Maton has always made a great dreadnought guitar, but with this model, we wanted to go one step further and make a guitar that could “take on all comers” in the great tradition of this iconic body shape. Of course, being Maton we could not just settle for copying the classic dreadnoughts of the 1930s, so we chose to use Australian Red Cedar (Toona ciliata) for the back and sides to achieve that magic presence and punch of the great dreadnought guitars. We opted for Adirondack Spruce for the soundboard and bracing which delivers a bright, fast attack, and is the same wood used on many of the great dreadnoughts. The mahogany neck complements the Australian Red Cedar body perfectly, and the simple Ebony fretboard and bridge finish off this guitar nicely and sit well with the Ebony binding on the body.

The Master Built Dreadnought is fitted with a Maton AP5 PRO pickup system and nickel Ratio open-back tuners.

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The Maton T.E. Personal is possibly the most significant guitar model to have been produced by Maton,

So when we looked at building this guitar with the Master Built team we had to make sure we completely understood how this guitar works and how we could produce it accurately and consistently. Most importantly, we had to please the master himself, Tommy Emmanuel!

The T.E. Personal needs to have a very even frequency response and needs to provide body and sustain on even the highest single notes. It also needs to operate at reasonably high amplified volume levels without producing unwanted frequencies but needs to sound rich and full acoustically, and, it needs to play perfectly with a low action…

This is achieved with a unique set of soundboard thickness and bracing dimensions. The bracing is “V” shaped as with the other Master Built models, but it is taller and has deeper scallops. The Maple bridge plate is wider than standard and the guitar has two transverse bars above the sound hole compared to the conventional one bar on all our other models. The soundboard and bracing is all AAA Sitka Spruce and is chosen for maximum stiffness. All of this provides a solid base for a bright, sustained treble, while the scallops open up the lower midrange of the guitar providing the overall balanced response needed by the Master!

The back, sides and neck are made from figured Queensland Maple and the fretboard and bridge are Indian Rosewood, which helps provide the lively response we are looking for.

The Walnut headstock veneer is inlaid with a mother-of-pearl Maton logo and the famous kangaroo at the top of the headstock.

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The tone is sophisticated, rich and clear delivering the sounds we’ve come to expect from an elite instrument comprising these classic woods. The mahogany neck is shaped perfectly to provide an effortless playing experience, and the bound Ebony fretboard adds to the luxurious feel of this guitar.

The body and fingerboard are bound in white, with classic herringbone inner binding and rosette. The guitar is finished in clear gloss, which highlights the natural beauty of these quality materials.
As with all Masterbuilt models the bracing matches the soundboard material and each soundboard is thicknessed, shaped and scalloped to achieve the tonal and mechanical responses we are looking for with this instrument.

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The L.E. May is a sleeker version of the W.A. May and features a full-depth Traditional cutaway body as well as a slightly smaller headstock, which is modelled on the original Maton headstock from the 1940s but replaces the raised centre piece with a pinstriped centre profile. The art déco inspired pearl inlay remains, and the Ebony headstock is bound with Yellow Wood Ash. The neck is figured Queensland Maple, with an ebony fretboard and bridge.

The soundboard is carefully selected and thicknessed European Spruce and the back and sides are figured Victorian Blackwood. The body is bound with Satin Box outer binding and BWB inner binding, and a sound-hole that features a timber rosette, perfectly complementing the rest of the guitar.
The European Spruce soundboard is braced with European Spruce and has a Maple bridge plate. The bracing is “A” shaped for maximum performance and scalloped to achieve the exact tonal response and deflection we are looking for.
The guitar has a gloss finish and is stained to bring out the best in the figure of the body and neck, and comes with an AP5 PRO pickup system and gold Ratio open-back tuners.

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