Gibson USA 2017 Melody Maker Electric Guitar - Strawberry Milk

An excellent guitar at a really good price.I am happier with this guitar than I expected to be; when played it sounds beautiful. (It could even be competition for my Rickenbacker; but having said that I am not too sure if it is that good!)Not long after I received it, I put a set of new strings on and my only (slightly) negative comment on this is, why on this guitar have Gibson changed the direction the strings go through the bridge; and what possible benefit could this bring?Because of this it took longer than usual to put new strings on, and I needed to use a really skinny set of plyers to pull the end of each old string out.

This is a very low priced Gibson and it has minor issues. The important things for me:1) the neck is really nice comfortable and the satin lacquer make it very playable great rosewood fingerboard and the frets are nicely set up (pleced) with no buzzes2) the tuners seem fine to me and holding tune is not a problem they are smooth and have a good ratio3) the body is also fine it's light the paint is not up to Les Paul standard level but this guitar is 8 times less expensive!4) pickups are good5) the BAD bits - the wrap around tailpiece is not great - most seem to have a problem with the fact it tilts - to me this is not an issue, the problem is getting it low enough to make the action good - I have 3 Gibson's with this tailpiece and they all had the same problem the threaded posts would not screw down low enough - I remedied this by removing them, cleaning the paint out of the top of the lugs and ensuring the posts screw down fully - then the action can be made perfect - it only takes 30 minutes and the difference is amazing!The other issue is the 3 way pickup selector switch - it is faulty on one of my guitars (intermittent) and I have not got round to looking at it yet - but its a few £ to replace so no big deal - it may just need adjusting?So 4 out of 5 - if it had been perfect it would be 5 - It's a good little guitar, lots of fun and you won't lose any money on it as the second hand value should hold pretty well.For a nitro finished, 2 pickup USA made Gibson its a bargain!

The guitar itself looks fabulous. Like other reviews the paintwork is very thin. Unfortunately within 30min of he guitar arriving, and without a note being played, it is back in the box due to scuff marks and black indentations on 2 locations on the guitar. Thus disappointing and eagerly awaiting the arrival of a new guitar to hear how it plays

Excellent guitar. Bought this as an alternative to the Les Paul Junior when gigging. The sound through an Orange Dual Terror is amazing.My only issues with the guitar is the tailpiece which is not friendly when changing strings. This was overcome by purchasing an Epiphone tailpiece which doesn't effect the set up. The matt finish isn't an issue but having been a paint sprayer i'd have been gutted to have sold something with the orange peel finish the guitar has. The volume pod isn't in the best position for my style of playing but I'm not going to lose any sleep over that. This is a cheap quality Gibson product that is easily customed to suit the owner's needs. I love it and will gladly purchase another for the sheer fun of it.

Pros -Great price for a GibsonSuper light, doesn't cause back ache after playing like a regular sized LPPlays great once it has a good setupPickups sound great, very hot, they are perfect for distortion. I put some pickup covers on mine, makes the whole guitar look ten times better.Love that it comes with a bridge you can intonate (most LP/SG Juniors don't have these as standard)Cons -Had some static problems... When you rub the body it causes a crackling sound. This subsides with use.The 'out of the box' setup was not the usual Gibson standard, I had to lower the action quite a bit.The finish is not the usual Gibson standard, its got an orange peel look.Conclusion -I like my guitars to look used, so the less than perfect finish doesn't bother me. I'm a dab hand at setting up guitars so the bad setup wasn't a problem. The static noise was an inconvenience. But all in all I am stoked with the purchase. Its got the big sound you'd expect from a Gibson and its looks ace!!

Yes, the guitar is made by Gibson but no, it is not a custom or studio grade of instrument - but at just over £300 what can anyone expect? I watched a number of YouTube videos about the Gibson Melody Maker and I carefully read the comments and feedbacks on Amazon before taking the plunge and buying the guitar and these probably say pretty well everything but I'll add my two pennies-worth.I expected to find that the action would need to be reduced but this was not the case; it played beautifully right out of the box. I also feared that the coating of the lacquer to be so thin that it would look a bit like an old orange peel but this also proved to be wrong. Okay so yes, the instrument is thinly lacquered but it looks absolutely fine.A £330 Gibson? I am very happy thank you.

