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That’s shithouse.. i watched this on ebay as a body the first time and no one bid .. then it popped up again.. whoever got it for $400 should be happy

Yeah, I also saw this development on Ebay and I was shocked too to find the body being sold seperately. Such a pity that this guitar was too expensive for me when it was still complete, it would have been a nice guitar for my collection. So sad to see a vintage Maton being sold in parts, it hurts my eyes. I think a vintage guitar should only be sold in parts if the guitar got broken or so.

It’s called rape.
Sadly it’s been going on for years.
When will people realise that with old guitars you are not the owner just the custodian responsible for keeping them alive and working. Play them, gig them if you must, record with them but DON”T RAPE them.

Those who are familiar with the Fetish guitars site will have seen the EKO museum in Recanati featured. This came about because some people donated their collections to help set up a properly run facility fro all to visit and see these guitars.

I have a aria les paul blacktop (circa 64- 68) that was given to me in pieces about 14 years ago. I put it back together, but some of the hardware was broken (not by me) and one of the original pickups was missing. Back together, it is one of the best playing guitars and sounding guitars i have ever come across. Unfortunately some of the hardware on this guitar was too far gone when i got it, but i have tried to treat it well since i have had it. I treated it to a new set of Liny Fralins and a new wiring kit (i still have the 2 of the original pots that work and the pickup) so it was useable.
I will restore it to it’s former glory one of these days. But after reading this blog entry i will make sure that i don’t sacrifice another perfectly good guitar to do so.

nnnooooo..say it aint so

Hi all, I bought the body and had a black no name tele neck fitted and it is great lookswise and to play, and yes, I am happy. If it had the original neck I would have been outbid for sure. So there are two ways to look at it. If I come across an original neck later, I’ll buy it.

I agree with Ken.
I just got mine (hmm #175? Have to recheck) back from a professional re-fret and a ‘touch up’ from the ex Maton Luther, and it plays like butter. Its a pleasure, looks amazing, sounds amazing. I was going to sell it but I can’t. It would be like selling my soul. And I already know the Blues…har.
When I pulled it out of the case at the shop, the dude behind the counter said “whoah, what’s that?!”. Pleasant.

has the body been stripped and re-varnished? My one is darker. The veneer or whatever its called.

I shall add, annoyingly so, apologies…Im layed up in bed for days with a bad back and I am bored.
she don’t have the original Maton pickup up front there, plate for the volume/tone pots is different (was alloy) switch is different, and the base plate on the rear never was chrome, and the bits where the strings go over at the back for intonation changes were completely different, actually they were threaded cylindrical prizms, like the bottom bits of little bolts. When I got mine back from the Maton factory after butchering it at an art gig by playing it with a belt sander through massive gain (yep, Metal) here in sunny (sik) Vic, they put these new ones on it like your pic. Now I apologise to it every day and treat it well.
I never knew it was a rarity.

I’ve got a G250 in Sunburst, had it for 34 years now. It was a UK one, and I moved to Melbourne for a bit and got it fixed up like new at the factory there – really reasonable and chuffed sounded and played so well. For sure, there is something special about this guitar – Soul or whatever.
Currently in storage 🙁
I was just doing a bit of research, so thanks for the website 🙂
The bridge on this one isn’t original or the tone selector either (I think). If you need a sunburst photo. And wow, didn’t know there were so few made, I’ll really look after it and never sell 🙂

I’ve got got g240(250?) number 228. If anyone wants pics I’ll take some and send them to you. It’s very playable but needs work. I think the pick ups are original (they are lovely) the controls and the machine heads aren’t and the bridge piece isn’t. But everything else including the truss rod cover(which is also a lovely touch) is. It’s the original blonde/cream, or what’s left of it. It needs love and attention and playing. I occasionally gig with it but it does really need a set up. Great great sound.but if anyone were to turn up at my door with any of my must have guitars they could have it in exchange. Even though me and it go back a long way. I bought it, sold it discovered it and bought it against over a 30 year period.
TD