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This is one of the most frustrating questions from the MIJ collector. As I've read many different guitar collector/enthusiast forums and spoken to local guitar dealers, it's clear that the layperson has little to no idea who made their badged guitar from the 1960-1980 period, also known as the MIJ golden age of guitar manufacturing.

People often make the mistake of citing the American or European importer as the 'maker' of the guitar, when in fact several Japanese manufacturers were producing badged guitars out of their plants and shipping them to America and Europe to sell. Japanese manufacturers made multiple badges at the same plant, many of whom resemble each other closely. Some manufacturers merged or changed hands over the years which added to the confusion, sometime merging with another maker, only to pick up their name later. In some cases a manufacturer would farm out production to various manufacturers, making it still more difficult to know who made the guitar in your hands.

Parts from other guitars would be used in the making of a particular badge for a period of time because it was all the manufacturer had to hand.which doesn't always help in identifying a maker. And sometimes, the guitar which is supposed to be an MIJ guitar is actually made elsewhere (Korea, Indonesia) because production was moved during this period in history. Sounds hopeless, right? This page is a work in progress and as new information is revealed it will be added to the list. But I can't do this alone, folks.

See a guitar not listed? Listed below are the major manufacturers, known badges and suspected badges to the best of my knowledge in written and list form to make it easy to find out WHO MADE YOUR GUITAR! In some cases I won't know because the badge you have may be extremely rare and virtually unknown to even seasoned collectors. And just a quick note: I do not buy or sell guitars. I have no idea what any given guitar from this period would sell for. I don't know if some of the listed guitars are indeed valuable. My sole purpose is to help people looking specifically for information on the maker of their MIJ guitar.

So please.don't ask me what your guitar is worth. To me, they're all priceless.

Chushin is still in operation today in Nagano, Japan and does business with guitar giant Fender. I believe that Chushin may have been a member of the Matsumoto Musical Instruments Association listed further down because both companies produced Fresher guitars during different periods.with Matsumoto beginning production and Chushin ending it (perhaps because the Association was disbanded?). During the 1960-1980 period they were responsible for badges Bambu, Cobran, El Maya and Hisonus as well as some Charvel, Fresher and Jackson badges. The company may have possibly made some guitars with the Aztec, Maya and Robin badges, but that is not verified. Guitars made by Chushin from this period are well-made and appreciated by guitar enthusiasts worldwide. Fujigen Gakki began operation in 1960 as a classical guitar manufacturer, moving into the lucurative electric guitar markets in 1962.

The company was the largest producer of Japanese guitars during the 1960-1980 period. They were known for producing high quality products, especially for the badged guitar market, which is why the company was selected by so many major American brands. It wasn't until 1970 that the company began making products for the venerable Ibanez brand, which was an unqualified success. Fujigen Gakki was the main manufacturer of choice for Greco badged guitars in the 1970 to 1980 period. They also produced guitars for major manufacturer Yamaha. Badged guitars made by Fujigen include Antoria, Epiphone, Jason and Mann.

Badged guitars that may have been made by Fujigen Gakki were Marlin and St. Guyatone produced electric guitars for major guitar manufacturer Suzuki.

The company also produced their house brand Guyatone. Badged guitars produced by Guyatone include Barclay, Broadway, Coronado, Crestwood, Futurama, Howard, Ibanez, Ideal, Imperial, Johnny Guitar, Kent, Kingston, Lafayette, Marco Polo (electrics only), Montclair, Omega, Orpheus, Prestige, Royalist, Saturn, Silhouette, Silvertone, Vernon, Winston and Zenta, an impressive amount of names produced by a single company.

Other badges that may have been produced by Guyatone are Beeton (not to be confused by the Beeton Brass Guitar company founded in 1994), Bradford, Canora and Regent. Hoshino Gakki were known primarily for producing Ibanez guitars during this time although that wasn't the only badged guitar they made. Badged guitars produced by Hoshino include Cimar, Cimar by Ibanez, Hy-Lo, Penco, Howard Tama Industries began guitar production from 1962 to 1967 as a factory of Hoshino, producing more badged Ibanez guitars as well as Continental, Crest, Goldentone, Jamboree, King's Stone, Maxitone, Star, Starfield (some), Tulio and Jason. Tama eventually took over badged guitar production from STAR Instruments in the mid-1960s. There's some evidence that Tama began producing guitars under their own badge from 1975-1979.

