Matsumoku club Discussion in 'Guitar Owners Clubs' started by Lonn, Jan 12, 2016. Page 1 of 2 1 2 I've owned a bunch of other Matsumoku guitars including Vantage, Electra, etc. All have been top notch in every way. Lonn, Jan 12, I've had a lot of guitars since I switched from Bass about 8 years ago, and the one I've kept and will always. Save matsumoku guitar to get e-mail alerts and updates on your eBay Feed. Search refinements. Categories. All Musical Instruments & Gear (63) Guitars & Basses (50) Electric Guitars (25) Parts & Accessories (18) Bass Guitars (5) Guitar Builder/Luthier Supply (1) Acoustic Guitars (1) Format see all Format. All Listings (filter applied) Auction
We specialize in the older and rarer stuff but all guitars, gear, strings, and related are welcome. I have the cash to purchase even the most expensive stuff or larger estates on-the-spot! Always start with a complimentary expert and verified appraisal of the current market value of your stuff, no bullshit In the early 1960s[3] (or mid-1950s[citation needed]), Matsumoku began to look into other woodworking markets when several subcontracts of Singer were moved to the Philippines[3] and, as it had on its staff several skilled luthiers,[citation needed] ventured into guitar and violin[citation needed] production in 1963.[2] Modest classical guitars, small steel-stringed acoustic guitars, mandolins and violins were built and marketed in the mid-1960s.[3] However, as other Japanese companies were producing similar instruments, Matsumoku set out to distinguish itself by producing high-quality acoustic and electric archtop guitars. Several of Matsumoku's early archtop guitars survive, most owing their basic designs to Hofner, Framus, and Gibson. By the early 1960s,[citation needed] Matsumoku had acquired new mills, lathes and specialized presses and began to increase musical-instrument production. This new equipment, operated by its staff of skilled craftsmen, enabled Matsumoku to realize the mass production of high-quality guitars. ARIA PROⅡ TS-500 Electric Guitar Japan Made MATSUMOKU Vintage Free Ship - $790.00. ☆ARIA PROⅡ TS-500 Electric Guitar Japan Made MATSUMOKU Vintage Free Ship ☆ Description Because it is old,there is a slight deterioration in the body,Metal parts and painting. There are 6 dents on the top of the body. There are 5 dents on the back of the body Lyle Matsumoku Vintage 60's Semi Hollow Jazz Guitar w/ gig bag. $599.99. Good. Reverb Bump. Danelectro / Matsumoku / Cort LEFTY Partscaster Hollowbody MIJ Electric Guitar (1960s, Sunburst) $495. Very Good. 21% price drop. Reverb Bump. Aria Pro II Thor Sound SSS 1982 Black (Matsumoku) $444.43
Matsumoku: 1985-86 : wiring diagram: SPECTRUM MX: X139 : Matsumoku: 1985-86 : SPECTRUM S : Matsumoku: Early 1985 - ? Not shown in any catalogue : SPECTRUM SPECIAL: X120: Matsumoku to Jan 1987: Mid 1986 to early 1987 : SPECTRUM ST: X135 : Matsumoku to Jan 1987: 1985-87 : SPECTRUM SX: X188 : Matsumoku to Jan 1987: 1985-87 : SPECTRUM SERIES II. English: Matsumoku 335-style thinline hollowbody, right selector, 12-string (1960s ca.1967) My guitar is still in the shop, so today at band practice, I played Steve's twelve string. I also played his Les Paul knockoff, his Telecaster Squier, Stacy's bass, and Doug's hollow body. The 6 string versions of this model were also sold as/under Matsumoku Industrial was established around 1900 as a woodworking manufacturer. However the company is best known for the guitars and basses it built. Shortly after WWII the Singer Corporation established a division known as Singer Sewing Machine Company Japan and contracted Matsumoku to build sewing machine cabinets and furniture
Westone guitars were a brand sold by St. Louis Music, and were initially known as inexpensive, student, or entry level guitars. When they contracted the famous Matsumoku guitar factory in Japan to create a new line of guitars for them in the early 80's, their image started to change immediately Although its name began appearing on neck-bolt plates, headstocks, and sound-hole labels in the 1970s, Matsumoku's role in the making of guitars under contract was largely unknown outside of Japan's guitar-making circles. Matsumoku's contract with St. Louis Music, which had marketed Matsumoku-made guitars under the Electra name, was taken over by Unicord, which owned the Westone name, and the guitars Matsumoku built during the resulting transitional phase bear the dual name Electra-Westone. Matsumoku's final phase as a maker of guitars under contract was making the Westbury, Westminster and Westone brands owned by American importer/marketer Unicord (which named those brands after the location of its headquarters in Westbury, Connecticut). In 1979, however, when its contract with Matsumoku came to an end, Unicord chose not to renew it but rather to cut costs by moving production to Korea. Thus, once again, Matsumoku found itself in need of work. This time, though, rather than seeking a new distributor, Matsumoku began to self-market its guitars under its own brand name: Vantage. Ive always thought used was a better deal. Lotsa people here tout their cheap guitars but Ive yet to see a Vantage owner. These are smokin guitars and seem to be an undiscovered goldmine. Many models have beautiful neck thru bodies or set neck LPs. I used to own a nice highend VS series with a br..
