4 months ago
I'm thinking about getting a new guitar but I'm kind of stumped between the melody maker and the fender telecaster, any opinions would be great!
thetown123456789 4 months ago
@thetown123456789
well imho just buy the melody maker, it looks better and plays simillarly
iamismeallright 4 months ago
I want this guitar so so bad.
DukeofDudes74 5 months ago
October 21st ;)
RichiebyVironas 5 months ago
perhaps the only affordable Gibson guitar. I aint got 2000 dollars to spent on a guitar, what should i buy?
TheIzzyGuy 5 months ago
@TheIzzyGuy budget? theres a ton of $1000 Gibbys.
1337Kupo 5 months ago
how the fuck do you set the intonation?
IAMNOTAGOODCHILD 5 months ago
I wish they did a Les Paul with this headstock and p90's. Great guitar.
niptodstan 6 months ago
i wish it had the normal gibson headstock
RedTV8888 6 months ago
Looks good!! I had a double cutaway SG Style one in the 60s....
Carlfgauge 6 months ago
If it's good enough for Carl Barat it's good enough for anyone.
933Bane 6 months ago
Dunno why people are dissing on this guitar, it's fantastic
JamesWaton 6 months ago
this guitar is a dirty bitch in the best way possible
jw2113 7 months ago
I am one of the biggest guitar collecting pigs around and the melody maker properly set up is a tone monster, light and a blast to play.Some people freak on the price and the one pickup,the stock pick up sounds awesome,just use your guit volume and the tone for tons of amazing variations,I took one and put a lolar p90,rs guitar works pot kit, some new tuners and for under 1000.00 it right up there with all of my collectors guitars. Great job gibson
TheMomoZone 7 months ago
are all the people dissing this video deaf and just decided not to watch or listen to the video describing how amazing the melody maker is?
mstrkrftjr 8 months ago
Kinda good guitar while the head stock looks like f*cking sh*t and with one single coil pick-up better off getting an Epiphone Les Paul Standard
PhantomOfTheGamer 8 months ago
I tried a used 2 pickup model at a Guitar Center, now my LP Classic is barely played. I did not expect this to be a very high quality instrument to be honest, but after playing it, there is no doubt.
lostinthecity0923 8 months ago
If the unplugged resonance is anything to go by, then the Melody Maker should be OK, if a little limited pickup - wise. Stripped back, but cool because of that (perhaps). Its a six string string Gibson electric guitar with no pretensions. Why are people worried about the head stock for God's sake!
benafuda 8 months ago
did anyone ever come across the dual p90 versions?
StephenFiorentini 9 months ago
guys! i own 2 gibson flying v's and was interested to play one of these! so i played one today and it was amazing! 10000% worth of it's money! 100% gibson sound!
but ok it's a little bit ugly..
VKzGibson 9 months ago
Yeah, but do you really wanna buy your kid a 500 Gibson to start out with? Just think, *CRACKKKK* Uh.... DaaAAAaaaaddd?
TroubleClef2112 9 months ago
the new ones on musicians freinds states that they are made for profesionnals now
vanhalenfan31 9 months ago
if the strings were lined up on the neck well id buy one but look at 1:34 the 1st E is almost off the neck and the 6th E is out of skew. If this is the one they chose for the video im assuming its one of the better ones made. and seeing this i may as well go buy an ibanez gio for 125$.
Speedoman1978 9 months ago
@Speedoman1978 fuck you dude the "misalignment of the strings" is just the angle of the camera shot and beside what kind of douche nozzle decides he isnt going to buy a guitar or that a certain guitar isnt up to par by what they see on goddam youtube video?! go into a guitar shop and test that melody maker and Gio side by side and then see what you think asshole
Lennonlegend94 8 months ago
@Lennonlegend94 WOW dude, you are getting really worked up. He didn't insult anybody, but you are going "douche nozzle" this, "fuck" that, "asshole" and all that stuff. Are you a 12 year old who has just discovered swearwords or just a very stressed person?
fragman08 2 months ago
Anyone think they are overpriced?
StephenFiorentini 9 months ago
@StephenFiorentini it is made in america...
