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Full-front view of a sunburst hollow body electric guitar with two chrome pickups, f-holes, and four cream control knobs.
01 / 25Full-front view of a sunburst hollow body electric guitar with two chrome pickups, f-holes, and four cream control knobs.
Full front view of a sunburst hollow body electric guitar with two gold foil pickups, f-holes, and four cream control knobs.
02 / 25Full front view of a sunburst hollow body electric guitar with two gold foil pickups, f-holes, and four cream control knobs.
The guitar's back, headstock, and neck are visible, showing a sunburst finish with heavy wear and six chrome tuners.
03 / 25The guitar's back, headstock, and neck are visible, showing a sunburst finish with heavy wear and six chrome tuners.
The guitar's back shows a worn sunburst finish with many scratches, a white binding, and a strap button near the neck joint.
04 / 25The guitar's back shows a worn sunburst finish with many scratches, a white binding, and a strap button near the neck joint.
The guitar's black headstock, with six tarnished tuners and a white truss rod cover, shows significant finish wear and chips.
05 / 25The guitar's black headstock, with six tarnished tuners and a white truss rod cover, shows significant finish wear and chips.
Rear view of the guitar's black headstock and neck, showing six rusty, tarnished tuning machines with worn, oval-shaped buttons.
06 / 25Rear view of the guitar's black headstock and neck, showing six rusty, tarnished tuning machines with worn, oval-shaped buttons.
Close-up of the sunburst hollow body, showing two pickups, a trapeze tailpiece, four cream knobs, and f-holes.
07 / 25Close-up of the sunburst hollow body, showing two pickups, a trapeze tailpiece, four cream knobs, and f-holes.
The guitar's sunburst body, showing wear, features two chrome-covered pickups, four cream control knobs, and a trapeze tailpiece.
08 / 25The guitar's sunburst body, showing wear, features two chrome-covered pickups, four cream control knobs, and a trapeze tailpiece.
Upper body of a sunburst hollow body guitar, showing four cream knobs, two chrome pickups, and a toggle switch.
09 / 25Upper body of a sunburst hollow body guitar, showing four cream knobs, two chrome pickups, and a toggle switch.
The sunburst hollow body guitar, viewed from above, shows two pickups, four cream knobs, a three-way switch, and f-holes.
10 / 25The sunburst hollow body guitar, viewed from above, shows two pickups, four cream knobs, a three-way switch, and f-holes.
The guitar's back shows a sunburst finish with heavy wear, scratches, and checking, plus a visible output jack and strap button.
11 / 25The guitar's back shows a sunburst finish with heavy wear, scratches, and checking, plus a visible output jack and strap button.
The guitar's back shows a sunburst finish with heavy wear, checking, and scratches, plus a strap button and two screws near the neck joint.
12 / 25The guitar's back shows a sunburst finish with heavy wear, checking, and scratches, plus a strap button and two screws near the neck joint.
The guitar's sunburst back shows heavy finish wear and scratches, with a visible strap button and two screws near the cutaway.
13 / 25The guitar's sunburst back shows heavy finish wear and scratches, with a visible strap button and two screws near the cutaway.
The guitar's sunburst back shows heavy finish checking, scratches, and wear, with a strap button and output jack visible.
14 / 25The guitar's sunburst back shows heavy finish checking, scratches, and wear, with a strap button and output jack visible.
Close-up of the dark brown fretboard with three rectangular mother-of-pearl inlays and visible wear on the frets and strings.
15 / 25Close-up of the dark brown fretboard with three rectangular mother-of-pearl inlays and visible wear on the frets and strings.
Close-up of a sunburst hollow body electric guitar, showing the lower bout, f-holes, two pickups, bridge, and two cream control knobs.
16 / 25Close-up of a sunburst hollow body electric guitar, showing the lower bout, f-holes, two pickups, bridge, and two cream control knobs.
Close-up of the guitar's sunburst body, showing two gold foil pickups, f-holes, four cream "cupcake" knobs, and a trapeze tailpiece.
17 / 25Close-up of the guitar's sunburst body, showing two gold foil pickups, f-holes, four cream "cupcake" knobs, and a trapeze tailpiece.
The back of the guitar's neck, showing a sunburst finish with significant wear and checking, connecting to the black body.
18 / 25The back of the guitar's neck, showing a sunburst finish with significant wear and checking, connecting to the black body.
The guitar's lower bout and cutaway, showing a worn sunburst finish with many scratches and a visible strap button.
19 / 25The guitar's lower bout and cutaway, showing a worn sunburst finish with many scratches and a visible strap button.
The guitar's sunburst back shows heavy finish checking, scratches, and wear, with a metal strap button near the neck joint.
20 / 25The guitar's sunburst back shows heavy finish checking, scratches, and wear, with a metal strap button near the neck joint.
The guitar's thin, hollow body side is shown in a sunburst finish with heavy wear and binding separation along the cream edge.
21 / 25The guitar's thin, hollow body side is shown in a sunburst finish with heavy wear and binding separation along the cream edge.
The guitar's side shows a black-to-sunburst finish, cream binding with visible wear, an orange switch tip, and three cream control knobs.
22 / 25The guitar's side shows a black-to-sunburst finish, cream binding with visible wear, an orange switch tip, and three cream control knobs.
Close-up of the guitar's sunburst body, showing the upper f-hole and part of the lower, with visible wear and light scratches.
23 / 25Close-up of the guitar's sunburst body, showing the upper f-hole and part of the lower, with visible wear and light scratches.
The guitar neck is viewed from the side, showing the dark fretboard with white binding and dot inlays, and some finish wear.
24 / 25The guitar neck is viewed from the side, showing the dark fretboard with white binding and dot inlays, and some finish wear.
Close-up of the sunburst body, showing the chrome pickup, wooden bridge, f-hole, and two cream control knobs with visible wear.
25 / 25Close-up of the sunburst body, showing the chrome pickup, wooden bridge, f-hole, and two cream control knobs with visible wear.

