Germanįor a brief period, roughly late 2010 to early 2012, the Westone brand was revived by a German company, Musik-Meyer, which is still in business but no longer selling Westone guitars.
While you may find a few early post-Mats Korean made instruments listed here, we do not feature them, concentrating primarily on the Japanese made Matsumoku’s. We are also gathering information on the range of Westone Prestige guitars designed by renowned British luthier Sid Poole and built by Status-Graphite in England in the late 1990’s. Here, you will find information, history, pictures and specifications of these amazing instruments. Louis Music during a period of 10 years from 1981 to 1991. Westone guitars and basses were made by Matsumoku (or “Uncle Mats” as we affectionately refer to it) in Japan and subsequently in Korea for St. Great guitar.The guitar legacy of Matsumoku Industrial Co. Low action, versatile D'Marzio pickups (PAF and Super Distortion), solid tuners, a lightweight body and thin neck (how I like them), I couldn't have had a much better guitar to learn on. After the internet came along, I looked it up and was pleased to find that I didn't know how good I had it all those years. Since it was my first and only guitar at the time, I had no idea if it was any good in comparison to the others out there. Back when I bought it I tried to find pictures of one in a guitar book (didn't have internet back then) and the closest I could come was a cross between an SG and an LP. The Standard was my only guitar for 20 years. The only thing I had to do to this guitar in 30 years was re-solder the input leads. It had a little buckle rash on the back and the strings were rusted, but otherwise it was in great shape. I picked it up used at a yard sale with a case for $175. The first 'real' guitar I bought was a mahogany Westbury Standard. My question is if anyone has any experience in a similar set up, and if so, would you mind dropping some wisdom? Thanks in advance. If all goes well, I'll be picking up a Burstbucker 3 for the bridge pick up from Ebay shortly. For example, I recently bought a brand new Gibson Burstbucker 2 as a replacement for the neck pickup. As I stated I'm still a novice on the guitar, but I have the luxury of working as a Pawnbroker, so I come across some pretty cool gear at times. I've teamed up the Ghost with a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe tube amp for what I like to call, the Foreign Connection (Japan, Mexico) I currently have my Ghost stock, with Ernieball Slinky Cobalt strings. So it's nice to find a forum filled with other enthusiast. I've since come to understand the great craftsmanship of these guitars and basses.
I researched online, and all the info I was able to get on the guitar was that it was made by Matsumoku in Japan. The only label on it was the name "Vantage" on the head stock. Never played guitar in my life,as I always found my fingers to clumsy to play anything other than the bass. Years ago, when I was working out of Renton, WA, I came across a BEAUTIFUL solid mahogany body LP copy. That's how I first learned about Matsumoku guitars. However, I have the luxury of being a Pawnbroker. I'll be the first to say that I am a novice at guitar. How's everyone doing? Nice to find a forum where MIJ's can be appreciated.
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