At first glance, the 1959 debut Melody Maker closely resembles the original single-cut, sunburst-finished Gibson Les Paul Junior introduced earlier in 1954. Similarly constructed using a mahogany slab ...

The wrinkly rocker of the British music press, Melody Maker, has finally been pensioned off, overtaken by its hip younger rival NME. The Maker, as it is affectionately known, has been published weekly ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Future / Joseph Branston This 1960 Melody Maker was nudged in a more Les Paul-like ...

Earlier this month MusicRadar got a glimpse of Gibson's new super-affordable, USA made, Melody Maker series. The guitars looked great on Gibson's Musikmesse 2011 stand, but the one thing we lacked was ...

Gibson first introduced the Melody Maker into its catalogue in 1959. Initially, it had a body shape similar to that of the Les Paul Junior, but was slightly thinner, and featured a simple inventory ...

THE world's oldest pop music magazine, Melody Maker, whose popularity has been on the slide for some years, is to be absorbed by relatively new rival the New Musical Express, it was revealed last ...

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