I'm unsure at this point if this Tama had any relation to the Tama that existed under Hoshino Gakki Ten. Kasuga produced their own house brand in Kasuga guitars. For a brief period of time the company produced Yamaha acoustic guitars. Kasuga guitars were first sold in America in 1972.

Unlike many Japanese manufacturers who outsourced their guitar production in other factories outside the main maker, Kasuga produced all their products in-house. Badged guitars known to have been made by Kasuga include Conrad, Emperador, ES-S, Ganson, Heerby, Hondo, Mei Mei and Roland. Kasuga went out of business in 1996. Kawai Teisco was founded by Atswo Kaneko and Doryu Matsuda. The company also produced the popular Ibanez badge in the 1960s. Kawai Teisco made their own house brands Kawai, Teisco, Del Rey and Teisco Del Rey.

Badged guitars produced by the Kawai Teisco factories include Apollo, Aquarius, Arbiter, Atlas, Audition, Avar, Ayar, Barth, Beltone, Black Jack, Cameo, Cipher, Concert, Cougar, Crown, Daimaru, Decca, Diasonic, Domino, Duke, Emperador, Heit Deluxe, Holiday, Imperial, Inter-Mark Cipher, Jedson, Kay, Kent, Kimberly, Kingsley, Kingston, Keefy, Lindell, Marquis, May Queen, Minister, Noble, Prestige, Randall, Recco, Regina, Rexina, Sakai, Satellite, Schaffer, Sekova, Silvertone, Sorrento, Sterling, Swinger, Tele Star, Top Twenty, Victoria, and Winston. Possible badged guitars made by the company include: Astrotone, Demian, G-Holiday, Lafayette, Master, Orange, Tamaki and Trump. Ampeg was swallowed up by Japanese electrical giant Magnavox in 1971, when they wanted to get in on the electric guitar copy craze of the 1970s. Magnavox produced electric and bass guitars under the Stud badge as well as the successful Ampeg brand. It's been suggested that Magnavox was also responsible for producing Selmer acoustic guitar badges during this time, but that has not been verified.

Selmer was sold to Magnavox around the same time they bought Ampeg, so it certainly seems plausible they could have made Selmer acoustic badged guitars as an offering for that market. Stud badged guitars were made until '75, with Ampeg guitar production continuing until 1980. Opus was another badge made by the company. Magnavox lost their interest in Ampeg shortly thereafter and the brand languished until it was resurrected over a decade later by another American company. Matsumoku is one of the Japanese manufacturers that did not survive long after the heyday of the 1970s guitar market despite having a long tradition of quality stringed instrument craftsmanship. Matsumoku produced guitars for major manufacturers Greco, Guyatone and Yamaha. Matsumoku made Arai, Aria, Aria Pro II and Aria Diamond badges, with Aria being their primary badge for a majority of this time frame.

Badged guitars known to have been made by Matsumoku include Apollo, Arita, Barclay, Burny, Capri, Columbus, Conrad, Cortez (electrics only), Country, Cutler, Dia, Domino, Electra, Epiphone, Granada, Hi Lo, Howard, Ibanez, Lindberg, Lyle, Luxor, Maxitone (this guitar differs from Tama's Maxitone badge), Mayfair, Memphis, Montclair, Pan, Pearl (electrics only), Raven, Stewart, Tempo, Univox,Vantage, Ventura, Vision, Volhox, Washburn (in 1979 and 1980), Westbury, Westminster and Westone. Possible Matsumoku badges include: Bruno, Crestwood, Conqueror, Eros, Mako, Memphis, Orlando and Toledo. The Matsumoto Musical Instrument Manufacturers Association was the organization responsible for Fresher guitars. Little is known about this association, other than it did not have larger guitar manufacturers Matsumoku or Fujigen Gakki as members. Nakai Gakki was a possible member of the association. Fresher guitars began production in 1973 by the Kyowa Shokai Company, an association member, which was also responsible for the Camel badge.