5Harring 8 months ago
I'm here to tell you something...this guitar ROCKS, it has a fell that is nice to play and stays in tune even with extreme string bends! I use an Epiphone Studio 10 S amp head through a 4x12 Marshall cabinet with custom low watt speakers made by Macaffay Amps and it even blew my Gibson SG standard way with its ability to play "Blues and Rock" and retains it's natural tone very well! I LOVE THIS GUITAR AND IS NOW MY FAVORITE GUITAR TO PLAY!
laser74hobby 9 months ago
Always wanted one of these bad boys
StephenFiorentini 9 months ago
Here's a bit of truth. A lousy guitar player will still sound lousy on a $6000 guitar, but a grea guitart player can make a cheap guitar sound great. The Melody Maker is a nice guitar...there are probably just too many lousy players out there that think an expensive guitar will make them sound great...WRONG!!! Your's still a crappy player. Learn to play...and that goes for any instrument. And that goes for volume also, you only sound bad, but louder.
Keyboardman88 10 months ago 9
@Keyboardman88 it still depends on what kind of guitar you buy :-/ , i thought I sounded bad but till I used my brothers amps and jackson, I went crazy playing All day ! xD , but seriously it sounded like a guy that couldn't play and the neck was realy chunky for me at that time
legendsveil 2 months ago
@Keyboardman88 Exactly, a good guitar is like putting a cherry on a cake, its useless if you don't have any cake, good job sir
museman98 1 month ago
my friend who owns an american standard tele and my guitar teacher from school said these things are pices of shit but i was going for lessions today so i decided to test it out for myself and i played it both clean and distorted and fell in love this is by no means a pce of shit but the one in my music store was not taken care of well so go figure lol anyway it does not really matter tht this only one pick up if u play more to the neck u get a warmer tone and if u play more to the bridge it g
bigt996 10 months ago
I love my two Melody Makers. Best guitars I've ever played. Cheap, yes they are. Crap, no they're not. After all, you can find crappy guitars even it's cost 6000 dollars. It's all how you play, after all.
Stranglehold1971 10 months ago
This is one of the finest guitars ever made. It's a joy to play.
waxypotatoes 10 months ago
The Gibson Melody Makers are tone machines. They sound better than most any Tele, Strat or other guitar $500 or less. I've played guitar for 16 years, and I love these things.
samwestonpotter 10 months ago
Is the pickup same dimensions than Strat's one?
jeTTa002 10 months ago
it all comes from the guitarist!!
TheSynyster1996 10 months ago 3
Sounds so nice but you have to admit its a fucking crazy looking guitar.
t3hPoundcake 10 months ago
I own a Les Paul studio and an 84' reissue flying V and I still want one of these :D
ihavealespaul33 11 months ago
i have melody maker and its fucking nice, it has great sound. It isnt beatyful but so fuckin what ? and why people says bad about this guitar if they hasnt even try one. And its pretty rare
beatfiler 11 months ago
there guitars are amazing dont fucking say shit about them untill you try them. there billys gibbons favriote guitar it was his first becuse they WERE beginer guitars!!!
FUCK LES PAUL JUINIORS THEY WERE begginer guitars too the only diffrence is melody makers are actually good so fuck all of you the headstock is fucking nice so take your $2000 doller lps and go fuck yourselfs
dayjayd 1 year ago 28
@dayjayd so right
SuperDsffdsf 1 year ago
@dayjayd = you idiot!
capnbill76 9 months ago
@dayjayd I've got one of them, myself(Melody Maker)
kjchicago1 1 month ago
i played this at my music store and i was very impressed. it sounds great and is very light and the neck is ridiculously comfortable. it does look different from most guitars, but there is still something unique and awesome about the styling. very good guitar for blues
5Harring 1 year ago
id work for a bit in a shop to get one , but i wouldnt earn money and spend it on that ......
musicman19191 1 year ago
Nice but over priced
StephenFiorentini 1 year ago
I think this Gibson is awesome sounding considering the single coil pickup.
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this guitar sucks
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ITS A GOOD GUITAR FOR EVERY ONE THAT LIKE THAT TONE WHATS THE BIG DEAL?!!!!
SuperDsffdsf 1 year ago
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SuperDsffdsf 1 year ago
@RobotFollower it's still not a begginer guitar HEHE :)
FILIPPOS8EOS 1 year ago
there is no hum?!!!!
SuperDsffdsf 1 year ago
@RobotFollower it's not a "begginer guitar" don't forget that joan jett played it. It's a great guitar
FILIPPOS8EOS 1 year ago
@FILIPPOS8EOS It's not the same guitar, actually. She put a zebra burstbucker at the bridge and also put a kill switch. She never played the "melody maker" that the video here shows us. She has her own signature melody maker so it's nothing similar comparing to this one here. I personally think that joan's melody maker is better because, well i sell more JT sig's, than Stock Melody Makers. :)
-Christian Zodkfield.
