1968-70 Vintage MATON’s Made in Australia El Toro Guitar and  Bass.

Category: Product ID: 1176

Description

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VERY RARE & Collectable
1968-70
Vintage
MATON’s
Made in Australia
El Toro
Guitar and  Bass.
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*** SOLD ***

* RARE * 1968-1970 Vintage MATON El Toro
Electric Guitar and Bass guitar.

 Being sold as a collectable PAIR. ( Two instruments )


Great playing condition.
Both will be serviced and detailed prior to shipping.

 

More details up soon.
and please feel free to email any questions.

Make / Model : Maton El Toro 6 string electric guitar
Year : 1969
Serial number 23
Finish: Original aged cream with Gold Hardware.
Black binding around front edge of body. Bound fingerboard.
Originality: Original, Very good- Excellent.
Changed Parts : Nil.
Case : Original Stamford rectangle hardcase.
Notes: Rare, Only 56 made.
Make / Model : Maton El Toro electric bass guitar
Year : 1969
Serial number : Either number 2 or number 3 ( difficult to see )
Finish: Original aged cream with Gold Hardware. Ivory binding around front edge of body, bound fingerboard.
Refinished early 70’s to black for the band, The Strangers.
Certification letter included.
Originality: Original, Very good- Excellent.
Changed Parts : Nil.
Case : Original Stamford rectangle hardcase.
Notes: Rare, Only 47 made.

ABOUT the El Toro, and in particular, this bass guitar shown on the right.
El Toro History. The El Toro was made by Maton as the signature guitar for The Strangers, and Australian band featuring John Farrah who, after leaving the Strangers went on to join Hank Marvin and Bruce Walsh of the Shadows. He also wrote extensively for Olivia Newton-John.
It is certainly an unusual guitar and has one of the lowest production runs made by Maton with only 56 six string and 47 basses ever made. According to the Maton blurb at the time “Boasting” the latest innovations in exotic electric guitars. But I must also insert here that there are other opinions suggesting numbers are much less. The six string El Toro had 2 and a 1/2 octave, 31 fret playing range. It was the “In” musicians instrument designed with Spanish influences.
One gets the designer had been drinking too much “Spanish influence”    Although it is now around 50 years old, it is typical of a Maton that does play extremely well. This bass also carries a certificate letter from Merv Cargill, renowned Australian Luthier as one of three instruments refinished for The Strangers.

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