The "California Melody Maker" ?

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Sat Nov 21, 2009 10:29 pm

Anyone have any info on this model Melody Maker?

I have read interviews in which Joan Jet said this model was called a "California" Melody Maker and that she had bought it from one of The Raspberries roadies. I have never been able to find any referrance to this model on the Gibson website.

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tomin8r · Post by **tomin8r** » Sun Nov 22, 2009 5:24 pm

To me, it looks like a '65 style bodied Melody Maker, modified to have a tune o matic / stopbar, Hambackers, and a new hackjob pickguard, but thats just what I can gather from it.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Sun Nov 22, 2009 7:40 pm

Now it Looks like this

tomin8r · Post by **tomin8r** » Sun Nov 22, 2009 8:50 pm

Hmm, from those pics, they just look like modified 60s double cut melody makers with a different pickguard. The Sunburst one with the DEAN sticker on it looks to be a standard melody maker from that time, just routed for a hambacker.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 9:08 pm

Matching set(of Gibsons)?

tomin8r · Post by **tomin8r** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 9:31 pm

It looks like tyson is holding a Les Paul, as seen by the little metal peice between his right ring and pinky fingers. Cool find man.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 9:48 pm

looks like an sg horn to me, and way too thin for an LP.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 2:17 am

prolly melody maker, check the headstock.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 2:26 am

epiphone olympic looked like this. when i get home ill poast pics from my stash

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 3:03 am

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Thu Dec 03, 2009 2:25 am

IT SUCKS MY POST KILLED THIS THREAD

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Thu Dec 03, 2009 3:28 am

what else could've been said? thread win

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 9:37 pm

Here is Eric Carmen's Melody Maker before he had it painted white.

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westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Fri Mar 26, 2010 7:48 pm

The Portrait of Dorian Gray's Melody Maker

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Fri Mar 26, 2010 11:59 pm

something I just noticed, what's up with that pickup. look it's in both of these guitars:

westtexasred wrote:

looks kinda like a 70s/80s japanese pickup of some sort. univox? greco?

and that knob on the second one looks like a 70s/80s ibanez/greco knob.

DGNR8 · Post by **DGNR8** » Sat Mar 27, 2010 12:33 am

She is lean and mean. All anyone needs is a bridge hamburger.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Mon Jul 19, 2010 8:48 pm

"Raspbernie" on the Rick Resource forum gave me this info about Joan's MM

"Examine these photos closely. Eric's white Melody Maker was originally a Pelham Green mid-'60s model (as shown above on the right.) He had two: one black and the other white. Each was repainted and rewired with humbuckers. This necessitated a new pickguard, which has a unique arrangement of volume/tone pods. Compare the knobs and guitar jack input on the Melody Maker to the right with Joan's and Eric's. The two on the left are an exact match! Both also have a two-piece bridge, unlike the stock model on the right."

goldengurls · Post by **goldengurls** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 3:34 pm

those are 65 melody makers, there was one locally for sale at $450 not too long ago and i missed it

jcyphe · Post by **jcyphe** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 5:02 pm

Mages wrote:something I just noticed, what's up with that pickup. look it's in both of these guitars:

The pickup is called a Velvet Hammer and it has a tone she loves. It was made by a fellow named Red Rhodes, who made pickups for guitars and steels, he was a steel player himself.

laterallateral · Post by **laterallateral** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 5:16 pm

Some epic sleuthing poppin' off in this motha.