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Andrew W

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The Gibson 2014 Melody Maker
« on: January 11, 2014, 09:45:08 PM »

  • Carved top mahogany body with a maple cap
  • Maple neck, rosewood board
  • Lightning bar bridge
  • P90s
  • US made and a sniff under £500 apparently

http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/2014/Les-Paul-Melody-Maker.aspx

I don't need one, but that looks a lot of guitar for the money.
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Re: The Gibson 2014 Melody Maker
« Reply #1 on: January 11, 2014, 11:28:29 PM »
'50s Rounded neck profile, too.  :D

It's basically a Les Paul Special, but the maple neck and top, and the P-90s with rod magnet polepieces(?) make it a bit different.

It interests me more than any of the other 2014 Gibsons, to be honest!
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Re: The Gibson 2014 Melody Maker
« Reply #2 on: January 11, 2014, 11:32:48 PM »
Sounds good to me, except for the '50s neck ...
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Re: The Gibson 2014 Melody Maker
« Reply #3 on: January 11, 2014, 11:48:31 PM »
What's the fretboard made of? Granadillo or something similar?
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Re: The Gibson 2014 Melody Maker
« Reply #4 on: January 12, 2014, 08:47:44 AM »
Quote from: Telerocker on January 11, 2014, 11:48:31 PM
What's the fretboard made of? Granadillo or something similar?

The spec sheet says rosewood.
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Re: The Gibson 2014 Melody Maker
« Reply #5 on: January 12, 2014, 10:47:24 AM »
Quote from: Andrew W on January 12, 2014, 08:47:44 AM
Quote from: Telerocker on January 11, 2014, 11:48:31 PM
What's the fretboard made of? Granadillo or something similar?

The spec sheet says rosewood.

Promising at this pricepoint.
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Re: The Gibson 2014 Melody Maker
« Reply #6 on: January 12, 2014, 02:11:48 PM »
Quote from: Telerocker on January 12, 2014, 10:47:24 AM
Quote from: Andrew W on January 12, 2014, 08:47:44 AM
Quote from: Telerocker on January 11, 2014, 11:48:31 PM
What's the fretboard made of? Granadillo or something similar?

The spec sheet says rosewood.

Promising at this pricepoint.

I think Gibson are quite keen to make a big thing of the fact that they once again have supplies of rosewood available to them, having spent nearly all of 2012 (and some time before) making guitars with baked maple, obeche, richwood or "bi-laminated" rosewood boards.
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Re: The Gibson 2014 Melody Maker
« Reply #7 on: January 13, 2014, 09:04:46 AM »
it does look good, and i'm quite surprised they can offer this for the money.

edit: the TV yellow one looks really cool
« Last Edit: January 13, 2014, 09:09:40 AM by gwEm »
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Re: The Gibson 2014 Melody Maker
« Reply #8 on: January 13, 2014, 09:13:23 AM »
Oh I like that!  8)
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Re: The Gibson 2014 Melody Maker
« Reply #9 on: January 13, 2014, 10:46:50 AM »
It's missing the skinny Melody Maker headstock
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Re: The Gibson 2014 Melody Maker
« Reply #10 on: January 13, 2014, 11:25:54 AM »
Quote from: Agent Orange on January 13, 2014, 10:46:50 AM
It's missing the skinny Melody Maker headstock
no guitar misses that my friend ;)


are my eyes deceiving me or does it have a curved/carved top?
(edit: just saw this is mentioned in Andrew W's original post)
« Last Edit: January 13, 2014, 11:33:41 AM by gwEm »
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Re: The Gibson 2014 Melody Maker
« Reply #11 on: January 13, 2014, 12:08:33 PM »
Best thing I've seen for ages.
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Re: The Gibson 2014 Melody Maker
« Reply #12 on: January 13, 2014, 12:37:13 PM »
Oh my....might Gibson actually put something good out for a change that is not easily beaten out by competing firms?
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Re: The Gibson 2014 Melody Maker
« Reply #13 on: January 13, 2014, 01:34:54 PM »
They've got 'em in stock at Guitar Village (and probably elsewhere too), for £499.
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Re: The Gibson 2014 Melody Maker
« Reply #14 on: January 13, 2014, 01:55:10 PM »
Thomann for £486.. seems like a good old fashioned bargain. i would want to play one first to see if theres no weird step between the fretboard on the neck as on a flying v melody maker i tried a couple of years back.

heres that gorgeous yellow:

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