The Guitar That Births Legends | 2007 Gibson Joan Jett Signature Melody Maker White | Review + Demo

[@Trog]

I've love to see a 50s, 60s and 70s Melody Maker come to the Gibson Original Collection. Single Cut, Fish Shape and SG Shape 🔴Reverb: reverb.com/item/3661196-joan-jett-guitar-stickers-gibson-melody-maker-vinyl-decal-set-10?_aid=growsumo&gs_partner=Trogly 🐕 Episode Guide: 0:11 - Joan's Melody Maker Story 2:40 - The "Reissue" 5:55 - Joan's Signature Guitars 6:23 - Inside Look / Specs 12:06 - Tone Demo 14:04 - Final Thoughts 17:05 - Blacklight Test 18:08 - Case 📹 Mentioned Videos: Sonex Review: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rpmqmHqoo8hpZsU Michael Clifford MM: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o16uaa17nalmrZI Joan Jett ES-339: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eaPPiJZ4Zb9jn6c

[@triplesevensix291]

I love Rock N Roll! Put another dime in the jukebox Trogly! Lol. ;) Have a sound weekend when it rolls around man. J.J. is cool as! Cheers big ears. ;) Stay safe.

[@triplesevensix291]

Go all the way? Euurrgghh! I hope she cleaned that off when she bought it? Its bad enough with fretboard nastiness! Hate to think what bodily fluids were on that? Never even heard of the Rasberries. ;) Lol.

[@alanthompson3493]

Those tuners were made by Ping Works (PW) , they are not Grovers. The tailpiece also said PW on it, so also Ping Works. I don't know if the tuners were changed out on that Melody Maker or not, if they really were originally Grovers then they have been changed out for the cheaper PW ones.

[@KaosPoet]

It is Joans sound for sure. But one correction, she tended to play Les Pauls in the Runaways. Look around the Runaways youtube vids such as kzbin.info/www/bejne/qpSmgYF-ftyFgZo . Also the guitar came with stickers that she had on her guitar. It looks like someone had put some of them on and took them off again.

[@pissonguitarcenter8204]

Pat Travers used one, until it was stolen. He is a guitar badass. I have two Melody Maker Vs. They are both first year of issue. They have Seymour Duncan pickups. Guitar Center wanted list, so I bought them on line for a lot less! I hate G.C. and will not do business with them.

[@jakefromstatefarm8545]

Joan Jett lives down the block from me in Long Beach, NY. She often does charitable events in the area and is very passionate about her home town community.

[@joshualoveless20]

Tell her I said "Keep on Rocking in the free World!" Her and Neil Young should collaborate.....I dont know why but I think it would be magical!

[@tball5677]

I thought her hometown was Baltimore?

[@jakefromstatefarm8545]

anthony baltusis wrong

[@matrixmirage2148]

Except men, of course: we are pigs and nazis and such in her eyes, I guess

[@rsears78]

anthony baltusis she lived in Rockville. Though she has tight ties to Baltimore, Cal Ripken had her perform at various events like the opening of Camden Yards and his final game.

[@glennstamm5047]

The mystery sticker is a Star Wars Boba Fett insignia sticker. Nice guitar!

[@dommadonia9207]

Joan fett!

[@glennstamm5047]

Dom Madonia 😂

[@kellphil76]

@Dom Madonia Boba Jett

[@pissonguitarcenter8204]

WHITE AND NERDY - WEIRD AL he wrote this song about you

[@dommadonia9207]

@@kellphil76 may the Fett be with you.......... Always!

[@64north20west]

Always had much love for Joan Jett and thought she rocked that guitar like no one else could.

[@thecman26]

She kicks some ass, still!

[@VintageDefectors69]

I'm not a fan of Melody Makers usually, but it's mostly because I usually see single coils on them. This thing looks incredible.

[@danielbuhr4260]

I'd rather have the p90

[@MrDokek]

Check out the 2011 series Melody Makers. All have one humbucker and a single volume. Les Paul, SG, Flying V, and Explorer shapes though with most of them the bodies are shrunk.

