Maton Mastersound MS2000 Deluxe - Australia 2015

Maton has been building guitars in Melbourne since 1946, and the Mastersound MS2000 Deluxe is its home-grown answer to the Les Paul. It’s built from Australian timbers, and it takes the double cutaway, the carved top and the stop-bar bridge and adds a personality of its own.

This one is from 2015, serial number 0725, finished in a red and amber sunburst with cream binding around the top edge and a deep red-stained back. The rosewood fingerboard carries white block inlays, and the black headstock has the gold Maton script. It’s all very Les Paul in its layout, but the details say Maton, and the whole guitar has the solid, considered feel of a proper Australian build. It’s in excellent condition, and it has been well cared for.

The sound suits the looks. Two humbuckers give it a thick, warm voice with plenty of sustain, and the set neck and carved top add resonance you can feel through the body. It handles crunchy rock rhythm, singing blues leads and heavier tones with ease, and it feels solid and stable under the hands. It’s a serious player’s guitar, and it travels in a black Maton hardshell with the gold script logo on the lid.

Australian-built, Les Paul-inspired and unmistakably a Maton.

Specifications:

Weight: 4.05kg / 8.91lb

Action at 1st Fret: 0.5mm

Action at 12th Fret: 2.0mm

Neck Depth at 1st Fret: 19.32mm

Neck Depth at 12th Fret: 24.59mm

Nut Width: 42.92mm

Width at 12th Fret: 51.55mm

Model: Maton Mastersound MS2000 Deluxe

Year: 2015

Serial Number: 0725

Made In: Australia

Finish: Sunburst

Body: Carved Top, Double Cutaway

Binding: Cream

Neck: Set Neck

Fingerboard: Rosewood with Block Inlays

Headstock: Black Face with Gold Maton Script

Pickups: Two Humbuckers

Hardware: Chrome

Tuners: Chrome

Case: Black Maton Hardshell, Original