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Gibson Melody Maker 1985 Cardinal Red Vintage w/ Bag

Gibson Melody Maker 1985 Cardinal Red Vintage w/ Bag

This is a super cool vintage Gibson Melody Maker in Cardinal Red! The guitar is light-weight and features a single humbucker. The neck has a comfortable "C" shape profile. This example plays great, and its simple design gives you everything you need, and nothing you don't.  

This guitar is in nice shape for its age, but does show some cosmetic wear from over the years that includes various surface scratches, scuffs, and dents throughout the body with additional dings along the back of the neck and headstock. The hardware also shows normal tarnishing. There is a sticker on the back of the headstock as shown. The frets have flattened out from over time, with a few less resonant spots in the upper register, most notably on the low E string on the higher frets, but they play well overall. We opted not to level the frets given their lower height, as we wanted to leave that decision to the player if desired. The electronics function as they should. 

This guitar is all original.

Includes the pictured gig bag.

Make: Gibson
Model: Melody Maker
Year: 1985
Fretboard Material: Rosewood
Fretboard Radius: 12"
Scale length: 24.75"
Weight: 6.93 pounds
Nut Width: 1.71"
Neck Width at 12th fret: 2.02"
Neck Thickness 1st fret: 0.80"
Neck Thickness at 12th fret: 0.87"
Case/bag: Includes the pictured gig bag
Made in USA

We have shipped hundreds of instruments and other music related items and can assure you that your new gear with be packed professionally with the utmost care, using high quality materials.

Please see pictures for exact condition and details

If you have any questions please let us know. Thanks for looking!

$503.70

Original: $1,679.00

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Gibson Melody Maker 1985 Cardinal Red Vintage w/ Bag

$1,679.00

$503.70

Description

This is a super cool vintage Gibson Melody Maker in Cardinal Red! The guitar is light-weight and features a single humbucker. The neck has a comfortable "C" shape profile. This example plays great, and its simple design gives you everything you need, and nothing you don't.  

This guitar is in nice shape for its age, but does show some cosmetic wear from over the years that includes various surface scratches, scuffs, and dents throughout the body with additional dings along the back of the neck and headstock. The hardware also shows normal tarnishing. There is a sticker on the back of the headstock as shown. The frets have flattened out from over time, with a few less resonant spots in the upper register, most notably on the low E string on the higher frets, but they play well overall. We opted not to level the frets given their lower height, as we wanted to leave that decision to the player if desired. The electronics function as they should. 

This guitar is all original.

Includes the pictured gig bag.

Make: Gibson
Model: Melody Maker
Year: 1985
Fretboard Material: Rosewood
Fretboard Radius: 12"
Scale length: 24.75"
Weight: 6.93 pounds
Nut Width: 1.71"
Neck Width at 12th fret: 2.02"
Neck Thickness 1st fret: 0.80"
Neck Thickness at 12th fret: 0.87"
Case/bag: Includes the pictured gig bag
Made in USA

We have shipped hundreds of instruments and other music related items and can assure you that your new gear with be packed professionally with the utmost care, using high quality materials.

Please see pictures for exact condition and details

If you have any questions please let us know. Thanks for looking!

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