1966 Harmony Meteor H70 Vintage Guitar Sunburst w/ Maple Top & DeArmond Gold Foils

Up for sale, a 1966 Harmony Meteor H70 in excellent condition and in perfect working order. This Meteor is representative of the model's less common mid-60s feature set, with a curly maple top (as opposed to spruce) and DeArmond "moustache" gold foil pickups.

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 DeArmond’s 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 Meteor H70 is lightweight at 6lbs 8oz, professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 11-49 strings, low action, and accurate intonation.

Neck Specs:

-Wood: Maple
-Shape: “Baseball bat” C, measuring .915” 1st fret, 1.040” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Brazilian rosewood, multi-ply binding, pearloid block inlays
-Frets: Slender, leveled/crowned, 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, August 4, 1966 date stamps on Rowe Industries baseplates
-Controls: Volume x2, Tone x2, Three-way pickup selector
-Hardware: Brazilian rosewood bridge with nylon saddle insert, trapeze tailpiece
-Plastics: Four-ply tortoise pickguard, cream “cupcake” knobs and switch tip
-Serialization: Factory Order Number and 1966 date stamp (bass-side f hole)

The gloss Sunburst nitro lacquer finish highlights tight curly figuring and vertical checking, with some tiny finish chips on the back body edge and perimeter, and a few small nicks on top. The nitro gloss on the neck profile is smooth and clean, free of palm wear. A different tuner set was installed in the Meteor’s lifetime, with small mounting holes just inset from the original Waverly gears.

A gigbag is included.