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Philly Q

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Re: The Gibson 2014 Melody Maker
« Reply #15 on: January 13, 2014, 02:03:26 PM »
I'm not so keen on the yellow, it's too opaque for my liking.  I prefer the cherry (or wine red or whatever they call it).

The Stratosphere had a couple on eBay with the pickups and hardware stripped out, but they both sold overnight.
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Re: The Gibson 2014 Melody Maker
« Reply #16 on: January 13, 2014, 02:05:17 PM »
Quote from: gwEm 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.

You can get a sense of the build and whatnot from the Anderton's (usual caveat emptor) video:


I'm impressed with it.
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Re: The Gibson 2014 Melody Maker
« Reply #17 on: January 13, 2014, 02:22:17 PM »
you can hear those rod magnet pole pieces. i'm impressed too :) but i'd still want to try one first.
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Re: The Gibson 2014 Melody Maker
« Reply #18 on: January 13, 2014, 03:38:48 PM »
Who'll buy one first...?  :lol:
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Re: The Gibson 2014 Melody Maker
« Reply #19 on: January 13, 2014, 04:53:34 PM »
Quote from: Philly Q on January 13, 2014, 03:38:48 PM
Who'll buy one first...?  :lol:
ha! most likely not me

I am actually semi in the market for a cool Les Paul, since I have a set of Cold Sweats not in anything. But I'd need something with humbucker routs, and preferably older(80s/90s) with ebony board. I'm keeping an eye on the bay, but am in no rush.

The new LPM model has the mini robot tuning which interests me, but I'm not keen on any of the finishes.
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Re: The Gibson 2014 Melody Maker
« Reply #20 on: January 13, 2014, 07:08:36 PM »
LPJ (from vid 2) looks to be only £50 more and has buckers.
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Re: The Gibson 2014 Melody Maker
« Reply #21 on: January 13, 2014, 07:19:18 PM »
A pity the colours are all a bit bland/boring. For me the yellow one is the most attractive of the bunch.
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Re: The Gibson 2014 Melody Maker
« Reply #22 on: January 13, 2014, 08:35:14 PM »
Quote from: juansolo on January 13, 2014, 07:08:36 PM
LPJ (from vid 2) looks to be only £50 more and has buckers.

aye, and there seems to be a white one too - not bad. some of the old studio models have caught my eye - flip flop and other funky finishes. or 80s customs seem to be great value too. the new LPJ is cool, but i think there might something cooler come up on the 2nd hand market.

the new melody maker really is lovely in that TV yellow, hopefully they'll sell loads and bring some more interesting things out.
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Re: The Gibson 2014 Melody Maker
« Reply #23 on: January 13, 2014, 08:49:55 PM »
Considering the price and that it's a gibbo it does seem like a deal. It's cheaper than the Tokai's, i wonder if they helped gibson rethink their prices ? I also wonder how the neck is set. 
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Re: The Gibson 2014 Melody Maker
« Reply #24 on: January 13, 2014, 10:31:00 PM »
Quote from: Andrew W on January 13, 2014, 02:05:17 PM
Quote from: gwEm 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.

You can get a sense of the build and whatnot from the Anderton's (usual caveat emptor) video:


I'm impressed with it.

Those two are unbearable, aren't they?  Not the guitars, obviously.
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Re: The Gibson 2014 Melody Maker
« Reply #25 on: January 14, 2014, 01:11:42 AM »
Quote from: gwEm on January 13, 2014, 08:35:14 PM
Quote from: juansolo on January 13, 2014, 07:08:36 PM
LPJ (from vid 2) looks to be only £50 more and has buckers.

aye, and there seems to be a white one too - not bad. some of the old studio models have caught my eye - flip flop and other funky finishes. or 80s customs seem to be great value too. the new LPJ is cool, but i think there might something cooler come up on the 2nd hand market.

the new melody maker really is lovely in that TV yellow, hopefully they'll sell loads and bring some more interesting things out.

I know what you mean, there are definitely much cooler options.

But the thing which really keeps drawing me to this new Melody Maker LP is the thinner body.  There haven't been many LP models with that spec (the Custom Lite, SL, Smartwood, Vixen and Goddess spring to mind, I think that's about it).  It not only reduces the weight, it makes the LP feel totally different, a much more manageable guitar.
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Re: The Gibson 2014 Melody Maker
« Reply #26 on: January 14, 2014, 09:23:27 AM »
Could be something here worth considering. Though I've got no idea what has a bi-laminate board or any other such bollocks when it comes to modern Gibsons

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Re: The Gibson 2014 Melody Maker
« Reply #27 on: January 14, 2014, 02:09:07 PM »
I know the bi-laminate rosewood boards were used on all Custom Shop guitars built between "early" (Jan/Feb) 2012 and the end of 2012.  I'm sure a few must have sneaked into 2013 as well, but officially they didn't.

I don't know how widely-used they were on non-CS models.
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Re: The Gibson 2014 Melody Maker
« Reply #28 on: January 14, 2014, 04:43:18 PM »
I must say I like the Telecaster Version yellow - I have the cheapo Les Paul Special DC from a few year back and its a nice one.  These look just as nice, if not more so.

Shame I have no money and that Fender have some guitars out (Starcaster, Bass VI, pink offset special) that just cry out to me more.
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Re: The Gibson 2014 Melody Maker
« Reply #29 on: January 14, 2014, 06:46:07 PM »
thats pretty sweet. i'd throw a supermassive in there and go to town
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