The Gibson Melody Maker Les Paul, Satin Blue Electric Guitar blends the guitar world's most desirable solid-body electric design of the past six decades and Gibson's original high-quality "student line" of 1959.
Since 1959 the Melody Maker series has brought full and uncompromised Gibson quality and tone to top-grade electric guitars priced for the student, novice, or the pro on a budget. The Gibson Melody Maker Les Paul stays true to this tradition in spades. This Melody Maker was designed for the tonal demands of the second decade of the 21st century and has everything you need to rock, with none of the superfluous extras that get in the way.
The Gibson Melody Maker Les Paul is crafted from select tonewoods, carries a genuine Gibson USA humbucking pickup. Built with traditional high-quality features such as a set-in neck, 24 3/4" scale length and 1 11/16" width at the nut, the Gibson Melody Maker Les Paul is crafted in the image of a classic Gibson Les Paul with a gorgeous nitrocellulose finish.
The guitar's glued-in neck is crafted from solid quarter-sawn mahogany for superior strength and resonance, and carved to a fast yet comfortable "Melody Maker profile" that measures .835" at the 1st fret and .930" at the 12th.
In a contemporary departure from the norm, the neck carries a fingerboard made from torrified maple, a heat-treated form of maple that has the rich brown look of rosewood but is superior in strength and durability, and totally sustainable besides.
The single 491T humbucker in the bridge position is crafted in the image of Gibson's acclaimed PAF ("Patent Applied For") humbucker of the late '50s, but updated with a ceramic magnet for great power, clarity and sustain, and routed through a single volume control to keep it all simple.
The Gibson Melody Maker Les Paul is an excellent solution for the player who wants a slice of full-bore Gibson USA quality at a stripped-down price.
Gibson Melody Maker Les Paul main features:
- Solid Maple body
- Satin Blue finish
- Unique "Melody Maker" neck profile
- Torrified Maple fingerboard with dot inlays
- Frets: 22, Radius 12"
- Width at Nut/E.O.B: 1.695"/2.260"
- Chrome Hardware
- 491T Ceramic Humbucker
- Single volume control
- Vintage Kluson-style tuners with white buttons
- Nut: Corian, Width 1.695, Slots by Gibson PLEK System
- Gibson Gig Bag included
Gibson Melody Maker Les Paul Electric Guitar, Satin Blue (code 83097)
6-String Les Paul Electric Guitar, Single Humbucker Pickup, Chrome Hardware, Satin Blue
£369.00 (inc vat)