Hi all....
I went on an M-65 binge starting in January and managed to bring home these three since.
Left to right.....early '58, late '58 and early '59....all standard scale.
I've been playing 16" and 17" amplified archtops, but after hearing what the first of these can do I really fell for the great quick balanced tone of these little hollowbodies and their superb Franz soapbars.
Still love my big bodies, but variety is something I appreciate.
The '59 (on the right) was purchased from the daughter of a retired music teacher from Queens, NYC.....
Mom took extremely good care of her guitar as can be seen on these next photos....
She even opted for a nice hardshell case.....nice enough for an Aristocrat!
Maybe someday (big sigh....)
Of interest to Hans and details freaks like me.....this one also has the tiny stamped serial number on the back of the headstock as seen on a few guitars in 1959.
Here's the threesome again, ready and waiting for fussing and noodling sessions.....
I've got a notion to add a bridge pickup to one of these......got the right original parts to do it but not sure I've got the nerve to modify such nice old guitars......gonna have to ruminate on it.
I'm open to the comments of enablers and naysayers alike!
Also hoping that other M-65 owners will post photos on this thread and talk about'em.
z
I went on an M-65 binge starting in January and managed to bring home these three since.
Left to right.....early '58, late '58 and early '59....all standard scale.
I've been playing 16" and 17" amplified archtops, but after hearing what the first of these can do I really fell for the great quick balanced tone of these little hollowbodies and their superb Franz soapbars.
Still love my big bodies, but variety is something I appreciate.
The '59 (on the right) was purchased from the daughter of a retired music teacher from Queens, NYC.....
Mom took extremely good care of her guitar as can be seen on these next photos....
She even opted for a nice hardshell case.....nice enough for an Aristocrat!
Maybe someday (big sigh....)
Of interest to Hans and details freaks like me.....this one also has the tiny stamped serial number on the back of the headstock as seen on a few guitars in 1959.
Here's the threesome again, ready and waiting for fussing and noodling sessions.....
I've got a notion to add a bridge pickup to one of these......got the right original parts to do it but not sure I've got the nerve to modify such nice old guitars......gonna have to ruminate on it.
I'm open to the comments of enablers and naysayers alike!
Also hoping that other M-65 owners will post photos on this thread and talk about'em.
z