The Gibson Melody Maker Special Electric Guitar Satin Cherry by Gibson USA offers all the no-nonsense, slab-bodied styling of the original Melody Maker, but is updated with the legendary P-90 pickups as found on the Les Paul Special, as well as a full-sized Les Paul-style headstock. With these features, and a gorgeous nitrocellulose Satin Cherry finish, the Melody Maker Special gives you outstanding value in a genuine, USA-made Gibson electric guitar.
The Melody Maker Special is made from solid mahogany. An archetypal tonewood used in countless classic Gibson electric guitars. The guitar's neck is made from quarter-sawn mahogany, carved to a comfortably rounded profile that measures .835" at the 1st fret and .930" at the 12th. Its 22-fret fingerboard is made from baked maple, a heat-treated hardwood that provides outstanding durability along with excellent tonal clarity, and is topped by a PLEK-cut Corian nut for superb sustain and excellent intonation.
The Melody Maker Special lies in its pair of P-90 pickups. Made with genuine Alnico V magnets, these pickups provide as much power as traditional PAF-style humbuckers, but with a characteristic bite and midrange punch that really help them cut through the mix. They are wired through the no-nonsense control section of single master volume and tone control, with three-way toggle switch. Hardware includes a rock-solid wraparound bridge—a component known for its ability to enhance any guitar's resonance and sustain—and a set of quality, vintage-style white-button tuners.
The main features of the Gibson Melody Maker Special Satin Cherry include:
- Satin Cherry Finish
- Genuine Mahogany body
- Satin nitro lacquer finsh
- Mahogany neck with comfortable, rounded neck profile
- Baked Maple fingerboard
- Acrylic dot inlays
- Pair of powerful Gibson P-90 pickups
- Vintage-style white-button tuners tuners with 14:1 tuning ratio
- Includes padded Gibson gigbag
Gibson Melody Maker Special Electric Guitar Satin Cherry (code 90921)
6-String Electric Guitar, Mahogany Body And Neck, Baked Maple Fingerboard, P-90 Pickups, Satin Cherry
£549.00 (inc vat)