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1960 Gibson Melody Maker Single Cut Vintage Guitar Sunburst w/ Big Neck, Case

$3,899.99

+ shipping

Up for sale, a 1960 Gibson Melody Maker in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with a molded hardshell case. Introduced in 1959, this early iteration of the Melody Maker features a proper "baseball bat" neck profile carve, as robust as any 1957-58 Les Paul, along with the larger single coil pickup seen only on the first Melody Makers, more rich-sounding than later pickup winds.

With a solid Honduran mahogany body and neck and a Brazilian rosewood fingerboard, these traditional Gibson tonewoods have a fundamental warmth, sweetness and detail. The bridge position single coil pickup has a bold, bell-like sound, very responsive to picking dynamics. For sparkling, percussive cleans or thick overdriven bark, this pickup excels. Featherweight at only 6lbs 12oz, this Melody Maker benefits from a professional setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 11-49 strings, low action, and accurate intonation.

Neck Specs:

-Wood: Honduran mahogany
-Shape: “Baseball bat” C, measuring .910” 1st fret, 1.015” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Brazilian rosewood, dot inlay (replacement inlay at 15th fret)
-Frets: Medium jumbo, leveled and crowned, virtually no wear
-Scale Length: 24 3/4”
-Nut: 1 11/16”, nylon
-Tuners: Kluson Deluxe single-line strip
-Serialization: 0-prefix (1960), inked five-digit

Body Specs:

-Wood: Honduran mahogany
-Pickups: Single coil x1
-Harness: Centralab pots date to 50th week of 1959
-Hardware: Wrapraround bridge (nickel-plated)
-Plastics: Gold bonnet knobs (modern), one-ply pickguard with “Melody Maker” silkscreen text

The gloss Sunburst nitro lacquer finish is 100% original with no touch-up or overspray, exhibiting very tight horizontal checking. There are some small nicks and finish chips on the body perimeter, light buckle rash central to the back, and some additional minor marks on the body as a whole from careful use. The nitro gloss on the neck profile has some small shallow marks on the profile length, worn smooth through play.

A Gator molded hardshell case is included.