Martin Guitar / Amp Advertisements, 1950s-1980s

Vintage Martin advertisements; 5 adverts covering a period of 4 years, from 1969 to 1973. Click the images to have a closer look.

Martin Dreadnought Model D-45
Martin D45 - 1969

You Pick up a Martin, and you can Put Down the World
Martin Guitars - 1969

If the D-41 Had Two More Whatchamacallits Would It Be a D-45
Martin D41 - 1970

New 12 String Guitar from Martin
Martin D12-28 - 1971

The Martin Guitar. Still Hand Made
Martin Guitars - 1973

1967 Epiphone Ad featuring a psychedelic fish playing an Epiphone Riviera

1967 Fender Ad - Full Colour Sound

1973 Fender Stratocaster add - The Worlds Favourite Flying Machine

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Guitar makers have advertised in music magazines such as Down Beat, Guitar Player and very many more. Some manufacturers advertised widely (Guild, Gibson, Fender) but many more didn't and adverts are few and far between. Here are some of my favourite ads out of the ones i've seen. You can browse through all the images from the category links above, or by manufacturer from the links below.

AMPS
Ampeg, Leslie, Marshall, Orange, Peavey, Sunn
GUITARS
Dan Armstrong, Epiphone, Fender, G&L, Gibson, Goya, Gretsch, Guild, Hagstrom, Harmony, Hayman, Hofner, Ibanez, Kimbara, Martin, Music Man, Rickenbacker, Vox, Yamaha
DISTRIBUTORS
Fletcher, Coppock and Newman, Rose-Morris, Rosetti, Selmer