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Absolutely loving this guitar! Official New Guitar Day was yesterday, but haven't been able to put it down long enough to post. This guitar came up locally to me (I've been eyeing up musicmasters & broncos online for some time, but this is only the second I've ever seen in the flesh). Gloriously worn....has obviously been played a lot by previous owner(s) & the sound when this guitar is plugged in explains exactly why it's been played so much! Sounds warm & amazing straight into a tube amp - I've barely given it a test-run through the pedalboard yet.

It's also the same age as I am - I've always liked the concept of having a birth year guitar & now I do - chuffed to bits

Very nice. Very tasteful ageing too.

I wish I could get a cool birth year guitar. What cool guitars were they making in 1985? Rickenbackers?

nice. my first fender was one exactly the same (albeit mangled), including the year. i really like the necks on these.

I have a birthyear guitar... '95 MIJ Jag. Not quite as cool as yours.

This looks classy... nice guitar .

absolute tits man. looks fantastic.

Thanks guys...glad you all approve!

Stewart - you're 100% right. The necks are a major selling point on these. Playability is definitely such a factor of what makes these guitars so special. Riffs aplenty have been had in my household this weekend.

James - agreed on the wear too. Give me this over "an relic" any day of the week. This thing has been ridden hard, but every dent & bit of worn away poly feels 100% authentic, like it's testament to every mic stand that's been bumped and every bit of gig-wear that this guitar has been subjected to. It's not O.T.T. but no-one has babied it either & I like that, as I will never feel like a scratch or dent matters (not that I have historically with any other guitar either!)

I think I have found my new number 1 basically

jumbledupthinking wrote:I think I have found my new number 1 basically

Awww, isn't new love fantastic?

Sweet guitar - love a aged white Musicmaster with black pickguard.

Nick wrote:I wish I could get a cool birth year guitar. What cool guitars were they making in 1985? Rickenbackers?

Pretty much, unless you're one for Charvels and the like. There are a few Lennon-inspired Rickenbackers (from 1984) I'm considering considering.

I have a brother guitar!

The neck is dated 73 though I believe? And I don't think the body matches the year.

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HA!
I just got a black 78 musicmaster!

I have a 1978 Fiesta Red Musicmaster that I put together that is also a birth year guitar for me as well. The treble bleed circuit and the 80s red pickup make it one of my favorites. The simplicity is so nice. I doubt I will ever sell mine.

Lucamo wrote:I have a brother guitar!

The neck is dated 73 though I believe? And I don't think the body matches the year.

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did you get that body from haze? if so it used to be mine.

Did you hold onto the neck from yours for another project then Stewart?

nice MM, its great getting a birth year guitar

jumbledupthinking wrote:Did you hold onto the neck from yours for another project then Stewart?

I ebayed it last year, the proceeds went towards paying for my jag.

Yep body from Haze.

Awesome I have a shortscale hand-me-down.

Yeah....definitely twin guitars there Lucamo.

Aen & Taylornutt....just seen yours in the other thread (will remember not to swap out my pots for 1ks then!!) Nice....quite a few Musicmasters doing the rounds on shortscale then? We don't seem to see them in the UK all that much for some reason.