What is this guitar?

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 6:24 pm

That Eric Carmen is playing in this vid?

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stewart · Post by **stewart** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 6:30 pm

looks like a hacked-up-for-humbuckers melody maker.

Noirie. · Post by **Noirie.** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 6:31 pm

Some sort of melody maker perhaps?...

EDIT: Stewart beat me to it

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:19 pm

This one is a Melody Maker also?
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After I posted this I found a thread on the Telecaster forum in which someone said He gave this guitar to Joan Jet.

avj · Post by **avj** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 4:11 am

That guitar is available as a signature model from Gibson now, albeit in a slightly modified format:

Gibson Joan Jett Signature Melody Maker Electric Guitar

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 4:27 am

She's pictured with the original incarnation in the back of this months GP. She's on the cover too, but with her blue Fernandez strat.

gaybear · Post by **gaybear** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 7:56 am

i think it's a 6 string