The Gibson Melody Maker was shipped from 1959 until 1970, then reissued, briefly between 1977 and 1979.
1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | Total | |
Melody Maker | 1397 | 243 | 2390 | 2386 | 2278 | 3685 | 6753 | 3012 | 1332 | 338 | 316 | 376 | 24506 |
Melody Maker 3/4 | 1676 | 42 | 225 | 171 | 200 | 364 | 348 | 158 | 73 | 14 | 46 | 39 | 3356 |
Melody Maker D | 1196 | 1496 | 1611 | 1604 | 2528 | 4703 | 2499 | 1909 | 645 | 634 | 631 | 19456 | |
Melody Maker 12 | 27 | 123 | 40 | 20 | 210 | ||||||||
Melody Maker III | 23 | 165 | 128 | 36 | 352 | ||||||||
Total | 3073 | 1481 | 4111 | 4168 | 4082 | 6577 | 11804 | 5669 | 3364 | 1285 | 1164 | 1102 | 47880 |
In 1977 the double cutaway Melody Maker D (two pickup was reissued) and shipped in small quantities compared to the 1960s original.
1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | Total | |
Melody Maker D | 2 | 887 | 139 | 59 | 1087 |
As can be seen, almost 50000 Melody Maker guitars were shipped, with over half of them the single pickup version. The most abundant variant was the double cutaway non-SG style guitar, produced circa 1961-66 (for example, see a 1964 Melody Maker here). Although the SG body-style was very popular in the late 1960s, the change to this shape did not improve sales for the Melody Maker. In fact 1968, 1969 and 1970 were by far the worst years, in terms of sales, for this model.
All prices quoted are United States zone 1, and in $US
1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | |
Melody Maker | 99.50 | 99.50 | 99.50 109.50 |
109.50 | 109.50 119.50 |
127.50 | 127.50 136.50 |
136.50 149.50 |
159.50 | 169.50 | 179.50 | 195 225 |
Melody Maker 3/4 | 99.50 | 99.50 | 99.50 109.50 |
109.50 | 109.50 119.50 |
127.50 | 127.50 136.50 |
136.50 149.50 |
159.50 | 169.50 | ||
Melody Maker D | 135 | 135 147.50 |
147.50 | 147.50 155 |
165 | 165 174 |
174 179.50 |
189.50 | 199.50 | 212.50 | 225 250 |
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Melody Maker 12 | 189.50 | 199.50 | 210 | 225 | ||||||||
Melody Maker III | 199.50 | 214.50 | 225.50 | 245 |
1977 | 1978 | 1979 | |
Melody Maker D | 539 | 569 |
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