My Melancon guitars are some of my favorites and see a lot of action. One of them was made out of wood from a 170 year old house in New orleans! Gerard Melancon was a master- we lost him too soon.

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00:00 Introduction
00:18 Performance with Melancon Custom Strat
01:25 Thanks for watching! Intro
02:03 About Gerard Melancon
03:31 How I met Gerard
04:24 #1 Melancon Custom T (tele style)
04:56 Pickups
09:22 #2 Melancon Custom Relic Strat
11:41 #3 Melancon Custom Tele with Reclaimed Wood
13:18 Final Thoughts