It's interesting to note that Fresher guitars were eventually being produced by Chushin, which leads me to believe that they may have been an Association member along with Kyowa. The beginning production year was considered a low quality benchmark for the company. The Fresher brand continuously improved in quality until 1980. Located in Kobe, Japan, this manufacturer made the famous Maya brand guitar. Maya guitars were in production from 1970-1980. It's been suggested that Maya may have been responsible for the Aztec badge. You'll notice that Maya has been attributed to a company known as Tahara.

At this point I do not know if Maya assisted in production or if Tahara produced some Maya guitars as a subcontractor. Maya and El Maya badges have also been attributed to Chushin Gakki. More research is needed to clarify this point. Tokai was founded in 1947 and is based in Hamamatsu, Japan.

Tokai began production of acoustic guitars in 1965 and by 1968 was producing electric guitars for the American market. Tokai still exists as guitar manufacturer. Tokai made guitars for Fernandes, Mosrite and Fender Japan. Tokai badged guitars included the house brand Tokai as well as Cat's Eyes, Conrad, Drifter, Hondo, Love Rock, Mosrite, Sigma and Silver Star. Possible badges include Artist Ltd., Gaban, Gallan, Gession and Robin. It's suggested that Tokai made Hummingbird acoustics as well, but if these were related to those made by Humming Bird I haven't quite sorted out yet. Unassigned maker badge names are AGS, Alex, Andre, Aquila, Asco, Avon, Axiom, Bradley, CG Winner, Clear Sound, CMI, Columbia, Commodore, Cortley, Crestline, Crown, D.

Lewis (?), Danelectro, Dynelectron (some), Diplomat, Dixon, Dorado, Eagle, El Degas, Exceltro, Exper, Encore, Fandel, Garzia, Goya, Grant, Grenn, Laguna, LTD, Magnum (?), Maier, Monroe, Marchis, Mark II, Masaaki (?), Matador, Norwood, Palmer, Prairie, President, Rodeo, Sanox, S.G.C., Splender, Stella, Targa, Taro, Voxton by Vox, and Yoshi. Some of these badges are attributed to the importer as the 'maker', which is untrue. It's possible that some of these badges were made by smaller Japanese manufacturers that have faded into history. I am trying to find out more about my Hohner electric guitar. I've been trying to research it online but cannot find ANY information or reference to this particular model.

Some people have told me that it may have been a prototype sample that never went into production. The only reference number I can find on the guitar is a label that says Sample by Nanyo CG300G and Made in Japan. I bought this guitar around 1980-1982 when I was 13-15 years old and it is still in mint condition. I would really love to know more about it's origin.

Tell me how to post pictures and I'll add photos of the guitar. I thin Yamaha LL16 is one of the best acoustic guitar on the market. Yamaha is known for making affordable, quality guitars, and this is one is no different.

It features a solid spruce top, solid rosewood back and sides, and an ebony fretboard. It is smaller than the dreadnought guitars – a fact that is neither good nor bad but that does affect the way the instrument sounds and feels. This guitar sounds tighter and is less loud than a dreadnought. But its construction warms its tone considerably. Its owners say that its tone is well balanced – clear and punchy but still warm. It offers clarity in the higher registers, but some boom in the lower registers.

For that reason, the LL16 is suited to almost any style of playing. It will not, however, be as punchy as the Taylor 210 or as round sounding as the Blueridge.

Overall, this is a great guitar, at its price or any. Suited to almost anything, and fit for beginners and pros alike, LL16 is a great choice. Has great and informational reviews. I sold the Eagle Jazz bass copy, but have acquired a hollow body 3/4 bass that we believe said Lyle or Aria on the peg head (badge gone). Interestingly it seems like possibly a copy of a Kay design, florentine cutaway with a sunburst. Three of the tuners are missing the bushings, and I'd love to know how to get replacements!