[@aledwards6787]

@@MrDokek i have a 2011, I like it because its a blank canvas for you to create what you want. Mine is currently stripped and ready for stain. The guitar plays amazing and the ceramic humbucker is very versatile 👌

[@MrDokek]

@@aledwards6787 I used mine in a similar way! Total blank canvas for experimenting. I've hot rodded my SG Melody Maker to hell and it's still rock solid. Btw, I found that if you want a replacement pickguard, WD Customs has some for the 2011 series.

[@v8valiant68]

you need to learn how to use single pickups, it's just like riding a bike.

[@hera2]

YES!! So glad you’re doing this guitar. Joan Jett is THE BOMB. 🖤

[@smellytele9629]

I love Joan Jett and would love to own that guitar.

[@18JR78]

I didn’t know Eric Cartman played guitar. You learn something everyday. 0:39

[@18JR78]

He also was the founding member of Faith +1.

[@Win7ermu7e]

What's even funnier is this is the same guy who did that atrocious "Hungry Eyes" from the Dirty Dancing soundtrack. Which is now stuck in your head.

[@pritchettdan]

I had one. Joan Jett signed it to me I also had the Blackheart one. These things ROCKED. Believe me. Loud and raucous and in your face. Burstbucker pickup. Killer.

[@MrSmiley1964]

I owned a Heritage Cherry '64 with a P-90. what a great guitar. It was a wicked slide machine and the kid who got it for graduating High School is rocking it to this day.

[@dextacchino7140]

I’ve been waiting for you, Trogly!!!

[@shaunw9270]

I'm not a big Joan Jett fan but I love this guitar. Simple & ready to rock n roll !

[@cedricwager181]

I have both Joan Jett Melody Makers. Great guitar.

[@wynnyoder5605]

purchased mine used in 66. I still have it. First of my collection.

[@charliemoody7168]

One of my all-time favorite shapes. Had one of the original issue: $25, crappy condition. LOVED that guitar.

[@jimballardband]

I’ve got a 2005 Melody Maker single cut w/single P-90. Satin Cherry. So light. Wonderful guitar.

[@shaunw9270]

How does it balance ? Neck heavy , body heavy ,or neutral?

[@jimballardband]

Shaun W The balance is neutral, perfect 👌

[@shaunw9270]

@@jimballardband Cool ,that's good to know. I have owned Gibsons since I was 18 . I know how their weight & ergonomics are hit & miss sometimes lol 👍

[@henryhunter5026]

I’ve got a couple of the 2003-2007 single cut Melody Makers with the dog ear P90 pickups ,one in satin cherry and the other in worn white. Like the Joan Jett they have the separate bridge and stop bar tailpiece. Great little guitars than can be picked up for not much money!

[@MusicTherapyLaz]

Love Joan Jett, her guitars, her songs and her accent...it's so cute! ❤😎🎸🐦🤘

[@captainhowdy3104]

Love her model. Much better with the full tunomatic set up....not the kind of adjustable stoptail melody maker wrap. Awesome exame!

[@johndef5075]

Go All the Way is a killer tune.

[@HeadbangersLocal]

“... small nut width...”. Story of my life 😩

[@sgtmac62]

Great review T-Man!

[@markjamesmeli2520]

By the mid to late 1970s, a few big league guitarists were using them as their stage player guitar. O.J. "Red" Rhodes - an absolute genius of the steel guitar.

[@TheKaappari]

This guitar sounds incredible

[@pureviolet2742]

My dream guitar...

[@Paul_Lenard_Ewing]

It sounds amazing distorted better then many guitars you showed us for twice the price. It would be a great entry level Gibson. it would e dead cheap to make.

[@sambolino44]

I saw her play that guitar in North Carolina way back in the 80's.

[@ravecaster]

I had the poster and saw her playing it in Seattle in '82.

