Louis Music registered the Westone mark in the United States in 1976 to market Matsumoku instruments in the country. Here.The first guitars to bear the Westone name were made by manufacturers in East Germany and Italy until 1975, when Japanese company Matsumoku acquired the rights to the Westone name, producing acoustic guitars and copies of some US models. Special thanks to Neal for providing many of the photos used If you do use the information provided here, please give credit to this site.Ĭopyright notice - none of the material on this site may be reproduced in any way without the permission of the site owner.You may not use any of the images on this site in your listings, use only pictures of the guitar you are actually selling.Please do not copy text from the site (frequently the text copied often refers to a different model).Linking to any other page is not permitted. Sellers may only add a link to as a source of additional information.NOTE FOR EBAY SELLERS Unfortunately there have been far too many instances where site content has been used inappropriately (details copied from this site that do not apply to the guitar being sold) or in addition to inaccurate information, so I must set some ground rules: Something a bit different - a Westone you can sit on Acoustic and electro-acoustic made under the Westone name in China or Korea since the late 1990s (Including the Prairie/Praivie models).Electric guitars and basses made under the Westone name in China or Korea since the late 1990s, which all seem to be copies of other makes such as BC Rich (Mockingbird and Warlock), Gibson (Les Paul, SG, 355) and Fender (Strat, Tele, Precision bass) - apart from the name, these guitars have nothing in common with the original Westone guitars.The Westone 'Prestige' models (Corsair and Cutlass) made in the UK in the late 1990s.Electra or Electra-Westone guitars (See the links page for a site that does cover them).If you need to get more information about any given guitar, it is HIGHLY recommended that you visit the forums, which are populated by 30-40 very pleasant, very experienced and knowledgeable Westone owners, at least one of which will know the answer to your question. If you think that any of the information on this site is incorrect, or you have any more information about any of the listed instruments, please, do not hesitate to get in touch with the webmaster and state your case! Sources are named for info on other guitars where possible and make it clear when taking a best guess. Most of the information in this site is either taken from Westone catalogues, magazine reviews or from Thorn's own guitars. Your guitar is worth what you can persuade some one to buy it from you for, nothing more, nothing less If you wish to find out the perceived value of your guitar, take a look at recently completed auctions on eBay.

There may well be someone on the forums who might be able to help you out, so do take some time to visit and join up! We have no access to any spare parts, or any deeper information than what is found within these pages. This site is owned and run by a Westone fan and owner, NOT by a company and in no way connected with the original Japanese manufacturing plant. Please note that Westone Guitars have NOT been manufactured for over twenty years. We will come up with a review post once the product testing is done. We're excited to be working with Viking Bags & Viking Cycles, trying out their rocking products! Whether you already own a Westone guitar or are considering buying one, this site will give you the most accurate information about Westone guitars and basses that you can find. This site is devoted to the Westone brand of guitars and basses that WERE (note the past tense!) made originally by Matsumoku of Japan from 1981 to 1987/88, and subsequently by SLM from 1987/88 to 1991.

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