Maton Mastersound MS500 Electric Guitar Review This is the Maton Mastersound MS500 electric guitar. It's made in Melbourne, Australia and features a really unique look, design, and tonal options. The Maton Mastersound MS500 features two pickups. The neck pick is actually a single coil pickup even though it looks like the size of a regular humbucker. This neck pickup is a vintage voiced.. Maton guitars are made in Australia and are very hard to find in the USA. Notable Maton players include Josh Homme [ Queens of the Stone Age ], Eric Johnson, and Keith Urban. The Maton MS500 Mastersound is a very well made / high quality instrument.
MS500 Model Name: Mastersound Product Specifications of MS500. ← Back to search Download pdf document. They began manufacturing high-quality acoustic instruments and ventured into electric guitars in the late '50s. Their first solidbody electric was called the Mastersound in 1958, and the MS500 series followed soon thereafter. It quickly became a favorite for many musicians—including George Harrison, who played a Maton MS500 early in his career.