NEW Gibson SG Melody Maker PICS page 3

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Mon Mar 07, 2011 12:24 am

othomas2 wrote:The faded aint crappy, and cut above anything with Epiphone on the headstock guaranteed, with or without new pickups !!!

I have to disagree mate.
Now then.
Roll your sleeves up chummy

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Mon Mar 07, 2011 12:28 am

endsjustifymeans wrote:
Fran wrote: Taking into consideration what Dan has said; it is appalling to assume Gibson would use an old name that meant affordable quality to sell a range of substandard crap.

Epiphone?

I've got an epiphone Riviera that I bought back when they started making them again in the 90's and it's an excellent guitar. but the new (mic) ones are shite...

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Mon Mar 07, 2011 12:37 am

So its agreed then? Gibson are shit.
Just kidding. John in Master Charger was on about selling his LP Studio yesterday and i thought thank fuck for that. It sounds like a bag of shit, dull, horrible lifeless thing. I hate it when he brings it, it fucks up the whole karma of a rehearsal. His SG wipes the floor with it.
Anyway, he has decided he is keeping it now

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Mon Mar 07, 2011 2:52 am

Fran wrote:Gibson are shit.
LP Studio It sounds like a bag of shit, dull, horrible lifeless thing.

Les Paul - that guy knew fuck all about what makes a good guitar...

Billy3000 · Post by **Billy3000** » Mon Mar 07, 2011 6:09 am

othomas2 wrote:The faded aint crappy, and cut above anything with Epiphone on the headstock guaranteed, with or without new pickups !!!

I disagree. I've played more than a few SG specials and special fadeds and all but maybe a handful of them have had horrendous fret jobs, felt like crap, and the faded finishes just look really bad to me, and I don't like the way they sound with the stock pickups either. I've had one friend swap the pickups in them and his sounded decent, but by then he paid as much as I did for my used SG standard which is worlds better in my opinion. If I was in the market for a sub $800 SG I would get an Epiphone G400 and do a pickup swap. They feel great, and once you swap the pickups they sound great too.

The only faded that I've ever played and liked was one of the very first runs with the crescent moon inlays, and I'm pretty sure they had ebony fretboards back then. It felt great, but I also played it at a shop that takes the time to do a decent setup and fret work if they get a guitar that comes out of the box with razorblades sticking off the edge of the fretboard like Gibson tends to do these days.

DanHeron · Post by **DanHeron** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 5:06 pm

PICS! of the SG MELODY MAKER in black. $539 on HERE: http://www.themusiczoo.com/product/9282/Gibson-SG-Melody-Maker-Satin-Ebony/

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GOOD: Melody maker headstock
BAD: HUMBUCKER. COLOUR. SATIN FINISH.

DanHeron · Post by **DanHeron** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 5:08 pm

AND MORE. THIS IS THE LES PAUL MELODY MAKER IN SATIN BLUE:

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Viljami · Post by **Viljami** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 5:28 pm

There better be other colours coming too, or else Henry's ass is mine. And let me tell you, his ass is going to be really sore.

WHY THE HELL SATIN BLUE? I know, cool that there's other colours than just the regular sunburst/black/white/red. BUT WHY UGLYBLUE, I DO NOT WANT YOU.

damienblair17 · Post by **damienblair17** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 7:21 pm

I kinda like 'em...

But really don't know why, and if I think about it too hard I start to dislike them more and more. Maybe better colors will help?

Actually I just think they need to bring back the MM double cut body.

Ankhanu · Post by **Ankhanu** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 7:37 pm

damienblair17 wrote:I kinda like 'em...

But really don't know why, and if I think about it too hard I start to dislike them more and more. Maybe better colors will help?

Actually I just think they need to bring back the MM double cut body.

+1
My initial reaction was "yeah, not too bad", but it's waning

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 7:43 pm

shit i hope they make that sg in white

sholkham · Post by **sholkham** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 8:53 pm

I like the look of the SG actually, pretty hard to tell with the black on black photo though

DanHeron · Post by **DanHeron** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 10:03 pm

hotrodperlmutter wrote:shit i hope they make that sg in white

All are coming in Satin White, satin black and that horrible satin blue

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 10:23 pm

YUUSSSSSSSSS

Lucamo · Post by **Lucamo** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 10:35 pm

Would much rather buy this for the money:

and save $200+ for the eventual mods you will do anyways. CHEAPASS MELODYMAKER

DanHeron · Post by **DanHeron** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 10:43 pm

That is REALLY nice looking..

SGJarrod · Post by **SGJarrod** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 10:48 pm

hotrodperlmutter wrote:YUUSSSSSSSSS

you won't like the neck.... not tryin to be a Richard, just sayin......

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 10:53 pm

my first guitar was a 58 melody maker. if it's anything like that, i'll love it.

SGJarrod · Post by **SGJarrod** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 10:59 pm

hotrodperlmutter wrote:my first guitar was a 58 melody maker. if it's anything like that, i'll love it.

for all of our sakes and especially yours I hope it is like that

SKC Willie · Post by **SKC Willie** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 11:21 pm

[quote="hotrodperlmutter"]my first guitar was a 58 melody maker. if it's anything like that, i'll love it.[/quote

what happened to it? and why was that a first guitar?