[@bradleywargo4698]

Yeeeeeessssssss! Awesome review Austin. Joan Jett is a legend. 🤘🏻🎸

[@Briansmusic-]

I had a 1964 back in the 80's that I added a second pick up to. Great all mahogany guitar. It was stolen after a gig on South Street Philadelphia. It was sunburst like the one shown in this but I stripped it and did it in cherry red stain then topped it with a high gloss polyurethane finish. It played and sounded beautiful. Damn thieves!

[@josephtravers777]

I did the same thing to my '61 DC except the guy I bought it from in '83 had painted it white and cut a brass pickguard. Cherry Red and poly coat it is today! Cut a black pickguard from 3-ply trophy stock. Sorry to hear about your loss, man.

[@WonkyPapa]

Joan really rocked that bad girl. Been curious about the Melody Maker so this was good. I love you Pluto shirt!!!

[@rhythmmania6407]

I'd actually love one. I love single humbucker guitars as all of guitars I've owned so far are all two humbucker or single coil guitars. Nice review as always!

[@danielpayne2360]

I have a 65 Melody Maker I bought a long long time ago.It was fire engine red and had only one pickup.I sanded it down to natural loaded it up with a Super distortion and a Gibson humbucker and that thing always held its own against all of the other Les Pauls Strats or other guitars that came through the musical parts of my life.I love that guitar

[@jamessator5564]

Very cool ! Another great episode 👍🏼

[@pritchettdan]

Had one of those! Great guitar! Loud!

[@fernandoperdomomusic]

Ive always had "Hungry Eyes" to buy one of these and "Go All The Way" to mod it to Eric Carmen Specs "All By Myself" . The only Gibson Eric Carmen Model. I NEED TO DO THIS

[@buddhamus]

Nice review of Joan's MM. I especially enjoyed the mini-history of the MM.

[@tylerbyron6758]

I love your videoss

[@dongiovanni-m3i]

My older brother's 1st electric was a hondo II Melody Maker copy, ended up being my 1st.

[@gustavrosentoft6723]

Thats a very pretty guitar

[@chekocheyenne]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 I want this guitar 😞

[@tmntdoom]

yeah new vid

[@ravecaster]

Eric Carmen also did the song Hungry Eyes from the Dirty Dancing soundtrack.

[@TAPEWORMARCHIVE]

eric carmen is also known for "all by myself"

[@charlesbolton8471]

REB OFFICIAL Now, he is even better known as a Trump supporter who likes to antagonize “Liberals” like Mike Mills(of R.E.M.) on Twitter.

[@rowenlampe7426]

@@charlesbolton8471 well theres enough of the contrary guess we need balance

[@wolfpac1970]

He also had a hit in the early to mid eighties called Hungry Eyes.

[@j.a.s.1416]

Awesome content....

[@paultrombetta]

That sounds killer

[@samcuratolo3885]

i bought a 65 melody maker new in 1965 for 129$....had it refinished white in 1973 also had a tuneomatic bridge,schaller tuners, 6 way rotary switch (like a l6-s) 2 humbuckers and coil spliters for each pickup...it kicks ass

[@josephtravers777]

I still own a '61 DC that I bought from a good friend back in '82. He was working in a music store and modded the guitar to be a real hot rod. Seventies Gotoh PAF @ the neck, DiMarzzio @ the bridge. Just finished doing a resto on it after getting it back from my son. Great guitar for old guys w/ bad backs! LOL

[@vapporiesat3125]

wow. i bought a melody maker. today. that's kind of creepy

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

I love the neck shape on my '65 Melody Maker. Converted to t-tops and bridge and tailpiece. As resonant as a big old piano - but easier to wear onstage, lol!

[@ivanichev7590]

I dont know joan jett but i love the headstock . Its so clean and small and the body is just😻

[@brianmiller1077]

"Bad Reputation" is the song used during the opening credits of the show "Freeks and Geeks". "Crimson and Clover", "Do You Wanna Touch Me", "I Love Rock and Roll", "I Hate Myself for Loving You" all solid hits.

