1947
Maton Goldtone G210 archtop - a very, very early Maton,
made the year after the company was formed. Interesting construction,
with a carved solid Spruce top, and what seems to be Maple neck and
sides, and Walnut back! - 
in
August to Steve in WA
early
1950s Stradivarius Special by Maton - a delightful and
extremely original student guitar dating from the early 1950s, and made
by Maton. Very collectable! - in
August to Paul in WA
1958
(approx) Maton valve practice/studio amp, very rare and
very sweet (looking and sounding!) amp in amazing collector-grade condition.
Goes as well as it looks, with tons of great vintage valve tone for
practice or the studio. Why bother with a Fender® Champ® when
we have homegrown tone like this? The smaller brother to the 1x12
version, with the same tolex, grille etc! - in
August to Martin in Perth
1959
Maton F240 Supreme archtop acoustic - a delightful and
dead original example of a nice vintage Maton archtop! Maple back, solid
Maple sides and neck with solid carved Spruce top. Virtually no play
wear, and perfect neck angle and straightness. A no-issue vintage guitar.
Comes with new HSC - in
August to Steve in WA
1959
Maton F240 Supreme archtop acoustic with added jazz pickup
- a really good example of a successful model for Maton between 1953
and 1962 - the Supreme. This one has had a floating mini-humbucker jazz
pickup professionally installed for the previous owner, making it a
very good jazz guitar! Maple back, sides and neck with solid carved
Spruce top. Comes with OHSC - in
August to Steve in WA
1960
Levin 330 archtop electric - a stunning quality guitar
from this highly-regarded Swedish maker - solid timbers throughout,
with European Spruce top and Maple back and sides, Mahogany neck with
an Ebony/Maple/Ebony centre lamination, and Rosewood fretboard. Stunning
in sound, looks and playability. Duke Robillard owns one, and so can
you! - in
September to new owner in Japan
1960
(approx) Alver by Maton - here is an affordable, usable,
charming vintage Maton in ridiculously good condition. Definitely collector-grade,
right down to its OHSC - in
August to Steve in WA
1960s
Vadis BR20 1x12" combo - a perfect amp for the home
studio, with creamy valve overtone from the cathode-biased 6CA7 output
stages feeding into a vintage Rola 12PEG Alnico speaker - in
September to Daniel in WA
19??
Fender Stratocaster - a real 'bush pig' of a Strat with
some interesting vintage componentry. Jumbo frets, vintage EMG active
pickups, and enough mojo to last a lifetime! comes with HSC - in
August to Shane in South Australia
1962
Fender Jaguar - this pre-L vintage Fender Jaguar has been
refinished in Shoreline Gold, and carries some later replacement parts,
which means it's an affordable way to get into owning a pre-L vintage
Fender! However, it looks stunning, plays and sounds awesome (you'll
be surprised what a Jag with balls can sound like!) and is a super-rare
very early build with the slab Brazilian Rosewood board. Comes with
proper-sized near-new Fender black tolex HSC - in
August to Craig in Melbourne - click here
to read the amazing story of this sale!
1968
Maton El Toro - number 10 of only 56 ever made! Super
cool guitar with a 31-fret two-and-a-half octave neck and 27 3/4"
scale. Looks awesome, sounds awesome, plays awesomely. Comes with OHSC
- in
August to Steve in WA
1968
(approx) Maton El Toro Bass - a beautiful example of this
highly-collectable and distinctive model from Maton. Very rare, with
only 45 ever made! Comes with OHSC - in
August to Ken in Queensland
1971
Maton 505 Apollo hollowbody electric - in near mint condition,
this guitar was purchased in 1971, played until 1978, then stored. A
great guitar, fully hollow like a Gibson® ES-330. Comes with OHSC
- in
August to Paul in WA
1975
Greco FA lawsuit Gibson® ES-175® copy - A stunner!
All original, all-maple. This plays and sounds as amazing as it looks.
I challenge you to find a Gibson that's better! Comes with brand new
HSC - in
August to Simon in Sydney
1975
Aria lawsuit copy of Flying V® - a lovely example of
Matsumoku Made-in-Japan quality from Shiro Arai. All Mahogany construction,
and in beautiful condition. Even comes with very rare OHSC - in
August to Mark in Melbourne
1977
Ibanez 684.12 lawsuit Hummingbird® 12-string - solid
Spruce top, Mahogany back, sides and neck, and in a beautiful, deep
black finish. Dead original and near-mint. Comes with quality HSC -
in
August to Ian in Sydney
1977-serial
left-handed Fender Stratocaster - here's a truly GROUSE
Strat for you southpaws! In astounding condition, and complete with
OHSC! - in
August to Rod in Brisbane
1994
Cargill Custom handbuilt Stratocaster® - a truly superb
handbuilt Strat copy by Melbourne's Merv and Jim Cargill in 1994. One-piece
Swamp Ash body, Rock Maple neck, Rosewood board, L-series pickups with
switchable discrete FET pre-amp. Complete with OHSC - in
September to Cam in Victoria
1996
Fender Japan Ash-body '62 Strat reissue - here is a lovely
MIJ Fender Strat custom-ordered in 1996 with a grouse 2-piece Ash body
and translucent Butterscotch finish. A stunner to look at, to play,
and to hear! - in
September to Mark in Sydney
1960/61
Echoplex EP-1 tape echo
1973
Roland RE-200 Space Echo
1974
Roland RE-201 Space Echo
just
arrived!! 1970s Roland RE-201 Space Echo