RobotFollower 1 year ago
ugly as hell...:D
Dorfrocker1 1 year ago
@Dorfrocker1 famous as hell...:D
RobotFollower 1 year ago
This is a rocking guitar. Very comfortable with a nice neck carve but the sound is what makes thing guitar so good. From clean to raunchy rock n roll it can do it all with a unique voice. The best budget guitar made.
Bhaok 1 year ago
thanx to this vid im buying a melody maker
CountCane1994 1 year ago
is it just me or the guitar is not that bad actually?
spidey9556 1 year ago
@spidey9556 Recently tried one and it was superb. It depends if you want or need lots of pickups and tone variations, but even with just one pickup, gain and tone, this guitar is surprisingly versatile. It's cousin is the Gibson Junior, but the Melody Maker is much more affordable if you're on a tight budget.
AlanSturgess 1 year ago
Anyone know if this guitar would be good to play anything from GNR to Bullet for my Valentine and The Beatles?
jlwild123 1 year ago
@jlwild123 GNR- maybe, Bullet- I wouldnt even dream of putting one of those in drop C, and finally, beatles-quite possibly.
kreza1 1 year ago
@jlwild123 That's a pretty wide range of styles.
zeppelin1996 1 year ago
Thats so fat for one pickup
StephenFiorentini 1 year ago
Why does anyone buy this guitar? HAHA
MrStuartMiddleton 1 year ago
i have this guitar it so sick if you want a cheap gibson
MrSoapy147 1 year ago
Melody Makers are neat. Solidbodies are just planks, and I think they're more interesting and less pretentious/silly when they look as much like a boat oar as possible, and I like the sound of single coils. Good job Gibson, hope they sell.
manzruin 1 year ago
My 80 year old mother wanted to take guitar lessons. This what I bought her. It's small and light perfect beginner guitar for your kid or your mom.
riff4u 1 year ago 2
The Melody Maker Is AWESOME!!!!!!!!!
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The headstock is ugly as shit!
charliebigplumz 1 year ago
jesus, what is wrong with you guys? stop leaving bad comments about the guitar. the melody maker has a great history and also don't forget, it is a "begginer guitar" so is not the best guitar in the world or the best sound quality. just a guitar to start. and aslo it is a gibson.
RobotFollower 1 year ago 35
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Meta514 10 months ago
@RobotFollower I would use it a my primary not begginer ( :
legendsveil 7 months ago
this guitar is pretty good
not more not less
snerl69 1 year ago
get rid of that piece of shit polymer finish! let the paint peel!
frazerstockton 1 year ago
you only pay for the name gibson. buy an epiphone!, their´re much better!
fiddevogel 1 year ago
Ugly piece of shit and plays worse than a bar of soap in the shower
Glockenator 1 year ago
@Glockenator
Bars of soap in showers are normally quite good.
1codger 1 year ago
Great Job
Great Guitar.
TL250Rider 1 year ago
for that money i should get diamond embedded tuning heads, and a free strat :)
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what an ugly piece of shit.
zaktan415 1 year ago
this guitar is awesome i got it and i love it
TheJonas06 1 year ago
"wrap around tail piece" ... LOL ...who else laughed when he said that!?
frazerstockton 1 year ago
It feels as if you will always pay for a gibson guitar name not the guitar. eh...-_-...
cheezbeenzriz 1 year ago
Its not ugly, it does not sound "terrible" and it is a simple one p/u guitar. It is what it is... If you don't like it then don't buy it. You can get a used one for around $300. Thats a deal for a USA made guitar.
Bltprf502 1 year ago
I saw this guitar at my music shop today for $400
A7Xblood 1 year ago
i have the guitar same sound as a les paul ive played both but its more of a punk guitar because of one pickup
Sageman32 1 year ago
it sounds terrible
epeemstr316 1 year ago
Who says it''s ugly? I think the headstock is cool... Love the look of it, actually.
LaraSixtyEight 1 year ago 2
I love that headstock
antiWMGchannel 1 year ago
@antiWMGchannel ya cause it fits in your ass =)
sleeq1993 1 year ago
just got the dual pickup one for £120. bloody lovely guitar but certainly aint a looker!
rammybaws 1 year ago
who cares if the thing is ugly. most of the people sayin its ugly would get a warlock rather than going about how it sounds. you know i might be goin on about this wrong. who cares if it sounds good if you look good doing it (sarcasm). honestly
BallparkCoyote 1 year ago
i have one, dual pickups. its so nice
noodle4313 1 year ago
Children, no, it's not a Les Paul. That's the point. And no, it's not a Taiwanese copy like the "Epiphone" or "Danelectro" repros some here seem to prefer! The Melody Maker is a genuine US made guitar for the working man who wants the real deal, a true players guitar that will take years of hard playin' & hard knocks & looks better for it..