[@SuperFighter94]

I am currently building a Melody Maker DC like this one from scratch. I like the less common styles from the big brands. Also working on a Fender Tornado with P90's as well.

[@glenkepic3208]

Joan rocks. Pat Travers, "Putting It Straight''. another MM player.

[@lauripold5188]

That's a beautiful video production, really nice! Good playing, also!

[@marcuscarrozza732]

I bought a kit that said it was a Les Paul double cut,but it looked very different than the LS DC. Then it hit me that it looked like Joan jet and Brian Mays guitar and found the kit was a Melody Maker kit. So thanks for your review because I wanted more information before I completed the kit . I am not going for a Joan jet or Brian may guitar . It will be a one of a kind from color to hardware and pickup and how the controls are connected.

[@williampolfus6975]

The tuner initials of PW are for Ping, which I believe are made in Indonesia, their two back pin tuner versions are used on a lot of Fender Squiers.

[@MrJoeydano]

Eric Carmen greatest song is probably All By Myself ! And Miriah Carey made it even greater 👍

[@nealjones8091]

Fyi... The sticker that you couldn't identify, looks like crest Boba Fett has on his chest armour from Star Wars. Loved the video, I've always liked the melody maker this has made me want one even more.

[@edbrito-swdev]

I instabought mine when they came out. I think it didn't even take 2 weeks to buy it. I really like it. I changed the burstbucker for some bareknuckle pup, don't remember which, and changed the killswitch to a split coil.

[@fastj1962]

Guardians of the Galaxy....... Go all the way. Classic!

[@real_fjcalabrese]

Suzi Gardner of L7 has a collection of vintage Melody Makers. Her main axe is a modded '67; it has a "Party Naked" sticker that now states" "Part Nake."

[@nathanduff2728]

The one is a star wars bounty hunter sticker

[@lukekern7444]

We want the Chibson Double neck

[@DarkDare47]

Turns out its has better QC then the Slash one, so he is ashamed to post it.

[@chzzyg2698]

I can dig it.

[@chekocheyenne]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@tavicotavio]

May i have the honors? *clears throat* *_Nice_*

[@ronsampservice3066]

I have a 1978 MMD (double pickup) that I installed humbuckers in. GREAT guitar. Amazes me what they sell for today, I paid $150 for it in 1988. Mines tobacco sunburst, but I like the white better I think.

[@vernonhoover1387]

I dig the 339

[@jimothysparkcus]

I really like the Melody Maker but am a little more partial to the 339

[@datnotme9921]

I never understood the new worn guitars, when I'd like just one nice new one. I have an amplifier. No electric guitar yet. But, i play an old Johnson acoustic. That's a nice price with a hard case though. Ebony fret board too. 👍👀

[@nicholasmanupella3475]

What you refer to as a tooling mark on the tailpiece is actually called a casting mark. It comes from the mold that is used when the tailpiece is cast.

[@strat0871]

Simple and lightweight, sounds great, kind of guitar I like.

[@DavidHBurkart]

Love these single pickup MMs!

[@sgtmac62]

These things go for $-$$. Was Sold as a student guitar as I recall.

[@shaunw9270]

I know , the irony!

[@ricardoarteaga326]

It would be wonderful if you did a review and demo of one 2011 Melody Maker, I have a white SG and that thing is a beauty! and the spec are awesome, it would be nice if people knew more about them, by the way your show is amazing!

