Thought I'd give you good folks a sneak preview. This 1960 Melody Maker with a P-90 showed up this morning. There is nothing not to like about this guitar, including the price (considering it's a vintage Gibson with a Brazilian Rosewood fret board).

It could actually BE my long-gone first electric guitar. Mine even had a non-original pickup (though not a P-90, some flavor of DiMarzio). It is SO playable, even compared to my best guitars, and I assure you it can make any kind of "tone" you want, plugged into the right amp.

It is the quintessential Les Paul myth-buster - everything about it is "wrong" - yet everything about it is right. For (way) less than the price of a new Gibson Studio, I give you:



I'm not fishing for compliments. I'd like to hear what you whipper-snappers think of old beaters like this, P-90s, Joan Jett, non-intonatable bridges, whatever comes to mind.

i like them. but personally, i'm more into juniors. they are thicker, which i like.

Is that just a "feel" thing, though? I can't hear any difference caused by the thickness, plugged or un. It's so nice and light I can carry it around all day - making coffee, going to the bathroom, even with a sleeping kitteh on my shoulder. Yet it's not "neck-heavy" at all.

I start feeling like it's part of me. Ups my practice time considerably.

it's a feel thing for me. i'm glad you like it. guitars are supposed to make you want to play more. i can't say i own any that do that right now.

looks great!