Supro Martinique Deluxe Electric Guitar

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Take control over your sound. Along with a pair of Vistatones, the Martinique Deluxe has a piezo in the bridge, with volume/tone controls for each pickup.

What's special about this item?

Feature:	What it does:
Acousti-glass top and chambered body	Lightweight; vintage reso-glass tone
VIbrato tailpiece	Vintage-style vibrato bends notes for cool effects
Under-saddle piezo pickup	Delivers bright, amplified acoustic tone
Vistatone pickups	Retro Supro sound; Strat/P90 hybrid tone

Overview

The Martinique Deluxe is a reproduction of the top-of-the-line, piezo- and vibrato bar-equipped fiberglass Supro electric guitar that was manufactured in the early 1960s. The Martinique reissue mates a chambered mahogany back with a newly-developed, composite "Acousti-glass" top. This updated construction preserves the instrument's Art Deco aesthetics as well as the signature blend of piezo and magnetic pickups, while improving its semi-hollow acoustic resonance and tuning stability.

Ford Thurston demos the Supro Martinique:

The Martinique's vintage-correct tuners, vibrato bar and adjustable, piezo-equipped rosewood bridge are joined by a faithful replica of the legendary Vistatone pickup to bring you a fully realized and worthy reissue of this classic Supro guitar. The Vistatone pickups found in the Supro Martinique are a reproduction of the groundbreaking, single coil design developed for Valco by Ralph Keller in the early 1950s. The Vistatone pickup is cited as prior art in Seth Lover's PAF patent and is found in many of the most desirable vintage Supro models.

The Supro Martinique is acoustically loud--and this voice translates through the bridge-mounted piezo pickup, which can be used independently or blended with the magnetic Vistatone pickups using a 50's- wired master volume. This allows for precision volume control without disturbing the blend of the piezo and magnetic pickups. With its wide body and arsenal of vintage pickups, the Martinique is more versatile and… read more potent than any other Supro guitar model. The neck pickup sounds huge and wooly, while the bridge pickup has an unmistakable midrange growl that is downright dirty. Blending these sounds with the piezo bridge output creates tones unlike any other instrument on the market. Our semi-hollow recipe of an Acousti-glass top and mahogany body retains the unique sonic characteristics of the original piezo-equipped Supro Martinique guitar while providing today's musicians with a lightweight, highly playable instrument that stays in tune and is easy to maintain.

Specs

- Neck: Mahogany
- Top: Acousti-glass
- Body Design: Vintage Supro
- Neck Joint: Re-designed two-bolt
- Back: Semi-hollow mahogany
- Scale: 24 3/4"
- Inlay: Dot inlays
- Bridge Pickup: Vintage-correct Vistatone
- Neck Pickup: Vintage-correct Vistatone
- Electronics: Volume and tone control for each pickup, Master volume with 50's wiring
- Bridge: Piezo-equipped rosewood bridge
- Tailpiece: Vibrato

Documents and Manuals

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 646-560-8472
Email: info@suprousa.com
Web: https://www.suprousa.com/support/

Reviews

(3 ratings)

Submitted February 22, 2018 by Billy H in Grand Haven,, MI

"Blast From The Past"

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Excellent playing guitar right out of the box. Setup and intonation are right on the money. fret work is nice with no sharp edges, and overall finish is great. There is a learning curve when getting to know all the tones you can get out of it. Only issue I found is when sitting down playing it, it feels body heavy and wants to slide off your leg. Other than that it's a fantastic guitar.