Shortly after the World War II (1939-1945), the Singer Corporation had established a Japanese subsidiary, Singer Sewing Machine Company Japan, and set up production facilities in Nagoya. Singer contracted Matsumoku Industrial to build its sewing machine cabinets, and in 1951 Matsumoku became a partially owned subsidiary of Singer Japan. Matsumoku also branched out into building cabinets for manufacturers of televisions and "hi-fi" amplifiers. ADVERTISMENTS. Get your Westone T-shirts, Hoodies, plectrums & other merchandise here!.If you don't see what you are after, email us: info@westone.info and we will do our best to accommodate! If you would like to advertise to over 3000 unique visits a week, please email ads@westone.info with your advertising requirement
By the early 1970s, Matsumoku had begun using CNC (computer numerical controlled) mills, routers, and lathes, one of the first guitar makers to do so. This created a significant economy of scale, allowing the company to rely upon factory automation rather than skilled labor for rough shaping of components and basic assembly tasks. Even so, 60% of the construction process was still done by hand, including planing, fretting, joining, and assembly. This machine-cut yet hand-worked process offered improved profit margins at lower unit prices and yielded high quality instruments with unique character. Matsumoku Concord III Westone vintage Japanese guitar - $350 (ala moana) < image 1 of 19 > Danelectro / Matsumoku / Cort LEFTY Partscaster Hollowbody MIJ Electric Guitar (1960s, Sunburst) $495. Very Good. Reverb Bump. 1960s Matsumoku JB-2 MIJ Jazz Bass Tri-color Sunburst with TKL HSC. $450. Very Good. Sell Safely on Reverb Professional guitar setups and repair by Luthier with 34 years experience. I can get your instrument playing to its full potential. No repair to large or small. Quick turnaround - no waiting for weeks to get your instrument back. Affordable pricing/expert work. • Setups on acoustic and electric guitars & basses. ($65 História. A Matsumoku foi criada em Matsumoto, Japão, como um negócio em família para a fabricação de produtos em madeira, que se especializou em construir tansu (um tipo de baú) e butsudan (um tipo de sacrário).Logo após Segunda Guerra Mundial (1939-1945), a Singer Corporation estabeleceu a Companhia de Máquinas de Costura Singer, Japão, e inaugurou unidades de produção em Nagoia
Matsumoku Industrial was a Japanese manufacturing company based in Matsumoto, Nagano, between 1951 and 1987. Established in 1951 as a woodworking and cabinetry firm, Matsumoku is remembered as a manufacturer of guitars and bass guitars, including some Epiphone and Aria guitars. (There is occasional confusion between Matsumoku and Matsumoto. Matsumoto is a town in Japan's Nagano Prefecture. 51 results for matsumoku guitar Save matsumoku guitar to get e-mail alerts and updates on your eBay Feed. Unfollow matsumoku guitar to stop getting updates on your eBay Feed Shiro Arai founded Arai and Company in 1953 as an importer of classical guitars.[4] In 1960, Arai contracted Guyatone to manufacture guitars. At the time, Guyatone was one of Japan's leading musical instrument manufacturers. However, when exported to the western United States, the drier American climates caused early Guyatone-produced guitars various problems: bindings became unglued, backs split, and necks broke just below the headstock. Guyatone could not meet Arai's production requirements, and in 1964, Arai and Company contracted for musical instrument manufacturing with Matsumoku.
The Vantage trademark was established in Matsumoku, Japan, around 1977. Original production was based in Japan from 1977 to 1990. Distributed by Music Industries Corporation of Floral Park, NY, since 1987 Aria Guitars Co. is a Japanese manufacturer of musical instruments. The company, sited in the city of Nagoya, produces electric, acoustic and classical guitars, electric basses and ukuleles through its brands Laule'A, Mojo Gig Bags, Fiesta, José Antonio, Pignose and Kelii. Aria was formed in Japan in 1956 by Shiro Arai as Arai & Co., Inc
Greco Matsumoku made Tele Thinline guitar model. The body is made by many piece of wood like pancake construction. The top is, of course, PLY wood. The neck is 3P by Maple. The nut is like Gibson type (41.7 mm width). Well, it is not really good Fender Replica, but it has enough value for telling the history Some Burny guitars from the 1980s had a Matsumoku bolt tenon that was also used on many Matsumoku-made Aria guitars. The early Burny Les Paul models had a Les Paul model logo on the headstock, but that was changed to a Super Grade model logo in 1981. The FLG-XX Burny models were made from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s and the RLG-XX. Guitar rig 2 free download. Multimedia tools downloads - Native Instruments Guitar Rig by Native Instruments GmbH and many more programs are available for instant and free download Matsumoku also manufactured drum kits under the Aria name, initially under licence from Remo, which had identified a gap in the market for low-cost drum kits in the compact 5-piece "rock" configuration as innovated by the Rogers PowerTone range in the early 1970s.
