F-15 F-25 F-35 F-45 F-55-12 F-65 F-75 F-80-12 F-85 F-95 F-115
F65 - 1972

Beautiful Dreadnought size guitar. Aged Rosewood sides and back with close grain Spruce top. Mellow bass tones along with brilliant high note response.  Mahogany neck with Rosewood fingerboard. Fully adjustable truss rod. Fully enclosed easy turning machine heads.

Body
Top - Spruce
Sides & Back - Rosewood
Binding - 8 Piece White
Bridge - Pin Type Adjustable
Neck
Material - Satin Finish Mahogany
Fingerboard - Rosewood
No of Frets - 20
Neck Width at Nut - 1¾ inch (eleven sixteenths)
Scale - 24½ inch
Neck joins body at  - 14th Fret
Size
Length - 41 inches
Width - 16 inches
Depth - 4 7/8 inches

F-65 · 1973

The Dreadnought size guitar with aged Rosewood sides and back. Close grain Spruce top. Produces mellow bass tones along with brilliant high note response. Eight piece white binding, pin type adjustable bridge. Neck of Mahogany with Rosewood fingerboard and fully adjustable truss rod. Fully enclosed, easy turning machine heads. 20 frets; 25½ inch scale. Size: 41 inches long, 16 inches wide, 4 7/8 inches deep.

F-65 · 1975

The Dreadnought size guitar with aged Rosewood sides and back. Close grain Spruce top. Produces mellow bass tones along with brilliant note response. Neck of Mahogany with Rosewood fingerboard and fully adjustable truss rod. Pin type adjustable bridge with removable saddle. Simulated abalone binding and sound hole rosette. Snowflake inlays position markers. Fully enclosed, easy turning machine heads. 20 frets; 25½ inch scale. Size: 41 inches long, 16 inches wide, 4 7/8 inches deep.

F-65 · 1976

The Dreadnought size guitar with aged Rosewood sides and back. Close grain Spruce top. Produces mellow bass tones along with brilliant high response. Neck of Mahogany with Rosewood fingerboard and fully adjustable truss rod. Pin type adjustable bridge with removable saddle. Simulated abalone binding and sound hole rosette. Snowflake inlays position markers. Fully enclosed, easy turning machine heads. 20 frets; 25½ inch scale. Size: 41 inches long, 16 inches wide, 4 7/8 inches deep.

F-65 Specification change

Changed to snowflake fret markers from dots in 1975 including the 17th fret. Pre 1975 F-65 guitars had no fret marker at the 17th fret. Adjustable bridge no longer available from 1980.

F-65 · 1979

This dreadnought size guitar produces mellow bass tones and brilliant high response. The close-grain Spruce top features simulated Abalone binding and sound-hole inlay. The satin finish Mahogany neck sports a bound Rosewood fingerboard with snowflake position markers. Wood Marquetry highlights the Rosewood back & sides. Scale 25½ inch. Size: 40¾ inches length, 15 7/8 inches width, 4¾ inches depth.

Year of manufacture
Recommended retail price US $
1970
 
1971
 
1972
129.50    Rosewood back & sides
1973
169.95          “                    “
1974
175.00          “                    “
1975
175.00          “                    “
1976
190.00          “                    “
1977
205.00          “                    “  
1978
250.00          “                    “
1979
270.00          “                    “
1980
285.00          “                    “
The F-Series - F-65