George lowden has been designing and making his acoustic guitars in ireland since 1974, exporting them worldwi. I have never stopped playing guitar and bass, but my son has become an avid and proficient player and enthusiast, which has reawakened my interest in guitars and collecting. Powered by qualcomms aptx with high definition audio, westones bluetooth v2 cable was designed for music lovers, and is specially tuned to deliver fullresolution audio for a truly amazing wireless listening experience. The electra guitar page x140 westone spectrum dx hh. Electric guitars for sale on the worlds largest music gear website. Thunder jet, spectrum 2 larkhall, south lanarkshire westone japanese matsomoku made guitars from the mid 80s. The origins of the westone guitar line go back as far back as 1900 when matsumoku industrial was established.
At the time, slm also owned and distributed electra guitars, a brand made by matsumoku. The guitar s sound is pretty good for almost any genre of music. It had a really nice tone, warm, supportive and in the same time kind in a good way of agressive. Westone guitars for sale in uk 78 used westone guitars. A biography and tribute to the inventor of the clear lucite guitar. It came with a rectangular hard shell case with the whammy bar tucked inside.
I once recorded a local band and their bass payer had a westone bass. Just recently i have fallen in love with guitars again. I found the refret on this guitar unusual and interesting because it. I have been playing bass for years without knowing a whole lot about bass guitars. It also saw a brief revival in the early 21st century with some guitars being made in germany under the westone brand name. Most of the damaged parts were then assesed and either thrown out like the pick up rings or attempts were made to salvage them. Reverb is the marketplace for musicians to buy and sell used, vintage, and new music gear online. Learn how to play zombie by the cranberries guitar lesson guitar cover by steve stine duration. Westones often have a somewhat stratish body, but no one would mistake the profile of a westone for a strat. I am gonna sell most of my guitars, alsof my westones. The name westone gained notoriety when used by matsumoku in japan and st. Matsumoku developed their first prototypes in 1979 to 1980, and the new line of guitars was branded westone.
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Very wellmade and reliable, westone used unique designs on their instruments. There is a lot of wrong information going around about lawsuit guitars. Louis music during a period of 10 years from 1981 to 1991. Rare 80s westone thunder guitar fitted with usa kahler flyer tremolo active pickups that require 2x 9volt batteries in good used condition with marks consistent with a 35 year old guitar see pics for condition cash only collection only intere heres two fantastic old westone guitars that have. May 17, 2012 my dad spotted this at the boot sale for. With the westone spectrum guitars already sporting his master series pickups, it wasnt a very big leap for slm to contract dan to design a guitar for their new signature series line. Vintage 1982 westone thunder i electric guitar excellent. In 1981, saint louis music slm acquired a partial interest in the company, and shortly thereafter, slm became a distributor of westone in the u. Several of matsumokus early archtop guitars survive, most owing their basic designs to hofner. Feb 18, 20 vintage 1982 westone thunder beautiful looking guitar, got a real urge to get one of these beauties in the future. I have a thunder 1a and the pick ups and tone variation are amazing for the price that they seem to sell for. The high degree of build quality evident in matsumokumade instruments has gone largely unheralded over the years, and the xa6520 is as exemplary as it is unique.
This guitar was the first in a series of guitars and bits that i acquired after a local guitar tweaker passed away from lung cancer. Other lawsuit guitar companies include ibanez, takamine, matumoku, aria, westone, and electra. Jan 01, 2012 does anyone else think that westone basses are just such an amazing amount of good bass for the money. Save money on used westone guitars at guitar center. All the frequences were there and it was one of those noneedforeqtweaking takes. Concord raider dimension iv x400 rail x800 dynasty xv200 spectrum genesis xa6520 super headless x900 x910 pantera thunder quantum x850 unidentified. The easiest way to make a cigar box guitar youtube. Westone laboratories 2235 executive circle colorado springs, colorado 80906, usa. Westone w30 acoustic martin style dreadnought guitar has rosewood back and sides with a sitka spruce top. The center pickup is a single coil and the bridge pickup is two coils. Here, you will find information, history, pictures and specifications of these amazing instruments. Powered by qualcomms aptx with high definition audio, westones bluetooth v2 cable was designed for music lovers, and is specially tuned to deliver fullresolution audio.
Matsumoku began in matsumoto, japan, as a family owned woodworking business that specialized in building elaborate furniture. Due to covid19 we are focused on protecting the safety of our employees. Westone is a brand of musical instruments that have been used by manufacturing companies of electric and acoustic guitars and basses. X640 electra phoenix bass active eq x630 electra phoenix bass. Ltd 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. We are accepting online orders but shipments may take longer than normal. Here i take what is probably the most popularly modded guitar and hot rod it to be a super playable, super nice version of my first ever electric. Jul 29, 2009 hello everyone i just joined yesterday. In this video im setting up and cleaning up davids 1st guitar the awesome matsumokumade westone thunder 1. Please note, this guitar, and all japanmade westones, bear little or no resemblance to the westone guitars being made today in china, and in my opinion, that company is not doing anything to honor the legacy. Make offer electra westone electric guitar, x185, 1984, with coil taps, made in japan. Here, you will find information, history, pictures and specifications of.
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