Dio – Magica album cover

Dio – Magica

Album 2000

The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 2000 album Magica.

Music from Magica

Gear Used On Magica

Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Dio – Magica (2000). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.

Guitars used by Ronnie James Dio on Magica

Solid Body Electric Guitars

Gibson Melody Maker Electric Guitar

Avg price: $2,400.00

On September 13, 2017, one of Dio's guitars was put up for auction, a 1959 Gibson Melody Maker in a Sunburst finish. The Guitar's value was estimated around $1,000-$2,000 and sold for $5,120.

The item discription read:

A 1959 Melody Maker ¾ scale electric guitar. The single cutaway mahogany body is finished in Tobacco Sunburst; serial number 9 9786 is stamped to the back of the headstock. This was the last guitar Ronnie James Dio played as he was using it to write a song for the unfinished Magica 2 album. Accompanied by a hardshell case.