Westone (guitars)
Westone is a brand of guitars and basses started in the mid-1970s.[1] Saint Louis Music acquired an interest in the company in 1981 and began importing the brand to the USA as a replacement brandname for the Custom Kraft-brand instruments manufactured by Kay and Valco in the mid-1950s. Electra was also a brand of Saint Louis Music. In 1984, they merged the brands to make the Electra-Westone brand. From 1985 onwards, the guitars were branded as Westone. The majority of the Westone guitars of the 1980s were made by the Matsumoku factory in Japan and imported by Saint Louis Music. After about 1988 production moved to Korea, most of the innovative models disappeared, and the brand name was replaced by Alvarez in 1991.
Notable musicians who used Westone models include Varg Vikernes, Trevor Rabin, Ian Masters (Pale Saints), Leslie West, Kirk Pengilly and Dave Brock.
Guitar line names:
- Concord
- Spectrum
- Dynasty
- Dimension IV
- Pantera
- Corsair
- Challenger
- Villain
- Dimension
- Dana
- Thunder
- Prestige
- Rainbow
References
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Trademark 73073895: "WESTONE" (Musical Instrument Products) by St.Louis Music Supply Company, Inc., filled: 1976-01-09, registerd: 1976-08-17,
First Use Anywhere: 10/9/1975
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See also Trademark 73460545 and Trademark 73697956; the registration have been finally canceled (by section 8) in 1995-02-06.
External links
- Westone Guitars -The Home of Westone- contains catalogue scans, repair information and up to date detailed model information
- The Westone Guitar Site Archive -original site; not maintained
- The Westone Guitar Forum - discussion forum for Westone owners
- Electra Guitar
- Saint Louis Music Website
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