#musicmastermonday

[deebeeus]

For #MusicmasterMonday...I give you the 1959 #ES140 3/4T, #Gibson's version of a #Fender#Musicmaster! 😉

Well...sort of. They are both "student" guitars anyway...

But being 3/4 sized guitars and intended for beginners is just about where the similarities end between the Fender and Gibson Student offerings*. The Musicmaster, in the finest Fender tradition, was a simply constructed, solid slab-body guitar, with a bolt-on, one piece maple neck, plain desert sand finish (albeit with a snazzy anodized metal pickguard) and no embellishments or decoration to speak of.

The ES-140, on the other hand, in the finest Gibson tradition, was a set-neck, arched top, hollow body, with floating bridge, tort pickguard, mahogany neck with brazillian rosewood fingerboard, bound body, and finished in a serious and dignified Gibson three tone sunburst. These later 140s were thinlines, but in the earlier 50s they were full depth like a real Jazz Box!

So I guess the Musicmaster was the mini guitar you would buy for an up-and-coming little rocker (or if you wanted to save a few bucks because you knew your kid would give up after like 3 lessons 🤣), while the ES-140 was basically a miniature #ES125 T for the budding Jazz Master in the family!

*of course Gibson also made a solid body called the #LesPaulJunior 3/4 which would actually be a better student model to compare to the Musicmaster. But I digress... 😂

[deebeeus]

This 1966 #Fender#Musicmaster is a bit of a time machine. if it weren't for some crazing in the lacquer on the body, it could be NOS.

Strap by @tomsvintagestraps

#musicmastermonday#smallguitar#studentguitar#fendermusicmaster#guitarphotography#vintagefender#guitarre#fenderguitars#tone#guitargear#chitarra#guitarra#vintageguitar#vintageguitars#guitarsofinstagram#guitars#geartalk#vintagegear#guitarsdaily#guitar#fendersofinstagram

[deebeeus]

Q: What do this #vintageguitar and this #vintageamp have in common?

A: they are the least expensive ones in my collection...and two of my favourites!

Yes it is true...the TOTAL money I spent on acquiring this beat up (but original, and very loveable) 1966 #Fender#Musicmaster II 3/4 scale and this 1965 #Gisbon#GA17 RVT "Scout" #amplifier is precisely HALF the cost* of buying a new Les Paul Standard 50s or 60s model at a popular retailer in Canada today! I could have TWO of these complete rigs for the same price a ONE new bottom of the range Gibson USA Les Paul.

*OK OK, you make a good point: I did buy the Musicmaster several years ago (before prices went f*cking bonkers) but it was a good deal then and still by far the least expensive vintage Fender or Gibson guitar I have ever seen in all my guitar shopping travels. Plus, my guess is it probably wouldn't sell for a ton more now than I paid for it then because of its , shall we say, "mediocre" condition. Oh and also because no one** wants a Musicmaster ("wait...only one pickup? In the NECK position?!?! EWWW!") 🤣

** except me!

Strap by @tomsvintagestraps

#musicmastermonday#gibsonamp#guitarphotography#fenderguitar#guitar#guitars#guitarra#electricguitar#vintagefender#guitarre#chitarra#amp#guitar#guitars#ampphotography#tubeamp#amps#guitaramp

[deebeeus]

1961 #Fender #Musicmaster. Well, some would say that after playing and photographing a 1959 #LesPaul Standard yesterday, #MusicmasterMonday just *might* be a bit of a letdown! 🤣 Not me though...I love this little #guitar, the way it fits in my hands, and the way it sounds through a cranked tuxedo #FenderPrinceton! Best thing about this guitar is...I actually OWN this one! 🙂 #fendermusicmaster #smallguitars #studentguitars #guitars #guitarra #chitarra #guitarre #electricguitar #vintageguitars #fenderguitars #vintagefender #tone #guitargear #guitarsofinstagram #geartalk #guitargear #vintagegear #guitarsdaily #fendersofinstagram #guitarphotography (at Toronto, Ontario) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ced9viUrpjG/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[deebeeus]

