Maton Gold Line 750 1962 - Good

EXTREMELY RARE.

A TRUE VINTAGE GUITAR

ABOUT THE INSTRUMENT:

The beautiful Maton ...was actually made in the 1962 and was called the Goldline 750. Only 210 were made between 1962 and 1963, and the design later evolved into the Maton Fyrbyrd. The design is an elegant mix of an SG with a touch of Paul Bigsby’s guitars in there as well.

 One of Australia's First Solid Body Electric Guitars and one of the Rarest.  A true collectible guitar that also has its own unique tone and sound.  It is amazing and almost impossible to find anywhere.

It is historical.

Weighs just 6.00 lbs. and has a very fat nut width of over 1 11/16 inches and a short scale length of 23 1/2 inches. Cream-colored solid Australian mahogany body with scalloped top edge hand-painted in gold, one-piece Australian mahogany neck, and rosewood fretboard with 22 frets and clay dot position markers. Headstock with two wings and with "Maton" logo hand-painted in gold. With the original Maton label ("Guaranteed steel reinforced neck") just above the nu t. Six-on-a-side strip tuners with open backs and white plastic oval buttons. Two Maton pickups with balanced outputs of 5.37k and 5.36k. Red plastic pickguard with seven screws. Two controls (one volume, one tone) and a three-way rotary pickup selector switch. Cream plastic knobs with ribbed sides (the pickup selector with a silver ring on top). Combination "wrap-over" trapeze-style bridge/tailpiece. The pots are stamped: "L205ME67ACTS45." With the original black circular Maton label on the body just below the controls. Apart from some body checking and a few small surface marks, this very rare guitar is certainly in good and totally original condition. The Maton name is a derivative of the words “May” and “Tone.” 

Only 210 Maton Gold Line 750s were made between 1962 and 1963. The serial numbers were 609-819. This one is 685.

This guitar is in GOOD overall condition.  The finish has yellowed over the past 53 years to a beautiful faded antique cream color. It has player wear on the top side of the guitar (upper bout) and on other sections of the guitar.  Also the gold trim around the edge of the top of the guitar is showing some signs of wear.  There is an abundance of dings, dents, scratches, scars, etc. all over the guitar.  The headstock shows normal wear. All hardware shows signs of use-but not abuse.  Electronics work great and this guitar is ready to play.