In 1970, the model was discontinued as a result of the acquisition of the Gibson company by Norlin, but in 1972, the Japanese-made FT-145 (Natural) and FT-145SB (Sunburst) was introduced and ended in 1980.

[4] In 2006, a Signature McCartney version of this guitar was manufactured in Bozeman, Montana in a limited edition of 250 copies.

[6] The Texan was made popular by Paul McCartney for the recording and the live performances of the hit song from 1965 "Yesterday[7]".

It is also famous for being the acoustic guitar on which McCartney performed the signature "McCartney Picking" in some album pieces such as "Mother Nature's Son" (The Beatles "White Album"), "Calico Skies" (Flaming Pie), and more recently "Jenny Wren"[8] (Chaos and Creation in the Backyard).

Notably, British folk guitarist Wizz Jones has performed with a 1963 Texan (purchased in 1967) for most of his subsequent career.

Bert Jansch, another prominent force in the British folk scene, played one briefly live in a 1965 concert.

Other artists with which the Texan is identified are Benjamin Gibbard; Tom Rush; Al Stewart; Noel Gallagher; Jacques Dutronc; Stephen Bruton, who bequeathed his beloved first guitar to his longtime friend, T Bone Burnett; and Peter Frampton.