#Monochrome #Musicmaster #Monday. 😉 1966 full scale #Fender #Musicmaster 1962 Fender #Tremolux #monchrome #monochromephotography #monochromemonday #fendermusicmaster #musicmastermonday #guitar #guitars #guitarra #chitarra #guitarre #electricguitar #vintageguitars #fenderguitars #vintagefender #tone #guitargear #guitarsofinstagram #geartalk #guitargear #vintagegear #guitarsdaily #fendersofinstagram #guitarphotography #amp #vintageamp #fendertremolux https://www.instagram.com/p/CfB00tRLp8b/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[deebeeus]

Musicmaster from 1961 and Harvard from 1959. . #musicmastermonday #fender #fenderharvard #5F10 #fender5f10 #tweedtuesday #tweedamp #fendertweed #guitar #guitars #guitarra #chitarra #guitarre #electricguitar #vintageguitars #fenderguitars #vintagefender #tone #guitargear #guitarsofinstagram #geartalk #guitargear #vintagegear #guitarsdaily #fendersofinstagram #guitarphotography https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd6xtJ7rOwI/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[deebeeus]

The oldest #Fender (#guitar) in my collection. 1957 #Musicmaster. With its soft V neck carve, it's like a 3/4 sized, single pickup, #desertsand, 1957 #Stratocaster! 🤣 . Strap by @tomsvintagestraps . #musicmastermonday #fendermusicmaster #studentguitar #smallguitar #guitars #guitarra #chitarra #guitarre #electricguitar #vintageguitars #fenderguitars #vintagefender #tone #guitargear #guitarsofinstagram #geartalk #guitargear #vintagegear #guitarsdaily #fendersofinstagram #guitarphotography (at Peterborough, Ontario) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cahg_KZry5W/?utm_medium=tumblr

[deebeeus]

Imagine it's a Monday in February, 1966. Maybe it's even Valentine's Day*. You are 13 years old and just got your new 1966 #Fender #Musicmaster. For some reason you bought a 1965 #Champ and #VibroChamp last year before you even had a #guitar...maybe you got a good deal on them? Anyhoo let's not go into why you would get your #amps 1 year before your guitar! Oh wait...I know...New Old Stock! The dealer had these two left over at the end of 1965! Yeah that fits! But wait...why would anyone buy TWO practice amps? Surely one would do? Oh I know! You weren't sure if you wanted to pay the extra for the tremolo feature, so you took both amps home to try...if you find you can't live without the tremolo you will return the Champ. However if the tremolo effect turns out to be a mere passing fad, you'll save money and return the Vibro Champ! . Wait...where was I going with this whole little fantasy? Oh yeah: #MusicmasterMonday. . #fenderchamp #fendervibrochamp #amp #fenderamps #vintageamp #guitars #guitarra #chitarra #guitarre #electricguitar #vintageguitars #fenderguitars #vintagefender #tone #guitargear #guitarsofinstagram #geartalk #guitargear #vintagegear #guitarsdaily #fendersofinstagram #guitarphotography . *Feb 14, 1966 was indeed a Monday! I googled it. 🤣 (at Toronto, Ontario) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZ9cLqOLzKY/?utm_medium=tumblr

[deebeeus]

Ric the Turtle and I have the day off work today! So we are kicking back and playing a little #guitar. Two little #guitars actually... 🤣 . I am enjoying my least expensive and tiniest #vintageguitar, the 1966 3/4 size #Fender #Musicmaster II, plugged into the 1965 #PrincetonReverb. Ric is playing a fridge magnet of a 1965 #Stratocaster, but don't tell him that. A turtle can dream, right? 🐢 . . #Musicmastermonday #fendermusimaster #smallguitar #studentguitar #vintageguitars #vintageamp #fenderamp #guitarphotography (at Peterborough, Ontario) https://www.instagram.com/p/CU40JDhrpcl/?utm_medium=tumblr

[deebeeus]

I don't have a #Musicmaster for #MusicmasterMonday...but how about a #Gibson student model instead? . This is my 1959 Gibson #ES140 3/4T. It's called a "T" because it's "Tiny". Just kidding. T is for "Thin" body. Prior to 1958 these were full depth Making them a lot like a miniature version of an #ES175 minus the fanciness. Hmm I guess a full depth #ES125 is a more appropriate comparison, but did they even make a 125 with a cutaway and just a neck pickup? I.e. an ES125 C? I know the non cutaway version of the guitar is called the 125 3/4T... . Anyhoo: #smallguitar! . #gibsones140 #studentguitar #smallguitars #gibsonguitars #vintageguitars #vintagegibson #guitars #guitar #guitarcollection #guitarphotography (at Peterborough, Ontario) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWToerRrp6v/?utm_medium=tumblr