Gibson changed the look and sound of Epiphone's best selling archtop, the Casino, when production shifted to Japan. Upon its introduction in 1964, the Casino was a strong seller with rock guitarists, but sales stalled in the late 1960s. Gibson decided to remarket it toward jazz players and changed the tailpiece to one from a Riviera, and the pickups to mini-humbuckers. The result was a Casino that looked more like a short scale Riviera. The Casino was restored to its 1965 specifications around 1975, about the same time Matsumoku began production of set neck archtops. Find great deals on eBay for matsumoku and vintage electric guitar. Shop with confidence By December of 2001 my little guitars pages in my home directory had grown too large and became part of an official domain and The Guitar Gallery was born. All the info worth presenting is made freely available to anyone seeking it. I hope that in at least some small way I have honored the makers of these fine guitars. Acoustic Music (Acoustic Music.Org) is the result of a group of guitar lovers and musicians that have allowed their enthusiasms for the instruments to get entirely out of control. It began in 1990 as an organization to allow production and copyrighting of original music. It evolved slowly into a recording studio and CD production facility
Lowered price $150 cash Firm. Pick up Only!!! 1968 Conrad classical Guitar Model 40153 with case. Needs a tuning peg arm as the tip broke off. The neck is perfect!!! It has only two strings on it and the action is amazing!!! Matsumoku made in Japan. 3/4 size body. Those are reflections on the guitar from the light above Media in category Guitars possibly related to Matsumoku The following 5 files are in this category, out of 5 total. Ibanez RS-940 fretless bass (1981) bolt-on neck.jpg 4,928 × 3,264; 3.83 M Information about Matsumoku's contribution to guitar making is better known now due in large part to the Internet. Matsumoku's products enjoy a strong following among devoted enthusiasts.[5][better source needed] Matsumoku Industrial was a Japanese manufacturing company based in Matsumoto, Nagano, between 1951 and 1987.[1] Established in 1951[2] as a woodworking and cabinetry firm, Matsumoku is remembered as a manufacturer of guitars and bass guitars, including some Epiphone and Aria guitars. After Matsumoku ceased operations, Aria continued production of Aria Pro II guitars and basses through its own factories and other manufactures. Some top line and special edition guitars are still manufactured in Japan, however, most Aria guitars are now produced in Korea and China.
Early Matsumoku made Epiphone archtops and hollow-body basses had four-point bolt on necks. As production costs of bolt on neck guitars were less, some guitarists regarded them as inferior instruments. However, it was not the neck construction, that was inferior (as described below, many Matsumoku-built necks were of premium quality). Rather, it was the lack of reinforcement in the neck pocket area, which could enable, that area to act like a hinge, causing future problems with high action due to tension on the body's neck pocket from the strings. Collectors of Matsumoku guitars from this period have often solved this problem by fabricating and installing permanent custom neck shims. Set neck archtop guitars followed in late 1975. Specifications on Epiphone archtops changed throughout the Matsumoku era. Ive had a univox lpc for some time ands it my #1 guitar. Ive been wanting to get another of these late 60s/early 70s matsumoku guitars like an 335, but there are so many brands: aria, univox, ventura, lyle, etc Later, as all models came to be made by Matsumoku, Electra guitars offered high quality at competitive prices. However, the brand never entirely lost its association with inexpensive 'copy' guitars and the brand name was transitioned to Electra Westone in 1984 and Westone in 1985. The same qualities make them popular among collectors today Home Forums > The Guitar > Epiphone Guitars > ISO Epi Riviera '80-'84 Matsumoku! Discussion in ' Epiphone Guitars ' started by Joshua L Loewen , Apr 17, 2020
Many[when defined as?] Matsumoku built guitars, including Epiphone archtops, utilized a 3 piece maple neck with the center section's grain oriented 90 degrees from the side wood. This created a very strong neck not prone to splitting or warping. An often used variation of this is the 5 piece neck with two thin trim strips of walnut or ebony separating the 3 sections. Matsumoku made many neck-through-body solid body electric guitars and basses, most with 5 piece necks. Arai addressed these issues early on with Matsumoku's management. The solution was to use wood that had been dried for at least two years, stronger glues with longer clamp times, and one feature that remained throughout Matsumoku's production: the 3-piece maple neck. Information, specifications, pictures, and forum about the different brands of the Japanese manufacturer Matsumoku
The very first known model was a re-branded Hondo HLP called the V-100, most likely sold around 1978. By 1979, their guitars were mostly unique designs made exclusively by Matsumoku in Japan. For more information on Japanese Vantages, see: Vantage-Guitars.com and Matsumoku.org. This continued until Matsumoku closed in early 1987 In the mid/late 1960s, Kanda Shokai also exported some Greco-branded guitars based on Hagström and EKO designs for Avnet/Goya in the USA.[citation needed] These guitars were made by the FujiGen and Matsumoku (and possibly Teisco[citation needed]) guitar factories and were very similar to the late 1960s Ibanez guitars based on Hagström and EKO.
