Finally Gibson does something that makes sense....

[bclaire]

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I like that blue Melody Maker SG a LOT! and the V is pretty cool, too....

[hellagnar Brosevelt]

The white melody is awesome but why is the volume so close. I would constantly be turning that thing down with my wild flailing.

[Neiloler]

I agree; if these things play well, they'll be a steal.

[tbksk8]

Those do look pretty interesting. I'm down with that blue

Strangely enough, I believe the Explorer is my least favorite of these models... Not a fan of the Flying V headstock on anything but a Flying V... Though, I'm also biased towards the Explorer's hockey stick styled head stock.

[savage8190]

Ughh...I so thought you were gonna be posting a mass price drop...

[howdy-doo]

I love the idea, but for some reason I just can't get along with the melody maker headstock in general.

[indianDYsummer]

I think these are cool too. They're price to be about $569 new. I'm concerned with the wraparound bridge making the intonation horrible though.

[Y0UNGBL00D]

still havent seen pics of the explorer or the V. and right after i buy an epi explorer. FFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUU-------

the blue SG is sexy though, might be mine

[Y0UNGBL00D]

OMG: explorer: DO WANT!!!!!!!! god, why now? seriously? like they couldnt have done this 6 months ago? argh

not sure about the V style headstock though. pickguard is sweet though.

ive never liked ANYTIHNG they do with melody maker headstocks. im sure the extra inch of wood doesnt cost that much. thats why i was bittersweet about the new mm series, i just knew they were going to dongle-narf with the headstocks.

curious about the new 491T pickup...

[Cordboard]

I think these are cool too. They're price to be about $569 new. I'm concerned with the wraparound bridge making the intonation horrible though.

That is a confounding bridge! Not sure what Led me to say that.

I bought one of the Juniors that GC had on sale a few weeks ago, and the wrap around bridge has preset ridges that actually work really well for intonation. I agree that this might be hell to keep in tune, but at least Gibson makes great nuts for their guitars. Wait a minute....

[Gray]

A little too barebones for my tastes. You can get a used SG Classic for 600$, and it has a full nitro finish, bound neck, full headstock w/ MOP logo, and dual P90 pickups.

[indianDYsummer]

If I could get one of these white melody makers used and slap a humbucker cover on it for $400 it'd be pretty nice. Maybe in 6 months...

[brianr0131]

When I first saw this thread, I thought for sure you meant this:

[bclaire]

I think these are cool too. They're price to be about $569 new. I'm concerned with the wraparound bridge making the intonation horrible though.

My first purchase/ upgrade would be:



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[Randy Bass]

A little too barebones for my tastes. You can get a used SG Classic for 600$, and it has a full nitro finish, bound neck, full headstock w/ MOP logo, and dual P90 pickups.

+1

The SG Classic is a much better guitar for not much more money. At least Gibson did something different and affordable instead of awful and expensive (Firebird X, I'm looking at you).