De Armond M75T:A brief history of corporate SNAFU

[@kthomasaus]

Bought an M75t in champagne sparkle in 1998 when visiting Dallas. Been a great fun guitar to play.

[@cincypiper]

Great video opener! Love the history and background on the instruments! Keep it up!

[@USTTRM]

I appreciate that!

[@AllynHill-fn1hy]

Hi have an identical champagne sparkle with tremelo , its in mint condition no scratches no dings ,I must admit that I don't play it that much, however it's a great guitar load of power great action ,many thanks for the invaluable reivew ,thake care kind regards, Allyn

[@USTTRM]

@@AllynHill-fn1hy Hey thanks for your message! Rock on!

[@octopaul]

fascinating video! I recently managed to get a DeArmond Jet-Star from this era and it's such a great guitar. Looks like prices are on the rise now as more people find out about these. The build quality, pickups and mahogany really set these apart from other affordable guitars of the time.

[@Sansoloz]

I have a Oct '90 M75T in black with the yellowed 2ks its as cool as it is heavy. Fun to play, beautiful to look at.

[@mdpocoroba]

This video completely omits the existence of the M77-T, successor to the M75-T. I've previously owned two of each, as well as an M66.

[@TAM-gz5tc]

I HAVE THAT GUITAR. ITS GREAT.

[@lockyanning2740]

Gday from Australia. Did you say that dearmond guitars were made by Samick? Great video.

[@cambian]

I own 3 DeArmonds and love them all.

[@nellayema2455]

I bought an S-73 De Armond in 2001 for $180 when Guitar Center was clearing them out. It is a great playing and sounding guitar with American made gold foil humbuckers. I had it for 20 years before trading it and another guitar to my brother for an SG. Fender changed the name from De Armond to Squier and equipped them with cheaper pickups before discontinuing them altogether. It was a sad ending to a cool brand of guitars.

[@USTTRM]

Yes the blowout sale of these at the end or fire sale if you will, certainly points to my suspicions! Thanks for sharing this!

[@billlord4203]

Back "in the day," I had my eye on a DeArmond Starfire Special, and when I heard they were stopping production, I was stunned. I was completely miffed at Fender for this move. Called around and found one in a small local mom and pop music shop, ran out that same day and bought one while I could. In all honesty, I felt the fretwork was a little disappointing - not bad, but not perfect - but other than that, I absolutely love the guitar. The toggle switched head snapped off this year, but then again, to be fair it is an antique :-) Definitely love this guitar.

[@nathanpickett202]

I have this same guitar. It is the heaviest guitar I have ever owned (9.5 lbs.). I really like it, except for the weight. These seem to have a common neck break issue. Mine has a repaired neck and I got it for a steal.

[@USTTRM]

Let's hear your thoughts!

[@benallmark9671]

Good stuff Mike !

[@USTTRM]

Thanks for taking time to watch!

[@anthonythornhill8715]

Never played any of these

[@USTTRM]

That's the shame of it. Thanks for watching!