The company's reputation is based mainly on its Master 300 and 400 archtop guitar (first introduced in 1937) from the big band era, whose "mammoth" size (19-inch width) gave them the necessary volume to compete with horn sections.
The company's reputation is based mainly on its Master 300 and 400 archtop guitars (the latter inspired by the Gibson Super 400). They were first introduced in 1937, during the big band era, and their "mammoth" size (19-inch width) gave them the necessary volume to compete with horn sections.