What makes it obviously different is the dark finish, perhaps an indication that Westone was seriously about to promote this model. Serial number identifies it as a 1980 build, the same as the others on this page. (click to enlarge)This guitar may well be a Matsumoku model.It pre-dates the known models (1981 on) and has the same logo as the Matsumoku made acoustic guitars. Thanks to Fernando Freitez for pointing this outThere are some very similarly shaped guitars, also branded as Westone (Different logo) which are definitely not Matsumoku instruments. Below are some more versions of this “unknown” (probably Italian) guitar. In all other respects the guitar is original and almost certainly a Matsumoku made instrument.Thanks to Dick Zoeteweij for this picture:Thanks to Andrew Bladen for these pictures (click to enlarge) Blue switch tip, and possibly the knobs, are not original:This “corpse” example showed up on eBay Germany in October 2013 (click to enlarge):↑ back to index ↑ Unknown model 3 Identified! Update July 2007:This is the WE1000, introduced in 1997 as part of FCNs attempt to revive the Westone brand.↑ back to index ↑ Unknown Model 4 * New Sept 2017: Thanks to forum member joe_martin79 who has owned one of the the following models since new, and it is indeed pre-Mats circa 1967-69.Stylistically there are similarities with the guitar shown below, played by Mark White of ABC – unfortunately the article doesn’t say what it is.This single pickup version of Unknown Model #4 was discovered on eBay. (click to enlarge)New! also July 2016 This second example of Unknown model 1, courtesy of recently joined Forum member Olleoc.This would confirm that the black faced example above was a post Mats modification. It’s hard to understand why anyone would cover up a mother of pearl inlaid logo with black paint. They caught on big and for most of the decade cranked out hits including probably their signature tune, (Everybody’s) Working for the Weekend. It didn’t take long for guitarist Dean to begin working with guitarmakers on a guitar None of them appear in any of the catalogues Logo CluesHi, Ive just brought a Hondo guitar Its a Hondo revival model number H9. Japan or Korean and its date, I believe its circa 1.Hondo is currently a company that produces entry-level electric guitars and basses, usually based on the designs of more expensive models such as the Fender Stratocaster and the Gibson Les Paul. Hondo Guitars (Review) The legacy of a strange guitar.Between 19 Hondo produced guitars in Japan. Hondo Guitars, the deceased Guitar company notorious for people loving or hating them. Absolutely no in-between some of these have lasted decades of abuse (seriously) and still play great. Here’s everything I could find about them.With the exception of numbers 3, 6, 8 and 10 all of these guitars seem to pre-date the 1981 launch of Westone guitars by Matsumoku *.
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