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    Home/ Collections/ Maton Custom Shop W.A. May - Australia 2015
    Maton Custom Shop W.A. May - Australia 2015
    An acoustic guitar rests against a white background, showcasing its elegant design and craftsmanship, labeled Matchless Lightning 15 Combo.
    Back view of a Matchless Lightning 15 Combo acoustic guitar, showcasing its beautiful wooden body from 1997, USA.
    The back of a Matchless Lightning 15 Combo acoustic guitar, showcasing its beautiful wooden back from 1997, USA.
    Detailed view of the wooden headstock on a 1997 Matchless Lightning 15 Combo acoustic guitar, highlighting its elegant design.
    Close-up of an acoustic guitar neck featuring four knobs, showcasing the Matchless Lightning 15 Combo from 1997, USA.
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    Matchless Lightning 15 Combo guitar on a stand, set against a clean white background, showcasing its classic design.
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    vintage Matchless Lightning 15 Combo guitar displayed on a stand, featuring a sleek body against a bright white backdrop.
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    Home/ Collections/ Maton Custom Shop W.A. May - Australia 2015

    Maton Custom Shop W.A. May - Australia 2015

    SKU: 23252
    $3,750.00 $4,250.00
     
     
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    Here is a Maton WA May Custom Shop “Traditional” model, a signature Australian-made instrument conceived as a tribute to Maton founder Bill May, developed under the direction of David Steedman. This model reflects the core design philosophies and aesthetic principles that shaped Maton’s heritage, brought together in a refined custom shop build.

    This example features a solid spruce top paired with highly figured fiddleback blackwood back and sides, delivering a rich, resonant tonal character with strong low-end depth, clear midrange articulation, and a balanced, expressive top end. The traditional 000-style body shape, with deeper 808-style body depth, enhances overall projection and gives the guitar a fuller, more powerful voice.

    This example features Bill May’s signature three-layer deco-style headstock design, paired with satin box binding that highlights the natural union of tonewoods and reinforces the instrument’s strong connection to Maton’s Australian identity and early craftsmanship heritage.

    Playability is excellent, with a comfortable neck profile and responsive feel that makes the instrument highly versatile across both fingerstyle and strumming applications. The guitar delivers a warm, articulate response with strong dynamic range and an inspiring, musical character.

    Condition is good with visible player wear, including pick wear around the bridge on both treble and bass sides. The gold Grover tuners show cosmetic tarnishing but remain fully functional, and the original frets show wear in the lower positions, with a refret likely to be required in the future.

     

    Specifications: 

    Year: 2015
    Country: Australia
    Model: Maton Custom Shop W.A. May
    Finish: UV gloss top and back/sides
    Body: Sitka spruce top with AAA fiddleback Blackwood back and sides
    Neck: Blackwood neck
    Fingerboard: Ebony
    Scale: 25.5"
    Pickups: Maton AP5 PRO system
    Bridge: Ebony
    Tuners: Gold Grover with pearloid buttons
    Case: Hiscox flight case

     

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