GUITORGAN 70's B-300 MCI GUITAR ORGAN ORIGINAL 1 OWNER near MINT! [VIDEO]

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If you are looking for the cleanest, complete, original, fully functioning, checked, tested, and ready to play, Guitorgan Model 300, then look no further.

This 1 owner Guitorgan came into the shop through a church trying to help out a recent widow. My amp tech of 38 years and I went all through it just having to clean the pots, jacks, and other electronics. My tech has full knowledge of these units as he worked on Hammand organs-Leslies etc. for many years before coming on board with us and doing all our amplifiers, synthesizers, vintage gear etc. We have had and serviced-repaired a half a dozen of these Guitorgans in the past 4 decades.

I gave the guitar a full cleanup-set up with fresh DaDarrio .11-.50 flatwound Chromes, seasoned the rosewood fretboard and this very complete Guitorgan set up is ready to play!

Yes, it comes with everything you need as pictured in the original case except for an amplifier.

Cosmetically very clean close to mint condition except for 45 years of aging to the metal parts and a spec blemish here and there that do not show in the pictures. A very well maintained, lightly used, Guitorgan complete system with no issues.

Exerpts from an article in Premier Guitar magazine:

When it comes to unique guitars, the Guitorgan is about as individualistic as it gets. While the Guitorgan wasn’t overly popular, it does serve its place in guitar history as being innovative and I view it as a frontrunner to the synthesizer craze of the early eighties. I’ll give you a little history on the Guitorgan, how it works and what these guitars are selling for today.The Guitorgan was created when inventor Bob Murrell wanted a guitar that could also produce Hammond organ-type sounds. He started a company called Murrell Electronics to produce this guitar, which later evolved into Musiconics International (MCI). Murrell began working with Baldwin to develop the organ circuitry for his guitar; Baldwin in turn used Murrell’s knowledge of the industry to learn guitar marketing concepts when they began importing Burns guitars into the U.S. during the late 1960s. The first Guitorgan was introduced at the 1967 Chicago NAMM show and early production began in the same year. By 1968, a production factory was opened for the Guitorgan. Commercially, it wasn’t very popular, but Murrell sold enough instruments to remain interested in the concept and he continued to modify and release updated versions of his guitar/organ through the eighties.

I’ll try to explain how this contraption works. The organ circuitry was developed by Murrell and he used Baldwin tones to voice the organ. Several different guitars were used in construction; at first, Murrell used any guitar that would simply house the electronics. The M-300 was the first Guitorgan and it was a Barney Kessel-style guitar built by Ventura; later M-300 models were built in an ES-335 Univox copy. Other semi-hollowbody guitars were supplied by companies such as Ibanez and Yamaha. The headstocks read “Guitorgan” and the backs have a rather large chunk cut out and covered in order to install the extensive electronics.The fingerboard featured segmented frets (six segments – one per string) that were wired to the internal controls. When a note or series of notes were fretted, the circuit would be closed and it would trigger the organ. The organ would stay on as long as the circuit was closed, or in other words as long as the guitarist kept the string against the fret. The body featured several knobs, switches, and buttons (all the bells and whistles you tinkerers love!) that allowed the guitarist to alter the sounds of the guitar and organ. The giant footswitch in the picture was used to fade the organ in and out when the guitarist was playing. It’s quite a concept, although thousands of organists were fearful of losing their jobs when this instrument was released!I mentioned that Murrell kept modifying and updating the Guitorgan throughout time. Later models employed a “master oscillator circuit” that featured digital note dividers. The model you have is an early 1980s B-35 featuring this newer “digital” technology. Murrell also experimented with MIDI technology in the mid to late 1980s. Murrell would also install his organ electronics in a customer supplied guitar for $1200.00. That was back in the 80's.Murrell estimates that he built over 3000 Guitorgans between 1967 and 1984, but he also filled custom orders after 1984.

Case: Original deluxe hard shell in excellent condition w/ cords & controller pedal weighs 27 lbs.

GUITORGAN weighs 10 lbs. 6 oz.Shipping weight is 43 lbs.Shipping box is 50x8x20"

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