I may have to manufacture something, but don't own a metal lathe. Also found a Strat copy that says Mark II on the peg head, nice mahogany neck, in a dumpster along with a Jackson Dinky. Stole parts off the Dinky to make the Strat copy whole, and I like it better than the Mexi-Strat and Squier Affinity start I had, so I sold those, and the Jackson after replacing the bridge parts I'd stolen off it. Besides, I still haven't got all the magic marker off the pick guard on the Mark II (recently heard they were made by Cort, or whoever makes Cort).

I bought a Telestar (believe it was made by Teisco) in a thrift store for maybe $12.99 or something like that. I love the pickup sound, but the neck doesn't get any wider as it approaches the body and the frets get closer together. I also have a San Antonio made Alamo like that, and sold off a Silvertone (made in Japan) tiny hollow body with that issue. The necks are hard to play! But I like that pickup on the Telestar so much I can't part with it. I have a brand name guitar, which was very popular in the 1980s, and still is being manufactured under Gibson today.

I didn't see it in your list though. It's a Kramer Stagemaster. It's a beautiful guitar, which I may never part with. Strat-Style with Neck-Thru-Body & Floyd Rose Trem.

The headstock states Kramer American. These were passed off as American made models, however I understand that they were actually made in Japan. The style and appointments are strikingly similar to my Ibanez Proline 2550 from the same era, which has 'Crafted in Japan' written on the headstock.

I know that Kramer made a lot of American made guitars out of Neptune, New Jersey, however these were all bolt-on neck guitars. Does anyone know where these Neck-Thru Kramers were made, or why they have American printed on the headstock if they are not tues American made guitars? You put in a lot of work, its not biblical correct, pretty good.but take with a grain of salt. But some guitars are made in Korea. I bought a Yamaha 3 piece back like a Kiso Suzuki, I would it was made in Japan The tuners said made Japan. I thought the pawn shop was crazy.

I got it for $100 Love this guitar and then one day I looked at the the decal in the sound hole and in the tiniest print 'Made in Korea' I felt a pang like o' crap I bought a Korean guitar. But I have a few Acoustics High end a Guild made in the 80's and this Yamaha is incredible.

Better or just as good as my old Suzuki. Morning everyone, well it is here in UK anyway. Who can help with my find. It's a Dia Hummingbird labelled F 315 but no serial number.

So from what I can find Dia was a brand used by Matsumoku but I can only see electrics under Dia brand when I search. However it looks identical to a Aria F315 Hummingbird on eBay USA at present, and identical to an Aria Pro II from the 1976 catalogue but labelled W 30 model I believe. I won't put a link on here in case I'm breaking rules. It has that weird aluminium compensated bridge and seriously, this one looks brand new with two tiny dings that would make it a second or an ex-demo if it was on sale.

Action at low E 12th is about 2.7mm and about 1.8 at high e. It's in such good condition I began to question if in fact it is a 'knock off of a knock off' though why anyone would think that would work I can't guess. It is very very playable, and at first I wasn't keen on the tone though sustain is great (despite bridge) but I changed to heavier strings (13) with much improvement. I'm seeing a luthier friend next week who is finishing off work on a brilliant Terada FW 613 (D18 clone if you like), but I'm wondering whether to get him to replace the whole alloy bridge. I can do a couple of pics if anyone is interested. Any help in identification of maybe year (guessing 1976) and origin greatly appreciated. I think it's a keeper, but should I change that bridge?

Has anyone done similar on one of these compensated aluminium designs and what were results. I'm looking for some deeper research than I can find. I have a Hohner 310 Limited Edition that I bought in October, 1975 in Canada. Common Hohners have a meaningless SN (does not relate to date made). They are also listed as having been made from 1978-1984. Mine was bought before this and does not have a SN. It is a very well built, Martin D-28 copy.

