The Gibson Melody Maker was first launched in 1959 and discontinued in 1971. It was introduced as an inexpensive guitar for beginners or students. It had a thin slab-style mahogany body and a one-piece mahogany neck. You can see it's similar in style to the Gibson Les Paul junior, but the body is slightly thinner. All the electronics, from the small single-coil pickups to the cable jack, were assembled on a scratchplate and installed in a rout in the front of the body. It's a great guitar for blues, country, punk and people use this a lot in indie music, or alternative rock. Joan Jett has been playing a Melody Maker since 1977. If it's good enough for "I Love Rock n Roll," you can't go wrong with it.
