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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Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 5:24 pm
by tomin8r
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.
Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 7:40 pm
by westtexasred
Now it Looks like this
Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 8:50 pm
by tomin8r
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.
Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 9:08 pm
by westtexasred
Matching set(of Gibsons)?
Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 9:31 pm
by tomin8r
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.
Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 9:48 pm
by hotrodperlmutter
looks like an sg horn to me, and way too thin for an LP.
Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 2:17 am
by Mages
prolly melody maker, check the headstock.
Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 2:26 am
by robroe
epiphone olympic looked like this. when i get home ill poast pics from my stash
Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 3:03 am
by robroe
Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2009 2:25 am
by robroe
IT SUCKS MY POST KILLED THIS THREAD
Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2009 3:28 am
by hotrodperlmutter
what else could've been said? thread win
Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 9:37 pm
by westtexasred
Here is Eric Carmen's Melody Maker before he had it painted white.
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Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2010 7:48 pm
by westtexasred
The Portrait of Dorian Gray's Melody Maker
Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2010 11:59 pm
by Mages
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.
Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2010 12:33 am
by DGNR8
She is lean and mean. All anyone needs is a bridge hamburger.
Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 8:48 pm
by westtexasred
"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."
Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 3:34 pm
by goldengurls
those are 65 melody makers, there was one locally for sale at $450 not too long ago and i missed it
Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 5:02 pm
by jcyphe
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.