It is also very similar to the Morris W35, except for the snowflake fret markers vs dots. The headstock looks identical although they could have been purchased. The label clearly says 'HOHNER INTERNATIONAL', and a wood label beside the paper reads 'Hand made for HOHNER'. OK, so is this a Moridara (Morris) or is it by someone else? When did Moridara start making Hohners?

Thanks if anyone knows more than I. Just purchased this vintage 1970s satellite guitar. Not the usual LP /Strat copy, plays nice and looks gorgeous. I was wondering about origins and came across the same model on Ebay (Link below ) The seller puts this in his description ' When you look up satellite, they were cheap japanese guitars possibly made in the matsumoku factory, but this was their prestige model '. Think I have too many guitars as it is but couldn't resist this one, was local and picked it up for £32.50 the guy on Ebay is asking £350 for his, either he's dreaming or I have really got a bargain. Always loved the look of a neck-through and natural wood, love it.

Hi Torch, appreciate the work gone into this, fantastically informative piece. Good to see such a following as well, too many Gibson / Fender fanatics out there that dismiss Jap / Asian guitars as inferior. Having played god knows how many guitars over 50 years I've had good and bad in both top and lesser known brands. Started off at 15 years old with a Tiesco ( cost me £15 S/H at the time. Admittedly it was a piece of junk, but hey it got me started. Just picked up a Strat copy made in China for £10 ( as new condition) Branded Excell, out plays my Aria by a country mile.

I have an old acoustic here about 40 years old, cost £62.50 at the time. No place of origin, serial No or anything. Imported by Rose Morris with the brand Avon on the head stock. This baby out plays any acoustic I've ever played, including a couple of Martins, As any guitarist should know a guitar is how it feels and plays not it's name.

Nothing wrong with Jap / Asian guitars, could be made in Iceland for all I care it's the guitar that counts. Keep up the good work. Regards and thanks.

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I found an interesting connection when researching a recently-acquired Intermark Cipher, as it's said here to be a Teisco, yet it bears a close resemblance to a model of Pleasant, which was credited to the obscure Shinko Musical Company. I wish i could post pics, but essentially, both have the Teisco-like headstock, identical pickups with off-white covers and square pegs, body shape is virtually identical except for the upper cutaway having a slightly different contour, the Pleasant having one more pickup and larger pickguard, both having switches above the pickups. I came upon a drowinginguitars video ( describing in the video description how Kawai (-Teisco?) bought the 'Pleasant Guitar Co.' This video isn't the model I have, my Cipher resembles the Pleasant sel-220. Hi - Long ago I had a vaguely Mustang like guitar with a Samiel badge.

I don't see it listed here, though I assume it was Japanese made. The guitar inspired my (so far) best known song 'Sucker For A Cheap Guitar.' I traded it off, and have been trying to track it back down, not sure I even have a photo anywhere that shows it.

Discovered your page because I just acquired a nice Fender Jazz bass copy that says Eagle on it, but I see there's no information as yet. The guy I got it from is from Brazil, and he may have bought it there, perhaps it's even a Brazilian brand, like the amp (Attack Audio System) that I got with it. I was also happy to learn a little more about Maruha, I had a nice archtop Jazz guitar with that name on it, until trading it off, possibly for the Samiel and an autoharp, I can't remember now! It was back in the '70s. Both were probably manufactured in the '60s.

I have an acoustic that I bought from a lady I know who said she has had it since the early 70's. It says 'Maya' on the headstock and the reinforcement rod cover is stamped with 'Takamine'.

The sticker inside the sound hole says 'Maya', 'We made this guitar for the people who love guitar music', Made by Takamine, Model No. TF1o1S, Japan. On the inside of the sound hole at the top, the wood block there is stamped with 46.6.3. The guitar is only about 3 1/4 inches deep and approx.

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15 inches wide at its widest spot. Small guitar with a big beautiful sound. I am restoring a 1970s Les Paul copy with 'Grant' in the Gibson position on the headstock. I has a 4 bolt neck and the neckplate says 'Made in Japan'. I know that these were imported by a music store called 'Grant' in Glasgow, Scotland and there are web references around to verify the provenance.

