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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...

1977 Greco Electric Bass

Another Fujigen made Greco following on from the previous post about a hollow body made ten years previous. This '77 Greco Electric Bass is absolutely amazing with barely a mark...

Late 60's Greco EG-200

Everyone knows how much I love Greco. They have made some of my favourite guitars over the years. When I say "made" I mean several factories in Japan have made...

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...

MXR Distortion + script re-issue

I've been wanting to do this shoot out properly for some time but just never got around to it, but, with me getting all these hundreds of effects ready to...