BradHK
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I went on vacation with the family last week and there just happened to be a 1969 M-65 full size a short drive away. I have been keeping my eyes out for one with Mickey Mouse pickups as I have a 1954 M-75 with Franz pickups and a 1967 M-75 with the anti hums. I was also wanting an all mahogany version compared to my spruce top M-75’s.
The guitar has some pick areas on the front in the finish but appears to be all original with no binding issues or buckle rash. Definitely not a museum piece but not beat up. I like the look with some honest play wear. Since it was a local face to face sale we were able to come to what I think was a fair price without extra fees and such. The guitar needed a really good clean and polish and the frets were the dirtiest I have ever seen. I took it apart, cleaned and polished everything and put on new strings a few hours ago. Much better.
It sounds great unplugged. Very woody. Unplugged I think it may sound better than my M-75’s. I am not sure if the difference is the all mahogany, only having one pickup routed in the top, or just my imagination since it is new to me. Probably my imagination. Plugged in I am liking the Mickey Mouse pickups. At first I was not impressed but then I adjusted the pickup height and it is nice and sweet. This is my first Mickey Mouse guitar so I wasn’t sure what to expect.
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The guitar has some pick areas on the front in the finish but appears to be all original with no binding issues or buckle rash. Definitely not a museum piece but not beat up. I like the look with some honest play wear. Since it was a local face to face sale we were able to come to what I think was a fair price without extra fees and such. The guitar needed a really good clean and polish and the frets were the dirtiest I have ever seen. I took it apart, cleaned and polished everything and put on new strings a few hours ago. Much better.
It sounds great unplugged. Very woody. Unplugged I think it may sound better than my M-75’s. I am not sure if the difference is the all mahogany, only having one pickup routed in the top, or just my imagination since it is new to me. Probably my imagination. Plugged in I am liking the Mickey Mouse pickups. At first I was not impressed but then I adjusted the pickup height and it is nice and sweet. This is my first Mickey Mouse guitar so I wasn’t sure what to expect.
pictures:
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