Comments on: Martin Electric Guitars of the late 1970s https://www.preservationsound.com/martin-electric-guitars-of-the-late-1970s/ information and ideas about audio history Fri, 10 Nov 2023 10:16:40 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: John Williams https://www.preservationsound.com/martin-electric-guitars-of-the-late-1970s/#comment-634822 Fri, 10 Nov 2023 10:16:40 +0000 http://www.preservationsound.com/?p=3827#comment-634822 The bass player in that photo looks a LOT like famed bassist Will Lee from the Letterman show band..

Hmm…

]]> By: Steve Kellett https://www.preservationsound.com/martin-electric-guitars-of-the-late-1970s/#comment-632507 Wed, 03 May 2023 17:32:09 +0000 http://www.preservationsound.com/?p=3827#comment-632507 I have an E18 that I bought used here in Malaysia from a private seller in about 2009.

It had been “well used”, with the pickguard missing and Athena original case held together with gaffer tape.

As others have said. It is very heavy, and this is coming from someone who occasionally gigs using a Yamaha SG-3000.

]]> By: Richard https://www.preservationsound.com/martin-electric-guitars-of-the-late-1970s/#comment-610150 Thu, 09 Sep 2021 20:56:00 +0000 http://www.preservationsound.com/?p=3827#comment-610150 I actually own the one standing in the ad on the link. I bought it from the original owner in 1983 and have owned it ever since. It’s an amazing guitar. never goes out of tune and never really needs a set up. The pickups are not as hot as they used to be but still sound great; a little more compressed than a standard PAF. Love it!

]]> By: William https://www.preservationsound.com/martin-electric-guitars-of-the-late-1970s/#comment-572056 Fri, 22 Mar 2019 02:42:18 +0000 http://www.preservationsound.com/?p=3827#comment-572056 I also have an EM-18. Have also owned it new since 1981 ( It was a Christmas gift.. awesome). Still plays/holds a tune great! I also have a spare original bad ass bridge for it, as well as original Martin Sealed tuning pegs set.

]]> By: danno https://www.preservationsound.com/martin-electric-guitars-of-the-late-1970s/#comment-372068 Sat, 24 Sep 2016 02:29:13 +0000 http://www.preservationsound.com/?p=3827#comment-372068 In reply to Macstilton.

I do set ups and repairs for a shop in Murfreesboro TN. somebody brought one in to give it a going over today. The wiring looks to be original. If you like I can take a pic of the control cavity, which looks like it was cut out with three different sized hole saws. I don’t know if the caps have any info. but I will check tomorrow.

]]> By: Mark Vermilion https://www.preservationsound.com/martin-electric-guitars-of-the-late-1970s/#comment-339311 Thu, 12 Nov 2015 16:11:29 +0000 http://www.preservationsound.com/?p=3827#comment-339311 In reply to Macstilton.

Did you ever get a wiring scheme? I am looking for one myself..

Thanks,

Mark

]]> By: Osttocs https://www.preservationsound.com/martin-electric-guitars-of-the-late-1970s/#comment-288668 Sat, 03 Jan 2015 22:16:42 +0000 http://www.preservationsound.com/?p=3827#comment-288668 I have one that I bought new when they first came out. #69 produced. It’s very heavy, like an old Les Paul. Great sound from the Mighty Might pickups. Versatile. I stopped by Martin in Nazareth about 10 years ago to show them. They loved seeing it.

]]> By: Larry W Rue https://www.preservationsound.com/martin-electric-guitars-of-the-late-1970s/#comment-249138 Tue, 04 Mar 2014 03:22:23 +0000 http://www.preservationsound.com/?p=3827#comment-249138 I have an EM18 it plays great and sounds great. It is for sale sn# 2097.
Larry@rue-x.com

]]> By: Macstilton https://www.preservationsound.com/martin-electric-guitars-of-the-late-1970s/#comment-227542 Wed, 18 Dec 2013 22:18:22 +0000 http://www.preservationsound.com/?p=3827#comment-227542 In reply to John.

Thanks for this! I just saw that you replied.. sorry for my delay. I am a member of that said page.. Ill have to take a look.. Thanks

]]> By: John https://www.preservationsound.com/martin-electric-guitars-of-the-late-1970s/#comment-177879 Fri, 30 Aug 2013 05:49:23 +0000 http://www.preservationsound.com/?p=3827#comment-177879 In reply to Macstilton.

Macstilton, I have an EM 18 schematic. On Facebook, there is a Martin EM 18 owner’s club kind of thing…group, whatever. I’ll be posting the schematic there in a day or 2.

John

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