This is amongst the items I have kept around for sometime and now sending on its way. We are planning a move and letting go of all of our gear and collectables. Please be certain to ask any and all questions, as I am swift to respond. The new owner will need to set up the guitar and just play for their liking. I have taken no effort to clean or set up this guitar apart from putting strings on it to feel it and see if the electronics work. The tuning machines function and turn well. The neck is straight with lots of life on the frets. I removed the neck to reveal the date stamp of 16th of Aug, 1971. There is some Light rusting on the bridge saddles, and some of the plating is coming off on the bridge. Pickups are dated and pots are dated as well. Original vintage Fender pickups and wiring sound amazing. Scale length is 24' so it's the regular sized neck, not the shorter one. It's a Musicmaster II neck on a Duo Sonic Body. The Pickguard is broke on the treble side screw. Here's a vintage 1965 Fender Musicmaster II Electric double pickup guitar. There are dings and blemishes seen throughout that can are illustrated in the photos. The neck is straight and the action is low. The 65 models feature the larger Mustang body and 24' scale length. This guitar is beautifully simple with one single coil pickup, master volume and tone controls. It also has a burn on the headstock where the musician would have held their cigarette. For your consideration, a 1965 Fender Musicmaster II in Olympic White with a smooth-playing rosewood fingerboard. It has since turned to an awesome green from its exposure to the smoke filled hall that it was played in. The guitar features a sleek and compact body design made. Produced in 1959, this model represents a significant era of Fender's craftsmanship and innovation. The Fender Musicmaster 1959 is a vintage electric guitar that holds a special place in the history of Fender's iconic instruments. Its original color is Daphene Blue which you can still see poking out from under the pickguard and where finish has been rubbed away from play. Honolulu, Hawaii, 968, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. The wear and color on this guitar are something else. This guitar was found in storage in an adjoining apartment to a music hall in Pierre South Dakota. Having said this, there are a lot worse guitars out there, and as well as being historically important, the 1820 bass can certainly provide the goods when required.Here we have a beautiful 1971 MusicMaster. Over the course of the 70s, the Japanese output improved dramatically, and in many ways these early 70s models are a low point for the brand. These new Epiphones were based on existing Matsumoku guitars, sharing body shapes, and hardware, but the Epiphone line was somewhat upgraded, with inlaid logos and a 2x2 peghead configuration. The Matsumoku factory had been producing guitars for export for some time, but the 1820 bass (alongside a number of guitar models and the 5120 electric acoustic bass) were the first Epiphone models to be made there. Other electric models include: HOFNER ELECTRICS: Committee, Verithin 66, Ambassador, President, Senator, Galaxie, HOFNER BASSES: Violin bass, Verithin bass, Senator bass, Professional bass GIBSON ELECTRICS: Barney Kessel, ES-330TD, ES-335TD, ES-345TD, ES-175D, ES-125CD, SG Standard, SG Junior, SG Special GIBSON BASSES: EB-0, EB-2, EB-3 - plus a LOT of acoustics branded Gibson, Hofner, Selmer and Gianniniīy the end of the 1960s, a decision had been made to move Epiphone guitar production from the USA (at the Kalamazoo plant where Gibson guitars were made), to Matsumoto in Japan, creating a line of guitars and basses significantly less expensive than the USA-built models (actually less than half the price). This catalogue saw the (re-)introduction of the late sixties Gibson Les Paul Custom and Les Paul Standard (see page 69) and the short-lived Hofner Club 70. Selmer were the exclusive United Kingdom distributors of Hofner and Gibson at the time, and this catalogue contains a total of 18 electric guitars, 7 bass guitars, 37 acoustics, and 2 Hawaiian guitars - all produced outside the UK and imported by Selmer, with UK prices included in guineas. Scan of 1968/1969 Selmer guitar catalogue (printed July 1968), showing the entire range of electric and acoustic guitars distributed by the company: guitars by Hofner, Gibson, Selmer and Giannini. Two new models make their first catalogue appearance this year, the Fender Electric XII and the Fender 5-string bass, both introduced earlier in 1965.Ĭlick on the images for full size versions, or click on the model names below for the relevant page for each instrument Electric Guitars: 1965 was a good year for US guitar sales this issue sold well, and is quite often available on ebay - because this brochure was part of the magazine, and not an insert, it is usually present. Like the 1964-65 brochure also reproduced on this site, it was included free (actually pages 29-40) inside the 1965 Annual guitar issue of music magazine Down Beat (July 1st, 1965 Jim Hall cover).
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