Gibson Melodymaker (1959-75?) Gibson melody maker '59

the Gibson Melodymaker was introduced in 1959 with a single cutaway, a flat body, a small peghead, the same scale and number of frets as the 1952 Les Paul, and a sunburst finish. It was available with one or two single-coil pickups. In 1961 it went from single to double cutaway. In 1964 the body horns of the guitar were sharpened, and a red finish replaced the sunburst. In 1966 the melody maker adapted the SG shape, the guitar became available in blue, the pickguard was enlarged, and a vibrola vibrato was added. In 1970 the blue and red finishes were replaced by walnut, the slide switch was replaced by a standard toggle switch, and the peghead transformed into the large gibson standard.