Electric Guitars

[GreatDane]

1966 Gibson Melody Maker

"1966 melody maker D (2 pick up config). This guitar is all original with pot codes from 1966 and an 800XXX serial number ... it all ads up to one of the earliest SG body styles made in PELHAM BLUE! Look at how clean this baby is back and front. All solder joints and pots ... pick ups, tuners vibrato et al are 100% with the exception of a later hard shell case. Brazilian rosewood fingerboard. It weighs in at an even 7 lbs. These little babies sound great with a little crunch to the sound and make for a fun little rocker!"

[humbuckerstrat]

I would rawk that    

[tim gueguen]

I'd like that, especially in that colour.

[billybilly]

Don't like guitars with points so not hot, headstock looks funny too.  Like the colour though.

[HP Hovercraft]

Way hot! What kind of pickups are those? I'm not sure I've seen any Gibson single coils from that era that aren't P-90s.

[GreatDane]

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HP Hovercraft wrote:

Way hot! What kind of pickups are those? I'm not sure I've seen any Gibson single coils from that era that aren't P-90s.

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typical melody maker single coils.  different from P90s.

[Marko]

Just a personal-taste thing, but I never could get into the SG body; looks like it was designed for Bat Man or sumpin.

[Roy Brooks]

I dig it.

[kayd_mon]

Though I love Gibsons, the skinny Melody Maker headstock just turns me off. Still would grab it off the wall to check it out, though.

[LeftyTom]

Methinks the pickguard is quite hideous.  Otherwise,  a nice guitar.

[badpenguin]

Beyond hot! had one, in copper, that I miss to this day. (Damn lead singer stole it from me, them went on a weekend of herion....Always hoped he died from it.)

[hardtdc]

Pelham blue FTW!

[jtr654]

Hot

[PurpleTrails]

I like the looks of SGs, I like pelham blue guitars...but hate to play SGs, don't like the looks of the trem, can't imagine it would sound good with those pickups, so no.

[photon9]

I very much like it!

[larry50]

All in all, meh.

[Alecto]

Drop in a set of P90's and I'd rock that.  I've gone off Gibson-style guitars recently, though. 

[Pine Apple Slim]

All day long. Hot.

[kl285528]

Hot.

[Mad Tele]

hot depending on the price. If it were less than a new Tweedy id say hot. otherwise no.