Bought this on amazon special price and its very good indeed.Adjusted the bridge angle using locking studs and it plays great.Dont listen to any negatives about these, they are really very nice to play with a little tweaking.Electrics arent usa but i’ve fitted mine with a big russian PIO cap.Looks,sounds and plays well.Buy one.

Don't expect a Les Paul and you won't be disappointed. It plays ok . The build quality not good.My opinion spend the extra and by an SG special.

Sonido increible tanto en limpio como en distorsión metalera. Muy cómoda de tocar. La compré como guitarra segunda pero de momento voy a aparcar mi strato porque me siendo muy cómodo y disfruto de su sonido y comodidad. Viene muy bien ajustada.Alquien puede decirme que tipo de cuerdas lleva, ya que piendo dejar las mismas que trae...en cuanto a grosor me refiero...Recomendable 100%

I think it's a fine guitar for the money. The pickups are usable, the neck is actually very good. The bridge pickup is harsh so far (I really just got it), but I'm sure I can tame it by setting the height. The rest of the hardware is great, actually, the tuners are solid and work well, the electronics don't feel cheap in any way.Let's get to the bridge. Well, it's a heavy, well made bridge, actually. Gibson probably thought they were giving the people what they wanted with a solid piece of kit. And frankly, this would be a good bridge if only the guitar had locking studs on it, which I have no idea why Gibson doesn't use on every guitar. But locking studs would hold the heavy bridge in place, and let it do it's job wonderfully, on every single guitar that Gibson makes...Except this one. This particular guitar, with the neck coming off the body at no angle, means that this bridge isn't a good choice at all. No idea why they didn't put an angled neck on this M2.Regardless, I knew about the bridge issues and I was ready with a brand new, one piece, all aluminum bridge and locking studs. That'll enable me to get low action, and probably help the sound of the guitar, but really, it was nice and acoustically resonant as it is.The neck feels wonderful, the satin finish is great. I do have some fret end sprout and it'll need some filing one day but for what I paid for it, I'm hardly surprised by that. It's nothing that will require any real attention or interfere with the playing in any way. You'd have to look for it. It's something that I'd object to on other guitars, but clearly at this price point, that's what you get.The fingerboard came dry as a board, I had to oil it up. The rag came off the fingerboard dirty as I did so, I'm guessing that Gibson just cuts the necks, and glues the fingerboard in with no cleanup after that. But that's again not a real complaint I have at this price point, although it was a little surprising.The finish looks nice, better than the old Melody Maker finishes that they were doing. In both cases there is no grain filler applied, it's finish sprayed onto a sanded guitar. You can see the grain through it, and I don't think that there is anything to buff to a gloss here. It'll probably start showing wear quickly, but then again, I also kind of bought it for my kids.Well done, Gibson, this is a great entry level guitar. If this would have been my first guitar I would have loved it. I'd probably say get it on sale, but if you are looking for a knockaround double humbucker guitar for not a lot of money, and don't mind doing a little finishing touch ups yourself, you could do a lot worse than this.

cela fait maintenant un mois que je joue sur cette guitare et personnellement, contrairement aux mauvais commentaires sur le net, j'en suis satisfait.évidemment ce n'est pas LA gibson, mais vu le prix c'est quand meme une bonne petite gratte.il y a la guéguerre avec les micros probucker ( made in USA OU PAS?) mais ils sonnent pas mal et le reste aussi, le manche est cool à jouer, elle ne se désaccorde pas .je suis peut etre tombé sur le bon numéro, mais j'en suis satisfait.

