Description
A fabulous player's grade, true vintage Melody Maker that was refinished & had a Curtis Novak P-90 installed. The great thing about the pickup is that it fits perfectly in the guitar's original single coil route so no modifications had to be made to the body or pickguard. Professionally set up with fresh strings & low action so it plays & sounds marvelous.
Cosmetic Condition: Various nicks, chips, dents & dings; scratches, weather checking & some finish wear.
Neck: Mahogany neck with cream side-dots. Rosewood fingerboard with mother of pearl dot inlays. Frets show some wear, but have plenty of life in them. Unoriginal Kluson Deluxe strip tuners with white buttons. Unoriginal bone nut & truss rod cover. 1 11/16" nut width; 24 3/4" scale length. Neck is straight & truss rod works perfectly.
Body: Double-cutaway, solid mahogany body refinished in sunburst. Unoriginal Tone Pros "lightning" wrap-around bridge with nickel hardware. Single-ply black pickguard with Melody Maker logo. Guitar weighs 5 lbs 15.8 oz.
Electronics: Curtis Novak P-90 single coil that fits perfectly in the original Melody Maker single coil footprint. Master volume & tone controls with newer gold "top hat" knobs. Modern CTS pots & all electronics are in good working condition.
Case: More modern Gibson hardshell case included.
