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Maton Sapphire Deluxe 303/6
My “one for one” rule… while painful… sometimes pays off. As I’ve mentioned in guitarnerd previously, I’m trying to follow a strict rule of if I want to buy a guitar, I have to sell a guitar....
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Maton El Toro
A rare addition to my Maton collection – the mighty El Toro I’m going to be posting a lot more often in guitarnerd so to start, I’m going to go through the new additions to the guitarnerd archives,...
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The Music That Maton Made
A review on the newly released book: “The Music That Maton Made” Over the last year I’ve been working on a book with Maton collector Wadih Hanna (which is soooo close to being finished) so I was...
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1961 Maton EG75 Goldline
A tiny guitar with a big personality As previously mentioned, I’ve been selling off guitars that I haven’t really played to add to my vintage Maton obsession. My “one for one” rule has actually been a...
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1965 Maton Fyrbyrd 650
Next up in the 2015 Guitarnerd Maton army… an ultra rare Fyrbyrd FB650. As I’ve mentioned, I’ve been busy this past year spring cleaning my guitarnerd guitar archives and selling off a lot of the...
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EGC FyrHawk Custom
A (very) modern take on an Australian classic. As I’ve mentioned, the guitarnerd guitar army has been shaken up and new axes added. In the following weeks I’ll be posting what new beauties I’ve...
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Rama Guitars – Made in Melbourne
Move over Maton. I’ve got another obsession now. Recently my Maton obsession has subsided a little. Partly this is due to the Maton book I’m working on, as I realise there’s no point buying/trading...
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‘Made In Australia’ by Wadih Hanna
You may have noticed my guitarnerd blog has been very quiet for the last six months. The reason is I’ve been working on a HUGE exciting project which is nearly finished… a book based on the amazing...
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Maton George Golla GG22A
My self imposed rule of cutting down on my Maton ‘habit’ has failed…. dismally. I’ve always dismissed the term G.A.S. (aka Gear Acquisition Syndrome) as a bit of a joke. “I’ve got GAS”… tee hee. BUT...
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1968 Maton Wedgtail Series 1
Well this is it. The guitarnerd story of the year… I’ve got a GODDAMN SERIES 1 MATON WEDGTAIL! As regular readers have probably noticed, the stories have slowed right down here at guitarnerd. I’m...
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1964 Maton Fyrbyrd ‘non sharkbite’
Finally! A relatively non-molested non-sharkbite Fyrbyrd has dropped into my little hands. My recent article on collecting guitars has gotten a fantastic response. It seemed to hit a nerve with people...
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Spinning Room’s Maton Big Ben
Yes! After years about writing about them… I’ve finally seen one in the wild. Saturday is a pretty fun day for me. My little son has his baby swimming lesson at midday, and then for lunch afterwards I...
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Maton Fyrbyrd Custom
My Fyrbyrd Custom is now finished! A while ago, I talked about my red Maton Fyrbyrd, which looked to have been modified by Maton in the early 70’s with Maton Phil Manning Standard running gear. When I...
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Maton Wedgtail & El Toro
Some rarer than rockinghorse sh!t Matons… story by Michael. Part one: Wedgtail! Guitarnerd readers might recall a post about my old Maton V606 amplifier which I ended up selling on eBay some time ago....
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Ian’s Flaminbyrd II
A long lost Maton prototype? No! Another creation by Ian. Guitarnerd has let me meet some pretty cool people, who love guitars almost as much as I do. (I said ALMOST.) One such person is Ian, whom you...
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Maton Fyrbyrd Custom
A unique Fyrbyrd/Phil Manning Std hybrid. So, you may have noticed that guitarnerd hasn’t had any Maton stories for a long while. This was after I noticed that guitarnerd was getting pretty...
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Made in Australia: My Maton Collection.
Remember a few years ago I was talking about doing a book with an amazing Maton collector from Sydney named Wadih Hanna? Well, after 4 years work (and over 10 for Wadih) it’s done! >You can buy it...
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1963 Maton Ibis Bass – Custom
Some people (like me) think it’s sacrilege when a vintage Maton is modified. In this case, it’s created my dream bass. If you’re both a bass player and a vintage Maton fanatic, options are pretty...
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Maton Fyrbyrd family
After nearly 13 years, I’ve reached a Maton nerd milestone… one of each Fyrbyrd model. From FB620 to FBFX. I’ve “officially” been a vintage Maton fanatic since 2003. That’s when I saw my first...
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Maton Fyrbyrd FBFX
This is probably one of the last Maton’s I’ll be buying… the rare FBFX. I mentioned in my last post that I’ve ticked off a lot of the boxes on my Maton wish list. What this means is slowly (and...
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