Gibson Melody Maker, 1965

Gibson Guitars, Gibson Melody Maker, Double Cutaway, Red, 1965.

Serial number: 31313.

From Wikipedia: “The original Gibson Melody Maker was first launched in 1959 and discontinued in 1971. Its purpose was as an even cheaper alternative to the Gibson Les Paul Junior, which was itself introduced as a student model in 1954. From its inception it had a thin, slab-style mahogany body and a glued in one-piece mahogany set neck. All the electronics, from the small “Fender style” single-coil pickups to the cable jack, were assembled on the pickguard and installed in a rout in the front of the body. The strings ran from a straight-sided simplification of the traditional Gibson headstock at one end to a wraparound bridge/tailpiece unit at the other.”

• Brand: Gibson Melody Maker

• Body Type: solid

• Neck joint: set

• Scale: 24.75”

• Body Color: Fire Engine Red

• Body and Neck Wood: Mahogany

• Fretboard: Rosewood

• Bridge: wraparound tailpiece

• Pickup(s): 1 or 2 single coils