- Brand: Maton
- Model: Alver
- Serial No: B.168
- Made In Year: c.1966
- Finish: Red lacquer
- Original Finish: Yes
- Original Parts: Yes – except more recent electronics
- Electronics: Gretsch C100CE pickup plus vol & tone controls fitted
- Body Material: Laminate
- Finish Material: Nitrocellulose
- Neck/Fret board: Queensland Maple / Rosewood
- Radius: 9.5″
- Weight: 4lbs 5oz
- Scale Length: 25″
- Nut Width: 1-11/16th
- Neck Profile: Full C
- Truss Rod: Yes, steel Martin-style non adjustable
- Case: Original green-lined Stamfod black hard
- Issues/Repairs: Electronics fitted, original pickguard can be refitted but we like it as is
- Condition: Excellent, the cleanest Alver we have seen so far, and a great player both unplugged and through an amp.
Aussie, Electric, Other
Maton Alver 1966
$1,450.00
This Maton single-cut 16″ wide 4″ deep laminated arch top guitar is strong, light, resonant and versatile. The asymmetric headstock shape and pencilled Batch Number (B.168) on the interior label places it in the mid 1960s, but looks and performance are as new. At 4lbs 5oz the light weight gives a lively voice acoustically and with its (Martin-style non-adjusable) steel truss rod fitted, the neck is strong and straight; frets are 95%. The neck set, nut, bridge, tailpiece, and tuners are all in excellent original and functional condition. As this guitar was so playable acoustically, we added the contemporary Gretsch fretboard-end pickup with vol, tone & output inset. The original pickguard is in its original Stamford case(also ex cond)