Die Melody Maker ist aus einem Pappel Body gefertigt und hat einen sauber eingeleimten Ahorn Hals (zur Erinnerung: weniger als 400 Euro!!) mit Palisander-Griffbrett, der ein eher dünnes, SG-artiges Profil aufweist. Auffällig ist die sehr eigene Kopfplatte, die viel schlanker als die normalen Gibson-Kopfplatten ist. Sehr cool ist der Body, der äußerst dünn lackiert ist und mit einem aufreizenden, eigenwillig designten Pickguard verziert wird.Am Steg und Hals finden sich Burstbucker wieder, welche aus Gibson-eigener Produktion stammen . Noch ein Volume- und ein Tone-Poti sowie ein Switch und das war's mit der Elektronik. Die Saiten schlingen sich verführerisch um ein Wraparound-Tailpiece.Die Gitarre ist in meinem Fall absolut sauber verarbeitet, da gibt's nirgendwo was zu meckern! Spielkomfort ...ist durchaus vorhanden. Was als erstes auffällt: Die Gitarre ist äußerst leicht und damit orthopädisch absolut unbedenklich, bei einem breiteren Gurt dürfte man sie nicht einmal bemerken. Zwei-Stunden-Gigs sind mit der Melody Maker sicher kein Problem. Der Hals gehört mit zum bequemsten, was ich je in den Fingern hatte. Nicht nur das Profil erfreut die geplagte Greifhand, sondern vor allem auch der nicht vorhandene Lack, der bei anderen Gitarren ja oft zum "Bremser" für diejenigen wird, die wie ich beim Spielen viel schwitzen. Bei der Melody Maker macht's hingegen großen Spaß, auf und ab zu schubbern.Negativ hingegen fallen die recht klein geratenen Gurtpins auf. Hier sollten, zumindest für die Bühne, dringend Straplocks nachmontiert werden.Von Werks wegen ist die Melody Maker korrekt eingestellt, da gab's - für meinen Geschmack - nichts zum Nachschrauben.Sound Die Melody Maker kann vor allem eines: rotzen. Und zwar richtig dicke, schleimige Batzen Rock'n Roll. Die eine Burstbucker tut ihre Sache wirklich gut. Sie klingen durch den Pappel-Body nicht penetrant oder trommelfell-zerhackend , sondern verknüpfen eine ordentliche Portion Biss, Knackigkeit und Transparenz mit solidem Fundament untenrum. Klassische Rockriffs haben selten besser geklungen. Dreht man mal am Gainregler oder schaltet einen guten Booster davor, bleibt die Melody Maker klar definiert und man kann schöne, sustainreiche Leadlinien aus dem Burstbuckern kratzen.Einsatzbereiche der Melody Maker: Classic Rock, Blues, Pop, Indie-Rock.Warum sollte man diese Gitarre sofort kaufen? Das Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis stimmt - aber sowas von. Im Ernst: soviel Gibson für so wenig Geld gibt's sonst einfach nicht. Das ist keine Spielzeug- oder Pseudogibson, das ist eine absolute High-Class-Gitarre für unter 400 Euro. Perfekt für alle, die an G.A.S. sowie schmalem Geldbeutel leiden. Und die eine absolut ehrliche Rockgitarre wollen, die ohne Bullshit einfach das tut, was sie am besten kann. Rock'n Roll!

Prima di tutto bisogna capire una cosa: questa chitarra non è una Les Paul Custom da 4000€.A 400€ vi danno una chitarra assemblata negli USA, ci credo che se cercate il pelo nell'uovo lo trovate, specialmente nelle rifiniture.A conti fatti, questa chitarra ha un manico con un buon feeling, e l'action è un po' altina, ma nulla di che (3,5mm al 12° tasto sul mi basso), le meccaniche tengono abbastanza bene l'accordatura.Per finire il suono. Senza distorsione ha un bel timbro profondo ma non bassoso e il suono distorto è aggressivo e potente.A 400€, per una chitarra assemblata in America, mi pare difficile chiedere di meglio. Se il vostro esemplare ha qualche difetto prendetela con chi ha fatto il controllo: nel fodero c'è un foglio firmato con la lista dei test fatti.