Description: Vintage, Rare 1965 MARATHON, Made in Japan by Guyatone, Series 545, Polaris 2, Electric Guitar. THIS IS A VINTAGE INSTRUMENT! PLEASE DON’T EXPECT IT TO SOUND LIKE, FEEL LIKE, OR PLAY LIKE THE 2024 SQUIER STRATOCASTER YOU TRIED OUT AT GUITAR CENTER! Nut is 1 & 5/8th inch. Scale is 25 inches. Steel reinforced neck currently straight. No adjustable truss rod in this vintage instrument! Looks like a solid mahogany wood body. In my opinion, a Nitrocellulose Lacquer finish. This is a great example of the vintage and increasingly rare 1960s electric guitars that were made in Japan and are sought after by collectors. Guyatone had MANY sub brands as well as those branded as “Kent” and “Marathon”. Pickups and electronics are 100% functional. (all original volume and tone pots have “jump” in volume levels, but I do not update to modern pots on a vintage instrument like this). I do not offer my humble opinions on sound, which might be misunderstood (and later become a point of contention) especially since the actual "sound" of an instrument depends on so many variables like strings, player technique, and amplifier settings. (PLEASE NOTE: if you watch the video, the person playing the guitar is not me, and the guitar is the same model, but NOT THE EXACT SAME GUITAR offered in this listing. I did not make this video. This video is available for FREE on YouTube along with many other videos and is used here only as an example of what this model electric guitar sounds and looks like.) All of my guitars have been fully tested and are functional. All of my guitars have been “set up” (neck straightness adjusted when possible, fingerboard oil treated (if rosewood/laurel/ebony), action set, pickup height optimized, intonation checked) to MY PERSONAL PREFERENCES (as LOW as possible). Please note: “setups” are not “one size fits all”. Your personal set up requirements might be different from mine, so, additional adjustments may be needed to suit your setup preferences. To protect the guitar from damage, the string tension will be relieved before shipping per Reverb.com requirements. You'll need to tune the guitar to pitch when it arrives. Let the instrument acclimate to your environment! Differences in altitude and temperature from my shop to your location have an effect on the instrument. Additionally, vibrations caused during days in a truck being shipped to you might loosen screws and bolts! This is a perfectly NORMAL occurrence during shipping! It doesn’t mean your instrument is DAMAGED! Because of all these factors, you will NOT be able to pull this instrument out of the shipping box and start playing it! Also, for optimal sound and playing ease, I advise buyers to put a new set of strings on the guitar, the string brand and gauge of their preference.
Price: 339 USD
Location: Butler, New Jersey
End Time: 2025-01-24T21:50:37.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Brand: Guyatone
Dexterity: Right-Handed
Body Type: Solid
String Configuration: 6 String
Exact Year: 1965
Model: Vintage
Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan
