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1970's Aria 1702

While I've written about these Arias (and other Arias) before I thought I'd tell a little about these earlier Phase I models that were bought into Australia in small numbers...

1967-69 Honey SG5

I've written about these six and 12 string Honey Ric copies, and Honeys in general before so (most) of the details are in those blogs, but this is another Honey SG5 I...

1978 Music Man Sabre II

Anyone who's played guitar or been in music very long knows the name Music man. Although they're probably more famous for their basses and amps, they also made superb guitars...

1980 Aria Pro II TS-400

Those of you around here know how much I love the Matsumoku factory made guitars, especially the quality from this era. By the late seventies this factory was making some...

1970's Tomson Mustang copy

In the world of offset copies the Mustang (Musicmaster, Duo-Sonic) is kind of the forgotten little sibling. Maybe it's because it was the "student" model, or because it was never...

Late 60's Burns offset

Well, this one is rare bird indeed.  Part of the fun of looking for these old Japanese guitars is seeing a blurry pic of an old catalogue or a small...