Gibson Melody Maker Reissue!

JordanD · Post by **JordanD** » Thu Nov 06, 2008 4:19 pm

Has anybody else seen one of these? I played one in Dawsons Manchester and really fell in love with it, and at less than 300 quid who can complain?!

http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/news/news ... ws_id/2032

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Thu Nov 06, 2008 4:55 pm

Seems an awful lot of money for virtually no guitar. If it plays well I'm sure that's more by accident than design.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Thu Nov 06, 2008 4:57 pm

hmm, you'd think in this day and age they'd have reissued the two pickup version.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Thu Nov 06, 2008 5:30 pm

timhulio wrote:Seems an awful lot of money for virtually no guitar. If it plays well I'm sure that's more by accident than design.

I think they are cheap, considering Juniors are double that ammount and the garbage Epiphone Junior is only 200 quid cheaper i'd say its a steal. Its an effective design, what do you suggest they do? Stick loads of switches on them that do fuck all and charge more money for it?

r40f · Post by **r40f** » Thu Nov 06, 2008 5:35 pm

looks pretty good except for the useless pickguard tab sticking out where a pickup should be... and that black finish one looks nasty imo

DanHeron · Post by **DanHeron** » Thu Nov 06, 2008 5:37 pm

hmm, you'd think in this day and age they'd have reissued the two pickup version.

They have done, these came out a while ago I seem to remember.

DanHeron · Post by **DanHeron** » Thu Nov 06, 2008 5:42 pm

Oops, my bad, they have discontinued the 2 pickup version.

MaMo · Post by **MaMo** » Thu Nov 06, 2008 5:45 pm

The Joan Jett one is tits. I'm not a huge fan of the standard reissue.

Justin J · Post by **Justin J** » Thu Nov 06, 2008 5:51 pm

didn't they used to be $350 here? now it's over $400

Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Thu Nov 06, 2008 6:20 pm

MaMo wrote:The Joan Jett one is tits. I'm not a huge fan of the standard reissue.

yes the JOAN JETT version is awesome. me and ROBROE dicked with one at HOUSE OF GUITARS. it has a fucking MEGA TOGGLE KILLSWITCH. AWESOME.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Thu Nov 06, 2008 7:12 pm

the kill switch on the joan jett is huge.

its like the switch they use on the fucking death star to fire up the super turbo lazer

Will · Post by **Will** » Thu Nov 06, 2008 7:16 pm

They play good and feel good, they just look SO UGLY. And it feels weird to pay $400 for a guitar that looks like it was spraypainted by tribi9.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Thu Nov 06, 2008 7:18 pm

again the paint issue.

why did they paint these things with fucking house paint? it looks like shit. im not going to pay 400 dollars for a guitar that i have to spray coats of clear on before i pick it up to play it

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Thu Nov 06, 2008 7:19 pm

also the neck feels like shit and the frets stick out

hahah its pretty much on par with a fucking guitar you get at Target or Toys R Us with GIBSON on the headstock

why do you think they sell it to you in a big orange box? to discourage you from actually putting it on before you buy it

Skip · Post by **Skip** » Fri Nov 07, 2008 4:49 am

i bought one a year ago and it was total shit
i sent it back
shitty feeling neck
bad electronics
horrible paint
sucky frets
gibson should be ashamed
i was ashamed for them
only guitar i have ever sent back on a purchase

Haze · Post by **Haze** » Fri Nov 07, 2008 4:58 am

just played one tonight. neck pickup didn't work
wouldn't intonate well
neck felt like shit, in fact the whole thing did
waste of time, i ended up picking up a rosewood tele instead

Will · Post by **Will** » Fri Nov 07, 2008 6:55 am

The shielding is awful as well - it buzzes like a beehive through an amp.

I never understood that aspect of guitars - a highly amplified block of wood with inductors in it and there's usually ZERO shielding, or partial shielding which is actually worse.

Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Fri Nov 07, 2008 7:05 am

DuoSonicBoy wrote: a guitar that looks like it was spraypainted by tribi9.

i srsly almost shit myself with laughter.

Post by **Mike** » Fri Nov 07, 2008 1:46 pm

Sloan wrote:
DuoSonicBoy wrote: a guitar that looks like it was spraypainted by tribi9.
i srsly almost shit myself with laughter.

+1

Solid. Gold.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Fri Nov 07, 2008 2:22 pm

Mike wrote:
Sloan wrote:
DuoSonicBoy wrote: a guitar that looks like it was spraypainted by tribi9.
i srsly almost shit myself with laughter.
+1

Solid. Gold.

+2

I noticed he is plagueing offset classifieds these days, lolz.