[@eternalme6077]

Oh Mommy Salami Austin, she's a KILLER when you hit that distortion pedal! What a BEAST.... the only way it could be better is for it to have a SINGLE P - 90 drilled into it's beautiful Mahogany Body. I'll be honest, I've got a Love for Jr's, Melody Makers, and the like, it's their Simplicity, No fuss or frills take on the sound. These kind of Guitars give you only TWO OPTIONS, Nice Clear Clean or........ Aggressive, Snotty, Nasty, dare I say.......A ROCK MONSTER!!! That's why i Love this Guitar, oh Btw, my first REAL Guitar was a 67 Gibson SG JR. Austin, Thanks again for a Great Vid. 🎸💚

[@kevinleslieherrera]

at last! 😁😁👍

[@SuzanneNuttall]

Great video! Very interesting to see the guitar taken apart. In interviews way back in the early 80s, Joan Jett said hers was a *1963* GIbson Melody Maker. Was she wrong?!? By the way, this signature MM was originally sold with a black heart sticker included.

[@Wolf_K]

I bought the Black Blackheart version when it came out, no relic on it. I still have it as it’s a great guitar. Edit: I put a Gibson 500T HB in mine and replaced the switch to a 3way toggle for: preset tone, no tone, and tone control. (Like the Rickenbacker 420). I don’t much like the headstock but love the guitar overall.

[@younggod2319]

damn, you can make Joan Jet interesting kudos!

[@Louis_Velliotes]

Looks JUST like the Fender F!

[@aditya1281]

Hey trogly what about documenting the Chris Cornell signature guitar

[@drjsmajor]

Orange Gibson Chet Atkins Country Gentleman hybrid! Review soon

[@jeffevans7606]

I have the white one and the black one and both are signed by Joan. Her manager Kenny Laguna told me I'm the only person who has both signed. No idea if he's right but it was cool to have him say that. I'd love to post a pic here but I guess there is no way to do that here

[@colinlillich]

Man your teasing us with this les Paul XPL!

[@thecman26]

Taking a look at my concert pictures it looks like Joan was playing several SG's. A red one, a black one, and a goldish colored one.

[@joshualoveless20]

Melody Makers are great! Unless you can afford an SG, then you may as well treat yourself.

[@erichall2096]

I've had both, and I actually prefer my '65 Melody Maker with humbuckers swapped in over any SG I've ever played.

[@peyotepete4903]

Nice guitar!

[@dildonius]

For Gorillaz fans: this is the exact guitar that Noodle uses in the music video for _Tranz_ as well as _Momentary Bliss,_ just with stickers on it.

[@toxics.]

I can't be the only one who prefers just a bridge pickup...

[@michaelwillinger]

Great looking guitar

[@greg7656]

"Their most well known song is called Go All The Way." Jesus I feel old - I didn't even think they needed an explanation. (Eric Carmen also did "Feelings" but pay that no mind - Raspberries were great). And that is a beautiful guitar

[@sbollmeyer]

Suicide song, "All by myself."

[@riichan2895]

my dream guita ;(

[@Troutslayer_]

Great review!

[@sahidurrahman7497]

Wicked replica real man 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@spiritoftime8464]

Trust me, the tuner wear thing is possible: before i sobstituted the old tuners on my strat, that things were almost black, so... anyways, good video as usual

[@zigzagrz]

Isnt the tiny headstock just the normal one without the wings?

[@therugburnz]

I do prefer this shape over the fish. I like the more 'standard' over all but this one does interest me a bit.

[@normalwire]

Ohhhhhh go all the way is my favourite song from guardians of the galaxy

[@TFMB]

I bought mine in 2009 for $777.00 CAD. Which IS, like $112.00 USD, ahahahaha. I have the 2009 single cut worn white Melody Maker as well. They both outperform my custom shop ES 339.

[@chrisurena4799]

Regarding a new Melody Maker in 2020, it existed but was having an identity crisis. Epiphone made a new starter guitar called the SL, which is a Les Paul (slightly smaller than a normal one, like the Special 2, GT, etc.) with 2 single coil pickups and available in a lot of colors. It was renamed in 2021 as the Melody Maker. Maybe the identity crisis started in 2021 lol

[@v8valiant68]

it's true that guitar belonged to Eric Carmen, but Joan Jett didn't buy it personally from Eric, that guitar she made famous, was found in a second hand store buy one of the roadie crew, well apparently that is what Joan Jett says in doco,