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Up for sale, a 1965 Harmony Meteor H70 in excellent condition and in perfect working order. A well-kept example, this Meteor is representative of the model's less common mid-60s feature set, with a maple top (as opposed to spruce) and DeArmond "moustache" gold foil pickups with adjustable pole pieces.
Acoustically, the guitar offers a bold voice with plenty of treble cut and projection, and plugged in there's really nothing that can match the balance, clarity, and overall tonal character of a good pair of Gold Foil pickups. They have a percussive treble cut, tight bass, and a harmonically-rich midrange that sounds great when each pickup is singled out or when paired together. Both pickups have strong output and chop, benefitting from both the immediate attack of the maple and the warmth and fullness of the hollow construction. This H70 is featherweight at 6lbs 9oz, professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, low action, and accurate intonation.
Neck Specs:
-Wood: Maple
-Shape: “Baseball bat” C, measuring .955” 1st fret, .995” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Brazilian rosewood, multi-ply binding, pearloid block inlays
-Frets: Slender, leveled and crowned, virtually no wear
-Scale Length: 24 1/4”
-Nut: 1 3/4”, nylon
-Tuners: Waverly open-gear, white buttons
Body Specs:
-Wood: Maple
-Pickups: DeArmond “moustache” gold foil x2, March 17, 1966 date stamps on baseplates
-Controls: Volume x2, Tone x2, Three-way pickup selector
-Hardware: Brazilian rosewood bridge with nylon saddle insert, trapeze tailpiece (nickel-plated)
-Plastics: Four-ply tortoise pickguard, cream “cupcake” knobs, modern switch tip
The gloss Sunburst nitro lacquer finish presents as a two-tone finish on top where the central red ring has diffused substantially, while the back retains a stronger three-tone appearance, having been exposed to less UV light. The finish exhibits sparse vertical lacquer checking and a few light scuffs on the back, as well as a "case bite" into the treble side body horn and some finish loss on the treble-side rim adjacent to the endpin. There is checking along the seams of the headstock "wings" (purely cosmetic), and the neck profile retains its nitro gloss, with subtle, tight lacquer checking and a couple shallow chips on the bass-side shoulder behind frets 9-10.
A padded gigbag is included.
Acoustically, the guitar offers a bold voice with plenty of treble cut and projection, and plugged in there's really nothing that can match the balance, clarity, and overall tonal character of a good pair of Gold Foil pickups. They have a percussive treble cut, tight bass, and a harmonically-rich midrange that sounds great when each pickup is singled out or when paired together. Both pickups have strong output and chop, benefitting from both the immediate attack of the maple and the warmth and fullness of the hollow construction. This H70 is featherweight at 6lbs 9oz, professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, low action, and accurate intonation.
Neck Specs:
-Wood: Maple
-Shape: “Baseball bat” C, measuring .955” 1st fret, .995” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Brazilian rosewood, multi-ply binding, pearloid block inlays
-Frets: Slender, leveled and crowned, virtually no wear
-Scale Length: 24 1/4”
-Nut: 1 3/4”, nylon
-Tuners: Waverly open-gear, white buttons
Body Specs:
-Wood: Maple
-Pickups: DeArmond “moustache” gold foil x2, March 17, 1966 date stamps on baseplates
-Controls: Volume x2, Tone x2, Three-way pickup selector
-Hardware: Brazilian rosewood bridge with nylon saddle insert, trapeze tailpiece (nickel-plated)
-Plastics: Four-ply tortoise pickguard, cream “cupcake” knobs, modern switch tip
The gloss Sunburst nitro lacquer finish presents as a two-tone finish on top where the central red ring has diffused substantially, while the back retains a stronger three-tone appearance, having been exposed to less UV light. The finish exhibits sparse vertical lacquer checking and a few light scuffs on the back, as well as a "case bite" into the treble side body horn and some finish loss on the treble-side rim adjacent to the endpin. There is checking along the seams of the headstock "wings" (purely cosmetic), and the neck profile retains its nitro gloss, with subtle, tight lacquer checking and a couple shallow chips on the bass-side shoulder behind frets 9-10.
A padded gigbag is included.
