Westbury Standard Matsumoku

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Author Message   Antissime Username: Antissime Registered: 6-2006 Posted on Friday, August 10, 2007 - 6:47 pm:    I got a black Westbury Standard and am wondering what wood it is made of.mahagony,alder? its a set neck,Les Paul /SG double cutaway type of guitar.   Bassassin Username: Bassassin Registered: 1-2006 Posted on Monday, August 13, 2007 - 7:30 am:    Hi - I have a Westy Standard - the body is mahogany, and apparently the neck is 5-piece construction under the paint. Pickups (if original) are DiMarzio - a Super Distortion in the bridge pos & PAF at the neck. Tuners on mine are nylon-bodied Gotohs & the rest of the hardware is generic but good quality. A couple of years ago, somebody tried to relaunch the Westbury brand, and the accompanying website had some good vintage info & pics, plus a forum, which had a few interesting posts from owners past & present. Sadly this appears to have failed & the site's gone now - but there's still info out there if you dig a bit. Vintaxe.com has some old catalogues, but it's a subscription site. Generally the old Westies are starting to become quite collectable, so I'd recommend keeping it stock, & if you do mod it, don't do anything you can't change back! Jon.   Johns Username: Johns Registered: 2-2001 Posted on Monday, August 13, 2007 - 9:12 am:    Antissime: Do a Google search and you'll find some sites with Westbury info. Here's one: http://www.univox.org/guitars/gtrlist.html I have a Custom like this one: http://www.therathole.org/guitar/gone/images/westb ury/westbury_pics.html only solid (no burst).   Dave_g Username: Dave_g Registered: 1-2002 Posted on Tuesday, August 14, 2007 - 1:14 am:    John..I agree, very nice build...gettin scarce... Heres 3 standards (2 black one natural) and a Deluxe.... That Custom sure looks nice John !   Antissime Username: Antissime Registered: 6-2006 Posted on Thursday, August 16, 2007 - 9:14 am:    Yessss. great guitar. perfect playing feel. like yours, upper left, I just painted the outer singlecoils black, just for the look. i will now sell my epiphone paula .. absolutely no comparison..   Antissime Username: Antissime Registered: 6-2006 Posted on Thursday, August 16, 2007 - 9:16 am:    here a foto fotos.web.de/antissime/westbury (sorry, i dont know how to upload);-)

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