Need help identifying mystery guitar…

[The Bard Rocks]

Originally Posted by JackC1

Stolen? (I've lost a guitar once.)

That would explain the mysterious history and why he felt no need to elaborate.

[Slimt]

Originally Posted by thelambliesdown

Thanks, any chance it’s a Martin kit? Thanks

Im guessing. But it has all the extra material , headstock, finger board. Dovetail To cut to shape . The body , neck have that Martin look as well

[Dave in Olympia]

Originally Posted by Slimt

Im guessing. But it has all the extra material , headstock, finger board. Dovetail To cut to shape . The body , neck have that Martin look as well

I've never seen a Martin guitar with the fingerboard shaped to fit the soundhole.

[Slimt]

Originally Posted by Dave in Edmonds

I've never seen a Martin guitar with the fingerboard shaped to fit the soundhole.

There kits not Martins. You could at one point buy these and shape your own headstock and fingerboard to what you wished. First thing that comes to mind is there Martins which there not .

[thelambliesdown]

Originally Posted by ssstewart

it looks like a kit guitar, nice one but a kit... however, i know you said you checked inside with mirror..i would suggest checking again and look everywhere, check the inside of top for a mark, check the inside of sides for a stamp ( like an emperor date stamp, etc) pull one of the machine heads off and see if any mark iding the maker of machine head ( like yammy would do in late 60s/70s). if none of the above, it could be a 60/70s reseller guitar as a blank before they put whatever label they intended to "call it" like RS williams/etc. be nice to know how she sounds though above anything else, thats the most important thing.

Thanks, I’ll check with mirror again..,

[Dave Abrahamson]

I can solve your mystery for you.
It's a promotional Marlboro guitar from the early 90's. I have one. It was $50 and 2300 miles. ( the packs had a 5 mile upc code on them). My sister was a bartender and got me al the cigarette miles. 😁.
It's a solid top with laminate rosewood b/s
I checked and it's the exact same rosette and same end stripe. I don't have a photo account so I can't show you pics.
But I guarantee that's what it is. The overly large headstock tipped me off.😁

[Dave Abrahamson]

Looks the same to me

[stillsteven]

It's clearly a Martin-inspired design. You can distinguish solid wood from laminates by looking at the grain of the wood. The back and sides seem to be some kind of rosewood. The grain pattern doesn't quite match on the inside and the back. Laminated rosewood would be my guess.

As for the top, I can't tell whether it's laminated or solid from the pictures provided. Looking at the edges of the soundhole, you should be able to follow the grain along the entire thickness of the top if it is solid wood.

[thelambliesdown]

Originally Posted by ssstewart

it looks like a kit guitar, nice one but a kit... however, i know you said you checked inside with mirror..i would suggest checking again and look everywhere, check the inside of top for a mark, check the inside of sides for a stamp ( like an emperor date stamp, etc) pull one of the machine heads off and see if any mark iding the maker of machine head ( like yammy would do in late 60s/70s). if none of the above, it could be a 60/70s reseller guitar as a blank before they put whatever label they intended to "call it" like RS williams/etc. be nice to know how she sounds though above anything else, thats the most important thing.

Thanks So much!

[thelambliesdown]

Originally Posted by Dave Abrahamson

I can solve your mystery for you.
It's a promotional Marlboro guitar from the early 90's. I have one. It was $50 and 2300 miles. ( the packs had a 5 mile upc code on them). My sister was a bartender and got me al the cigarette miles. 😁.
It's a solid top with laminate rosewood b/s
I checked and it's the exact same rosette and same end stripe. I don't have a photo account so I can't show you pics.
But I guarantee that's what it is. The overly large headstock tipped me off.😁

Excellent help! Nailed it…eBay completed items for the Marlboro “miles” guitar shows they actually still have quite some value (I paid $100 for it)…

Bravo, thanks!

[thelambliesdown]

Originally Posted by stillsteven

It's clearly a Martin-inspired design. You can distinguish solid wood from laminates by looking at the grain of the wood. The back and sides seem to be some kind of rosewood. The grain pattern doesn't quite match on the inside and the back. Laminated rosewood would be my guess.

As for the top, I can't tell whether it's laminated or solid from the pictures provided. Looking at the edges of the soundhole, you should be able to follow the grain along the entire thickness of the top if it is solid wood.

This was solved, and yes you’re right about the laminate b/s, this is a Marlboro miles promo guitar, thanks

[dnf777]

Originally Posted by Dave Abrahamson

I can solve your mystery for you.
It's a promotional Marlboro guitar from the early 90's. I have one. It was $50 and 2300 miles. ( the packs had a 5 mile upc code on them). My sister was a bartender and got me al the cigarette miles. 😁.
It's a solid top with laminate rosewood b/s
I checked and it's the exact same rosette and same end stripe. I don't have a photo account so I can't show you pics.
But I guarantee that's what it is. The overly large headstock tipped me off.😁

On a remotely related note, one of my favorite OR nurses had saved nearly enough “miles” for the Grandaddy promo…a Marlboro Harley. Sad, long story short, Marlboro ended their promo, gave him a cash-value voucher for $50, and he died of lung cancer within the year. Those guitars are extremely valuable, if you think what some paid for them.