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About This Listing

    This is a rare find; one of the few surviving examples of Martin's short foray into electric guitar making. Featuring: a three-ply laminated maple top; a two inch thick hollow arch-top body with two 'f' soundholes ; and a one-piece 'bolt-on' mahogany neck with a thin profile and four screws which in turn are covered by a small metal plate with four small screws. The fretboard is single-bound Brazilian rosewood fretboard with 22 original medium frets and inlaid pearl dot position markers. The headstock is single-bound "Grammar" style with a Mahogany veneer. The two original DeArmond Dynasonic pickups and bigsby style tremolo give this plenty of '60 semi hollow mojo that can be seen and heard.

    This one is in fantastic shape for its age. The fretboard/frets appear entirely original, yet look almost untouched. The frets are free of divots and the board is superbly clean. The binding has yellowed over time, but is still intact all around the body/neck/headstock. The original Kluson style tuners were replaced with Grover bottle-tops, but all other components are original. The original pickguard has been removed, but the original mounting holes are still present and in good shape; installing another shouldn't be an issue. 

    There are various chips and light scratches in the body, but no major structural damage. The neck is straight and doesn't need repair/adjustment. The original case is in decent shape. It's quite thin (like many cases from this era), but the latches still close and are fairly reliable.

Here's a brief history of the GT series:

The Martin F Series bit the dust in mid-'65, to be supplanted by the somewhat updated, nattier GT Series of bound archtop hollowbody electrics. The first few prototypes were dubbed the XTE Series and produced in 1965. The guitars were renamed the GT Series and swung into production in the beginning of 1966. The GT Series consisted basically of two models, the GT-70 and GT-75. These were thinlines with two f-holes, a 15th fret neck joint (actually more frets were clear of the body), bound 22-fret rosewood fingerboards, dot inlays, and new, bound, wide-flared three-and-three headstocks with a concave curve in the pointed crown. The GT-70 was a re-styled two-pickup, single-cutaway recalling the F-55s. The cutaway retained the wide horizontal angle of before, however the upper bass bout received a more graceful treatment, with a slight inward curve as it met the neck at the 16th fret.

The controls were the same as before; the elevated pickguard had become a large white affair, the tailpiece was the V-notched Bigsby. Pickups remained our familiar DeArmond humbuckers. Gone were the plastic bridges in favor of metal adjustable finetune variety. Finishes were either burgundy or black. The first prototype serial number was 203803. Around 1,450 of these were made between January of 1966 and October of 1968. The GT-75 was a re-tooled two-pickup, double-cutaway F-65 with the same appointments as the GT-70. The major change was moving the heel forward to the body juncture, eliminating the awkward body extension of the F-65. The first prototype serial number was #204108. 1,555 GT-75s were built from January '66 to October '68.
 

-Michael Wright, Vintage Guitar Magazine, November, 2003).

Specs:
  • Nut width = 1.630" (1 5/8")
  • Single bound Brazilian rosewood fretboard
  • Mahogany veneer on headstock
  • DeArmond Dynasonic pickups
  • Laminated Maple body
  • Bigsby style tremolo
  • Adjust-o-matic bridge
  • 2 volume, 2 tone
  • 16 inch wide body
  • 3 Ply Laminated Maple body (6.40 pounds)
  • 2 inch thick body
  • Triple bound top, single bound back/neck/headstock

Includes: original case
Serial: 207496

See photos for condition and please contact us for any further details.

This item falls under our vintage/used policy, and is therefore ineligible for return.

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Some listed items that contain Rosewood and other protected species may be ineligible for international sale; please make sure to read listing details carefully. For eligible sales, Guitar Showcase is happy to offer international shipping through USPS to select countries, with calculated shipping cost based on location.  Please contact us PRIOR to purchase for an exact shipping quote to your country. Due to additional expense and complication, we are unable to accept returns on any international sales and all payments must be pre-arranged, please contact us for details. CAUTION, SEE BELOW!

 

Beginning Jan.2, 2017, CITES documention is required for import and re-export of many newly listed wood species (including all Rosewoods, not just Brazilian) and items made from them (like Guitars and their parts). These new rules will not allow the import or export of most Vintage Guitars and many newer Guitars and other instruments. We are not able to furnish the required permits at this time, and in the foreseeable future. You may be able to carry a personally owned Instrument across your border, but we cannot guarantee this, nor be responsible for the consequences and you are advised to check with your Country’s authorities before attempting to do so. The Instruments may be confiscated by Customs or Border Authorities!   For more information, see:

 

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California's Proposition 65 requires special warnings for products that contain chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm if those products expose consumers to such chemicals above certain threshold levels. We cannot reliably determine which products may contain such chemicals, so we are warning you that all the products we sell, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: New Electrical cords and cables, and especially used and vintage products, such as Guitars, Basses, Horns, Amplifiers, PA gear, Mixers, Patch Bays, Effects Pedals, Speakers,  Keyboards, Processors, Interfaces, Microphones, Headphones, Cables, parts and accessories which were typically made using LEAD SOLDER, may contain chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm, wash hands after handling.

 

For More information, please visit California’s Proposition 65 Warnings websites.

Listed6 years ago
Condition
Brand
Model
  • GT-75
Categories
Year
  • 1966
Made In
  • United States
Body Type
  • Hollow Body

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