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Not mine... yet! An Aria Pro II from the late 70s and it is simply epic. I'd always thought it was an LP Jr double cut, but looking a bit closer, yeah.. could be Melody Maker as well...
That Aria Pro looks nice...
That still looks like a LP Jr to me, although with a neck pickup. The top horn is longer and the body doesn't curve to meet the neck like the Melody Maker. It also seems to have the Jr pick guard.Quote:
Originally Posted by corsair
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That Aria Pro II is an amazing looking guitar! Love tortoise shell pick guards :)
Yes, the kit is definitely a Melody Maker shape, though Gibson did 're-imagine' it for the (pretty awful IMO) 2015 LP Special as Andrewosbourne pointed out. And just to confuse things even more, I have a 2013 "Les Paul Melody Maker", which is more like a carved-top LP Special than a Melody Maker.
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I am partial to the LP DC shape (and P90s) and did have one of the cheaper Gibson Faded DC models for a while before donating it to my nephew.
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Of course the LP Jr/Special DC shape was used by Hamer as the basis of their 'Sunburst' model in the '70s. I don't have any old ones but I do have a black '93 one and one of the last ones they made before shutting up shop for good. A shame as they were great guitars.
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