Westbury Serie: Custom (Westbury) Specifications


Another of the high end guitars from the legendary Matsumoku factory. Type: Solid-Body. Made in Japan. Model produced from 1978. End of manufacturing in 1982. SG shape. The scale is 25" (635mm). Usual location of the serial number: Back of headstock.

Head
Black with ivory bound headstock. The head is inlaid. Inlaying: \\\\\\\\. Tuning machines: Gold Westbury.

Neck
Beautiful Macassar (striped) ebony board. Set Neck. 22 frets. Laminated neck. The neck is made of Maple. The fingerboard is made of Ebony. The neck is bound. The fingerboard is inlaid. (MOP LP type crown fret inlays).

Body
3 piece maple with swell top and German carve edge. Body width is 13 inches. Body is made of Maple. Top of the body is made of Maple. No pickguard on this model.

Electronics
has 6 way Varitone for sigle or double coil and phase switching. Configuration: HH. Dimarzio Super Distortion Humbuckers. Volume controls: 2. Tone controls: 2. There is a pick-up selector. The pick-up selector has 3 positions. This model is tap/coil capable. Phase switching can be achieved on this model.

Hardware
Gold plate. Bridge: Wide harmonica type. Stop/tail part: one piece.
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