Melody Maker

Well, now I've done it!  I went ahead and bought a Gibson!  No, not a $1,000 + guitar, but just the opposite.  I found the deal of the year as far as guitars go:

I had been thinking of getting a guitar with P90 pickups for Father's Day, and I had been visiting online vendors in search of an affordable guitar.  I had my sights set on an Epiphone WildKat (unless a better deal came along).  Well, that 'better' deal came in the form of a Gibson Melody Maker Flying V!  Although this particular Melody Maker is not a P90-equipped guitar, it was a deal too good to pass up. 

Last year, Gibson came up with a line of humbucker-equipped Melody Makers in all (or nearly all) of the iconic Gibson shapes.  The guitars initially sold for over $500, which at the time, was the lowest price I had ever seen on a new Gibson guitar.  The prices on these guitars started gradually going down, and now this past May, I saw them advertised at the same price as an Epiphone WildKat.  When I saw the Melody Maker Flying V, I just had to buy it!  I'm usually not into 'pointy' guitars, but I make an exception for the Flying V because it is my Son's favorite guitar shape.  He plays the Guitar Hero and Rock Band video games, and his 'guitar' for those games is a Flying V.  Whenever he draws a guitar, he draws a Flying V, so I couldn't pass up buying the Melody Maker Flying V (plus the price was fantastic).

I got the guitar almost a month ago, and I was very pleasantly surprised.  The guitar came in perfect condition and it was set up just right.  All I had to do was tune it and start having fun!  What I really like about the guitar is that it is very light weight.  I had read that it was light weight, and since I knew my Son would like it, I was hoping it would be light enough for him to hold comfortably.  It was just as I had wanted, so now he can hold the guitar while I try to teach him some guitar basics.  The guitar has only one bridge pickup and one volume control knob (no tone control), but with only that control, the guitar is very responsive.  The tone can be manipulated with an amp or a pedal, so the lack of more controls or pickups becomes a non-issue.  Overall, I am very happy with the Melody Maker.  It's a USA-made guitar for a great price that is hard to beat!