"Ugliest headstock ever"? Ever seen a pre war Gibson? I still play an L-0. The headstock looks just fine to me..
sovereignofnebadon 1 year ago 2
yeah, nowhere near as good as a les paul junior, but if i was looking for a simple 1 pickup, guitar for under £400 this is the way i would go
lm94facepalm 1 year ago
WHAT A UGLY GUITAR
0adireita 1 year ago
OMFG what an awful headstock ^^
What are the differences between this shit and the Les Paul Junior ?
MiMiL33400 1 year ago
@MiMiL33400 price
noodle4313 1 year ago
I'm thinking about getting this guitar. I've been playing for about 3 years now and want to make an upgrade from my squier strat. Is it worth it?
LEFFDAWGG87 1 year ago
@LEFFDAWGG87 I've been playing for only 2 years and upgraded from an Epiphone Les Paul Special II to an $800 dollar Ibanez RGA42FM. Now that was worth it.
RyanEnvy 1 year ago
It is a piece of dog dung. Any Danelectro puts it to shame. Buy a $300 Epiphone. The overall quality is for shit. I own it. It is the worst quality chunk of junk I have ever seen.
resoblues 1 year ago
@LEFFDAWGG87 i would say it would be a big upgrade from a squire, but if you are looking for a les paul kind of guitar, I would say go with an epiphone les paul standard, which u could get around the same price as this guitar. This cost around $500.
rhino2218 1 year ago
@rhino2218 its not cheap i got it at a discount for $1200
Sageman32 1 year ago
@Sageman32 wow rip off. i know u can easily get this brand new at musicians friend for exactly $489.00
rhino2218 1 year ago
@Sageman32 ha-ha you got ripped off like hell man they're worth 500 at gc
TheGuitarGodfather33 1 year ago
@timpupjones666 Hiya, how is the finish on the guitar, I am about to order one of these Gorgeous guitars but keep reading reviews that slam the finish, neck joint, fret ends, etc etc, Cheers for the help!
Davidjamespinnock 1 year ago
Really, the very ugliest headstock ever!
lupusgertv 1 year ago
wow the headstock is so uncommon
CiviC092 1 year ago
cool guitar but that headstock in ugley
sgogiz1 1 year ago
fuck this guitar
MrShroomtits 1 year ago
honestly even though the sound is good, in estetic this guitar fails a lot.
Catarinaxx 1 year ago
this is shit
biggenlord 1 year ago
Junk
JonnyKickdrumz1 1 year ago
I played this guitar, I thought the sound was awful
Jamesg104 2 years ago
can you switch the tone much using the tone nob?
TheSchoolsux345 2 years ago
i have melody maker 1970
wesleyjean14 2 years ago
i don´t like this guitar it´s too light and not very good to play on acording to me but i play on a SG
sharingan56789 2 years ago
I've seen this guitar...kinda badly made...rather get a epiphone les paul than that.
tedb43o2o3 2 years ago
melody maker or epiphone custom?
OptoOcto 2 years ago
hmmmmm....... HOW MUCH DOES IT COST.
monkeyfaceboy2299 2 years ago
800 or so
eddyjok 2 years ago
Only about 500 dollars
JDog1024 2 years ago
I have a SG myself, and I went to check out this simple guitar. I was amazed by it. I'd definitely recommend this guitar to anyone who just can't afford a Les Paul or an American Fender.
Whitehawk3000 2 years ago
ugliest headstock ever...
MrBrownstonee 2 years ago 67
@MrBrownstonee It's a military haircut for a guitar. :P
datluigi 1 year ago
@MrBrownstonee Not as elegant as the usual headstock, I agree, but if it's a case of bagging a very affordable Gibson for a price that doesn't make your wallet weep, or paying a load extra for the crafting of the usual headstock ...... well ... ? Of course, you can pay 2/3 as much again for a Gibson Junior if you prefer.
AlanSturgess 1 year ago
@MrBrownstonee looks like dildo xD
movieandmusicfriki 1 year ago
@MrBrownstonee amen
skiwashington092 1 year ago
i have this guitar.. very cool sound!!
davide8929 2 years ago
I got this guitar it f'in rules =)
micromind1337 2 years ago
This or the Studio?
