Gibson Melody Maker Electric Guitar Vintage Sunburst

by Gig Stig

The Gibson Melody maker is a guitar from a bygone era, this re-issue remains faithfull to all the original features from the late 1950's. The advantage that this model has over the original is the massive step forwards acheived in the 21st century in the manufacturing and pick-up design process.

Some people might call this retro-chic, but to those who remember the original it will merely be recalling a very fine model of Gibson guitar. The neck has a delightful comforatble feeling when placed against the palm and the fretboard is equally pleasing, the thin Mahogany body means that its lighter than a Les Paul though some will argue that it has lost a little sustain because of this ...

The pick-ups are soulful and bluesy and if ever a guitar was made for R & B then this is it ... The genius for me is in the simplistic design, high quality raw materials and Gibson build quality ... plus the price of this guitar puts it within the realms of most musician's budget - and you can't often say that about a Gibson guitar.

However if you need futher convincing the only thing I can recommend is that you take a trip down to the Nevada Music Warehouse and try this guitar for yourself. I appreciate it won't be evereyone's cup of tea, but if you dig blues of any description then you're sure to like this fella ...