{"id":51238,"date":"2025-12-07T09:00:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T09:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.woodstockguitars.dk\/?post_type=product&#038;p=51238"},"modified":"2025-12-11T08:44:40","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T08:44:40","slug":"maton-f-240-supreme-1957","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.woodstockguitars.dk\/en\/product\/maton-f-240-supreme-1957\/","title":{"rendered":"Maton F-240 Supreme 1957"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Maton F-240 Supreme is a 17-inch cutaway acoustic archtop from Maton\u2019s 1950s\u2013early 60s \u201cdance band \/ jazz\u201d era. It\u2019s quite a rare guitar, with a total of 96 instruments made between 1953 and 1962.<\/p>\n<p>This example is serial number 830, which places it around 1957. It has the look you want from a well-kept vintage archtop: genuine patina, finish checking, and general wear around the edges that fits the guitar\u2019s age and type.<\/p>\n<p>It plays well, and importantly feels like a properly instrument rather than a fragile collector piece. The frets are in good condition with roughly 85% life left, so it\u2019s ready to rock, swing, or whatever&#8217;s your thing.<\/p>\n<p>As you\u2019d expect from this type of guitar, F-240 Supreme features a spruce arched top and a maple body. It sounds really good unplugged for pretty much anything, while the floating pickup, which appears most likely to be a Benedetto or Kent Armstrong style unit, obviously takes things in a more jazz direction plugged in. There are no onboard controls, so you\u2019ll have to run volume and tone from the amp or another type of external control.<\/p>\n<p>Last but not least, Maton Supremes also have a serious place in rock history: Keith Richards is associated with a Maton EG-240 Supreme (same guitar with a different name) in the Let It Bleed era, including use on tracks such as \u201cGimme Shelter\u201d and \u201cMidnight Rambler\u201d. It doesn&#8217;t get much cooler than that! Weight is 2200g. No case or bag is included.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SPECIFICATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Model: Maton F-240 Supreme<\/li>\n<li>Type: Acoustic archtop, hollowbody<\/li>\n<li>Serial number: 830<\/li>\n<li>Year: 1957 (approximate)<\/li>\n<li>Production period: 1953 to 1962<\/li>\n<li>Total produced: 96<\/li>\n<li>Body width: 17 in<\/li>\n<li>Body length: 20 3\/4 in<\/li>\n<li>Top: Spruce, arched<\/li>\n<li>Back and sides: Maple<\/li>\n<li>Neck: Maple<\/li>\n<li>Truss rod: Yes<\/li>\n<li>Cutaway: Single cutaway<\/li>\n<li>Soundholes: Dual f-holes<\/li>\n<li>Fingerboard: Rosewood with dot inlays<\/li>\n<li>Frets: 20<\/li>\n<li>Fret condition: Approximately 85%<\/li>\n<li>Bridge: Adjustable archtop bridge<\/li>\n<li>Tailpiece: Trapeze style<\/li>\n<li>Pickguard: Black, bracket mounted<\/li>\n<li>Tuners: Open-gear with cream buttons<\/li>\n<li>Electronics: Aftermarket floating pickup, most likely Benedetto or Kent Armstrong type (unconfirmed)<\/li>\n<li>Finish: Sunburst<\/li>\n<li>No case or bag included<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Maton F-240 Supreme is a 17-inch cutaway acoustic archtop from Maton\u2019s 1950s\u2013early 60s \u201cdance band \/ jazz\u201d era. It\u2019s quite a rare guitar, with a total of 96 instruments made between 1953 and 1962. This example is serial number 830, which places it around 1957. It has the look you want from a well-kept [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":51239,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[206,217],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-51238","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-vintage","7":"product_cat-elektrisk","8":"brand-maton","10":"first","11":"instock","12":"shipping-taxable","13":"purchasable","14":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.woodstockguitars.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/51238","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.woodstockguitars.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.woodstockguitars.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodstockguitars.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51239"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.woodstockguitars.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51238"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodstockguitars.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=51238"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodstockguitars.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=51238"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodstockguitars.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=51238"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}