Like the Matsumoku guitars of that era, both the early Korean Cort and Japanese Morris-made Lotus guitars are of high quality. Lotus guitars are no longer in production. While the low-end guitars have rightfully only experienced a minimal gain in value, the high-end models usually range from $100-$300 and are becoming quite collectible This guitar was made in Japan; my research didn't give me clear evidence a definitive factory, but it probably was Matsumoku based on style, fit and finish. Local sale, cash only please. Call 303-91 five, 777 three or email-thanks
Arai and Company guitars were briefly labeled Arai, but switched to the familiar Aria around 1966. From the 1975 arrival of design engineer Nobuaki Hayashi currently with Atlansia) onward, however, all Aria guitars were labeled Aria Pro II. Hayashi's pseudonym, "H. Noble", appeared on many of the Aria Pro II instruments he designed. Aria's guitars that followed showed remarkable design innovation and a definitive move away from Gibson and Fender formats. Hayashi is best known as the designer of the Aria Pro II, SB-1000 bass and the Aria Pro II PE-series guitars. Some of these were made with maple bodies, but higher-end models such as the PE1000 with Protomatic pickups and the PE1500 with DiMarzio pickups, had ash bodies. These ash-bodied guitars were produced only in relatively small numbers for the domestic market; most, however, had maple bodies. Some guitars were produced with the urushi finish and, again, these, in both red and brown urushi lacquer, were produced mostly for the domestic market. The vast majority of these have ash bodies, whereas the export models were made mainly of maple. After WWII, the Singer Corporation set up Singer Sewing Machine production in Nagoya and contracted Matsumoku to build cabinets. In 1951 it became a partially owned subsidiary of Singer, Japan. By the mid 1950s, the company ventured in guitar and violin production and set out to distinguished itself by producing high quality acoustic and. I own 4 Electra guitars made by Matsumoku, late 70s, early 80s. I like them all. I have a late 70s 2245 Super Rock LP with bolt on neck and Magnaflux dual coil pickups. sunburst finish Also an x260 Invicta 1 1/2 cutaway set neck Gibson like guitar, coil splitting switch, brass nut. walnut finis ELECTRIC GUITARS: MIJ Squier Bullet Strat (sss) c.1981 w tele headstock $400 Stafford MIJ 1960s solid redburst retro offset body $180 Yamaha MIJ SG one-off custom order. Santana, Fruscianti Spinex pickups. $750 Pink Floyd official merch guitar with facsimile signatures. $225 ACOUSTIC GTRS Japan 1970s dreadnaut very nice solid top D-18 $20 Westone Guitars - Matsumoku Guitars. 876 likes · 5 talking about this. For Matsumoku Built Guitars and fans of Japanese guitars
Media in category Matsumoku The following 8 files are in this category, out of 8 total. Aria 9454 12-string acoustic guitar (1970s) by Matsumoku (2013-08-10 16.22.48 by andorand).jpg 3,264 × 2,448; 4.31 M Ventura was a brand of stringed instruments imported from Japan by C. Bruno and Company during the 1960s and 1970s. C. Bruno was bought by Kaman in the early 1980s, after which the brand disappeared.Some of the Ventura guitars were knock-offs of the Martin line, such as the Ventura V-35 appearing similar to the Martin D-35, and the Ventura V-14 / Martin D-14 (There is occasional confusion between "Matsumoku" and "Matsumoto". Matsumoto is a town in Japan's Nagano Prefecture, where FujiGen Gakki, Gotoh, and other musical instrument companies have manufacturing plants. Matsumoto Musical Instrument Manufacturers Association is also the name of a musical instrument manufacturing cooperative, headed by Gotoh).