[deebeeus]

Flashback #MusicmasterMonday to earlier this year and my 1957 (left) and 1961 #Fender #Musicmaster 3/4 size student #guitars. . I acquired these (along with their original cases, beneath them) from @terry_foster, whose definitive history book of the Fender Company "Fender: The Golden Age 1946 - 1970" appears at lower right, open to the Musicmaster/#Duosonic page! . To those who are wondering: the finish at left is called #DesertSand, but my understanding is the darker finish on the '61 does not have an official name. Don't shoot the messenger I'm just telling you what I heard! 😂 . . #fenderthegoldenage #terryfoster #studentguitars #smallguitar #FenderMusicmaster #guitar #guitarcollection #guitarphotography (at Peterborough, Ontario) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWBy3ZDv-K4/?utm_medium=tumblr

[deebeeus]

#MusicmasterMonday morning light on the 1961 #Fender #Musicmaster I have been using all week as my TV-watching couch noodler. Note the interesting two-tone rosewood fretboard. . . #fendermusicmaster #studentguitar #smallguitar #guitar #guitars #guitarra #chitarra #guitarre #electricguitar #vintageguitars #fenderguitars #vintagefender #tone #guitargear #guitarsofinstagram #geartalk #guitargear #vintagegear #guitarsdaily #fendersofinstagram #guitarphotography https://www.instagram.com/p/CQqa53hhrR1/?utm_medium=tumblr

[deebeeus]

It's just another #MusicmasterMonday. . 1961 #Fender #Musicmaster 1957 Fender #Duosonic 1965 Fender Duosonic II . . #fendermusicmaster #studentguitar #smallguitar #fenderduosonic #fenderduosonicii #guitar #guitars #vintageguitars #vintagefender #guitarcollection #guitarphotography https://www.instagram.com/p/CS6lN_UL-YT/?utm_medium=tumblr

[deebeeus]

Here's a 3/4 size 1966 Musicmaster II in extremely beat condition...but plays great thanks to great refret by @guitarfixr of @folkwaymusic. . #MusicmasterMonday #fender #fendermusicmaster #studentguitar #smallguitar #guitar #guitars #guitarra #chitarra #guitarre #electricguitar #vintageguitars #fenderguitars #vintagefender #tone #guitargear #guitarsofinstagram #geartalk #guitargear #vintagegear #guitarsdaily #fendersofinstagram #guitarphotography https://www.instagram.com/p/CRzCKfohW76/?utm_medium=tumblr

[deebeeus]

You know what day it is. Yes: it's #BassMonday. The day we celebrate the mighty #FenderBassman! 😂 . Oh, and along with the 1964 #Bassman pictured here, we also have an immaculate 1957 Fender Musicmaster. So it's #MusicmasterMonday too. I guess... 😉 . . #fendermusicmaster #studentguitar #smallguitar #fenderamp #vintageamp #amps #tubeamp #guitar #guitars #guitarra #chitarra #guitarre #electricguitar #vintageguitars #fenderguitars #vintagefender #tone #guitargear #guitarsofinstagram #geartalk #guitargear #vintagegear #guitarsdaily #fendersofinstagram #guitarphotography https://www.instagram.com/p/CROd-wshY9o/?utm_medium=tumblr

[deebeeus]

1966 Musicmaster² . Believe it or not, when the #Musicmaster on the left was shipped from the Fender factory 55 years ago in 1966, not more than 365 days before (or after) the Musicmaster on the right, they were the exact same colour! Time has been kinder to one of them... . . #MusicmasterMonday #fendermusimaster #studentguitar #smallguitar #fenderamp #vintageamp #amps #guitar #guitars #guitarra #chitarra #guitarre #electricguitar #vintageguitars #fenderguitars #vintagefender #tone #guitargear #guitarsofinstagram #geartalk #guitargear #vintagegear #guitarsdaily #fendersofinstagram #guitarphotography https://www.instagram.com/p/CSEhfqnr7ks/?utm_medium=tumblr