Harmony

1960 Harmony Meteor H-70 Thinline Arch Top Hollow Body Electric Guitar

$895.00

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Description

1960 Harmony Meteor H-70 Arch Top Hollow Body Electric Guitar

This Guitar Is In Good Players Condition With Play Wear Visible Throughout, Some Dings And Dents On The Body And Back Of The Neck (See Photos)

Located At IVG Orange

Sunburst Lacquer Finish

15 3/4" Wide And 2" Deep At The Rim With Single Rounded Cutaway

Laminated Spruce Top With 5-Ply Binding 

Maple Neck With Rosewood Fingerboard

DeArmond "Golden Indox" Gold Foil Pickups

Slim Bolt-On Neck, Multi-Bound With Pearloid Block Inlay

"Torque-Lok" Trussrod

Weighs 6lbs 2oz

Nut Width 1.74"

Neck Depth At 1st Fret 0.92", At 12th 1.02"

Missing Pickguard

Plays Well With Medium Action

Frets Are In Good Condition With Plenty Of Life Left

Does Not Come With A Case, One Can Be Added Additionally


The Meteor has been a popular choice for vintage R&B, soul, and garage band sounds recently and also boasts a solid rock and roll pedigree. Rolling Stone Keith Richards' first "serious" guitar was a sunburst H-70, which saw extensive use on all the Stones' early records (including their landmark first album), first tours, and many TV appearances.

Lead guitarist Dave Davies cut The Kinks' epochal hit "You Really Got Me" in July 1964 with his natural-finish Meteor -- the scraping, drivingly distorted tone he achieved remains uniquely arresting even today. Davies bought the Meteor -- his first "real" guitar -- at Selmer's "on the hire purchase" before the Kinks even had a permanent name. This model was popular with many teen combos both in the UK and US in the 1960s and is still a solid performer today; one of Harmony's all-time best designs.
 
Overall length is 40 1/2 in. (102.9 cm.), 15 3/4 in. (40 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 24 in. (610 mm.). Width of nut is 1 11/16 in. (43 mm.).

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