Mann Guitars?

I bought my Mann guitar in the late 70's. It's not my 1'st guitar as my mom had a Gibson LG I adopted. But it was the first guitar I purchased myself. Didn't know a thing about them at the time, but it was slightly used and reasonably priced and I was attracted to its look and workmanship as far as the inlay etc.
It had/has no case or paperwork, and no identifying marks or tags exept for L-5 scratched in the bottom of the neck stock. It is a full size arch top electric with a brown to redish yellow sunburst. It had only 1 pickup and 1 volume and 2 tone pots. No intent of selling just wanted to share what I have. I have wondered about the guitar for ever and was glad to get the info some of you have provided. Thanx

I've a double neck Mann! It's a bass over a six string and the bass response is earth-shaking. If SG's came with double necks, this is a copy. It's maroon in colour, and has been stored in it's original hardshell case. I've not played it much due to health reasons and apartment life. (Noise restrictions and all). I paid $400 for it in 1974 at Weiner's in Ottawa, brand new. I'd love to know what it's currently worth.

I OWN A AJ688 THE BEST NECK TRU EVER.....HOLE'S BASS PLAYER OWN ONE OF THESE IN HER SOLO ALBUM....BEST AXE FROM MANN........AJ688 RULE

I own a mann solid body electric guitar in mint cond. it is blonde in color and says it was made in japan serial #1065875 it has the one piece neck and fretboard and high gloss finish , beautiful playing guitar . would like to know something about value pa n serial i

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Been reading these comments re Mann electric guitars and thought I would add mine to the forum. I have a Mann electric guitar , model deluxe 59'er in very nice condition. Original case. It is off white has two pick ups and is a Les Paul style.Sounds really smooth and rich.
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I have restored a AJ688 MANN from 1980. I absolutely love this guitar and remember learning on it when I was a kid. I have a problem. I recently moved and the brass nut was knocked loose and is missing. Where can I find another one? I don't care if its a factory one or a generic one that fits. I have looked on ebay but I am afraid to buy because I don't know dimensions etc... If someone with one of these could help me out that would be great!

Thanks;
Max

I just bought this bass from the original owner... lovely fit and finish... I mean a neck through body bass should cost way more than $50.00, but that's what I paid for it.

Mann guitars were made in Japan. Gibson sued them for copyright infringement and they went out of business. Then they started making guitars under the name ibinez. I have a 1979 Mann acoustic. I'm sitting with a guy now who has a 70-74 Mann acoustic songbird. Not sure of its exact age and is why I'm on here trying to find out more info on it.

Canadian distributor Ibanez guitars, also branded Raven.

I HAVE A MANN ACOUSTIC (IN ITALICS) A328 STAMP SAYS 75-828 MADE IN JAPAN ,HAS GIBSON HEAD STOCK SPRUCE TOP AND BACK AND TOPAND SIDES.ANYONE KNOW WHAT ITS WORTH,PICKED IT UP AT A ESTATE SALE WITH ORIGNAL CASE,I HAD NEW MARTIN EXTRA LIGHT STRINGS PUT ON AND A NECK ADJUSTMENT,PLAYS AWSOME ,LIKE WOW.NEED TO KNOW HOW MUCH ITS WORTH,ANYONE KNOW ?

I have a Les Paul copy made by Mann from the 1970s and really love it. I have yet to find another guitar which has as good fret board action as the one I have. The sound of it was made even better by upgrading the pickups to humbucking ones. I play it constantly and would never get rid of it. After all these years I have had, only once, to reset the action. I think they are great guitars.

I purchased my first guitar in 1980 from a music store in Ontario, CA. It was a Mann Les Paul that looked like the Gibson Brand. It was a solid body with the Red-Orange Sun-Burst finish, rosewood fingerboard, dual humbucker (generic) pickups, 3 way switch, 4 rotary controls for tone and volume.

Back then I payed about $300 Canadian which was about $250 American at the time.

It's quality exceeded what you need for a first guitar. I played it for many years and never had any trouble with it. I no longer own the guitar, I loaned it to a friend and never got it back.

Some of the hardware could be upgraded to bring it up to the standards I'm use to now days .. where I now play a Gibson Les Paul.

I'd imagine at the very least I'd put in new tuners, and a better bridge if I still owned it today. I kinda remember the bridge being a bit cheap .. back then I didn't know about "intonation" adjustments so it was always the "out of box factory setup". Sounded awesome to me.

What would it be worth today ? ... My opinion is that Gibson Les Paul copy and look-alike guitars are very common .. I'd think it's still worth the $300 I payed for it years ago, but I doubt my old Mann Les Paul would have any collector or vintage value today.

Looking for an orignal bridge, saddle and truss rod cover for an A606 Mann guitar. It is important for me to find these components as it was given to me by my late Uncle.

If anyone has these particular pieces or knows of anyone willing to part with them, please contact me via this forum.

I have looked extensively all over the web and have had little or no luck in locating them.

Thank you in advance.

I have a mann 2354 sg custom .Its a model A-606T I believe . Would like To know its worth , and if I can get parts as its missing the pic plate or cover . Would love any info I can get about it as I can't seem to find any real solid info as to the value of these guitars . My email is [email protected]