OptoOcto 2 years ago
@OptoOcto
depends this is really good clean
studios are like a less good standard
i prefer jrs maby you should give those a try
GoHabs13 2 years ago
Yeah, I was kinda thinking the same, but I wanted others opinoins xD Thanks
OptoOcto 2 years ago
@GoHabs13 studios are just standards without cosmetic frills like binding
stonefreak1962 2 years ago
@stonefreak1962
not at all true
studios feel really light and not at all like a real les paul and therefore they dont sound nearly as good
GoHabs13 2 years ago
talk to the luthiers and reps at gibson they all say that studios are standards with different finishes and no cosmetics......i went over thiswith one at my locall gibson distributor this past week
stonefreak1962 2 years ago
I've just ordered my melody maker, but is it a good alternative to a fender telecaster? If not i'm setting my fender Jaguar for sale, because i don't like the sound of the jaguar, i think i bought it 10 years ago because it looks good. :-)
dirtypaper 2 years ago
the melody maker is the only guitar from gibson, which is cheap and build in the U.S.A
08dead08 2 years ago
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great little guitar
i play a 1961 sg/les paul custom
i have a video of me playing it on my page, check it out, its so sweet :)
great guitar again
StephenFiorentini 2 years ago
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Stranglehold71 2 years ago
I just played one while out for a lunch break and I was very pleasantly surprised - it's a simple guitar for sure, but sounded great, was perfectly in tune and seemed to stay that way, light as a feather...and at a pretty reasonable cost (650CAN). I compared it to a PRS SE with p90's (I'll go back and try one with real single coil pickups for a fair comparison) but the melody maker sounded and felt way better. Loved it!
jobot24 2 years ago
just sold my epi black beauty and going for one of these or a american telecaster. something that wont break your back
kattskrall 2 years ago
Hey guys!.. Im getting this soon and i wanna know if it will work for green day?.. I have a marshall combo as amp :)..
Tharonja265 2 years ago
any piece of shit works for green day dude ;)
dabuehl 2 years ago 31
Wrong.. An emg HOLY GOD heavy pickup guitar with build-in mid-scoop will not work for green day for sure :D! And right here im not talking about a little alike green day.. Im talking like preety accurately green day sound :D
Tharonja265 2 years ago
@dabuehl Hey asshole don't know were youre talking bout man! Green Day plays the Les Paul Junior 1958
4evergreendayfan 1 year ago
@dabuehl billie plays junior ?
guitarnuttty 1 year ago
@guitarnuttty he plays the billie joe armstrong les paul junior signature electric guitar
reverenfender 1 year ago
@dabuehl as long as u hav a humbucker (or an EXTREMELY wound single coil), lots of gain, and ur set!
reverenfender 1 year ago
@dabuehl billie joe plays a les paul juinor. and is a homo.
feikma90 1 year ago
No doubt, man! It will work for green day very well :o) I have it and it screams like a power saw!!! Beauty!!!
pudingo1 2 years ago
I agree with you! :D!! I got it now in Sunburst.. its SOO great :D!
Tharonja265 2 years ago
how is this different from a les paul junior?
patrick34page 2 years ago 2
im getting one these for xmas cant wait they sound awesome
SAINTSROWNUMBER1FAN 2 years ago
i played this fucker at a store once. i picked it up laughing thinking this might be one of those shitty cheap guitars that rich people buy to fuck around with. i was dead wrong. this little guy screamed. it was amazing. mind blowing sustain and tone. just a great guitar
MIKEHOWW 2 years ago
yeah i did the same thing
fucking awesome guitar
teamawesome12345 2 years ago
yeah. I went to a store to pick up my duesenberg and i was doubting this cheap ass guitar can do any. I played. turns out this baby screams really good. good for jazz, traditional heavy rock, ANY clean sound (the best Iv ever heard. its crispy clear), and of course blues.
shittykenny 2 years ago
The sound is not bad..and good blusey tone.....i have an original 63 melody maker..it is so playable its unbelievable!!
thejetro 2 years ago
i can`t hear what he is playing there are no sound
accadacca100 2 years ago
I have an original.
hawthorne564 2 years ago
Hi, im aout to buy a guitar, I NEED A CLEAN SOUND!
And i dont know which one i have to buy, i dont have so much money, so i decided, to...
This guitar, a gibson melody maker,
OR a
Epiphone Les Paul 100
Please, somebody helpme
kikekiss 2 years ago
I'd say either the melody maker or a fender tele. Id avoid the epiphone though.
bamimaninja 2 years ago
Just take a strat!!!
wesselklooster 2 years ago
Take my advice and take the melody maker. u wont be disappointed
grandmafrank1983 2 years ago