What I don't know is which factory made it. After 40+ years, it is battered and the original player used very heavy gauge strings, so the low frets are pretty shot, but after cleaning out the electrics, everything works and the sound is good. It certainly sounds better sounding that my Ibanez 2344 Melody Maker copy of the same vintage. Any ideas on the factory? For more information on managing or withdrawing consents and how we handle data, visit our Privacy Policy at: Show Details Necessary HubPages Device ID This is used to identify particular browsers or devices when the access the service, and is used for security reasons.

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: I LOVE THESE GUITARS TOO, THEY ARE WELL MANUFACTERED WITH GOOD WOODS (EBONY FINGERBOARD) AND ORIGNAL HARDWARE, I HAVE COMPARED THEM WITH ACTUALS MODELS OF TAKAMINE, OVATION, ALHAMBRA NJ, AND I THINK IN SOME ASPECTS THEY PLAY BETTER.: THE WEB OF MORRIS IS IN JAPANESE AND I WOULD FIND SOME WEB IN ENGLISH ABOUT THIS WONDERFUL GUITARS. ANYBODY NOWS ONE?:my uncle sent me a dreadnought smallbody morris guitar on a second,it was so cheap so he buy it from a friend who doesn't know how to play.i just want to ask if how much is the exact of this guitar.this is the best acoustic guitar i've ever palyed.scottbrian from cebu,philippines. : I LOVE THESE GUITARS TOO, THEY ARE WELL MANUFACTERED WITH GOOD WOODS (EBONY FINGERBOARD) AND ORIGNAL HARDWARE, I HAVE COMPARED THEM WITH ACTUALS MODELS OF TAKAMINE, OVATION, ALHAMBRA NJ, AND I THINK IN SOME ASPECTS THEY PLAY BETTER.: THE WEB OF MORRIS IS IN JAPANESE AND I WOULD FIND SOME WEB IN ENGLISH ABOUT THIS WONDERFUL GUITARS.

ANYBODY NOWS ONE?:my uncle sent me a dreadnought smallbody morris guitar on a second,it was so cheap so he buy it from a friend who doesn't know how to play.i just want to ask if what the exact of this guitar.this is the best acoustic guitar i've ever palyed. : I LOVE THESE GUITARS TOO, THEY ARE WELL MANUFACTERED WITH GOOD WOODS (EBONY FINGERBOARD) AND ORIGNAL HARDWARE, I HAVE COMPARED THEM WITH ACTUALS MODELS OF TAKAMINE, OVATION, ALHAMBRA NJ, AND I THINK IN SOME ASPECTS THEY PLAY BETTER.: THE WEB OF MORRIS IS IN JAPANESE AND I WOULD FIND SOME WEB IN ENGLISH ABOUT THIS WONDERFUL GUITARS. ANYBODY NOWS ONE?:my uncle sent me bought a dreadnought smallbody morris guitar on a second,it was so cheap so he buy it from a friend who doesn't know how to play.i just want to ask if what the exact of this guitar.this is the best acoustic guitar i've ever palyed. The English version of the Morris Guitar website is being worked on. I am working with Morris on promoting their new (mid to high) line of steel string acoustics, designed for fingerstyle players. I am a friend of the family. I play one of their models for fingerstyle and it sounds great.

Very good workmanship and quality. They sound pretty close to the way Taylors sound, for less money. Morris is starting to pick up more dealers in the U.S. Shoot me an email if you have other questions and I'll try to help. Hi, dear All!

I have an acoustic Morris guitar (model W604M) with bronze strings, made in Japan in 1977. I own it for 18 years, I very like the sound of it and I cared it very much. But unfortunately it slipped out from the shoulder-strap and fell down.

The edge of the back side was bruised, and it seems that on about a six inches long part the back plate was parted from the side. I see another hairline cleft on the middle of the edge. I would like to know, that whether this effects the sound of the guitar?

If yes, can the guitar be repared? The sound of the guitar will be the same as originaly? I am in despair. Thank you in advance, Ferenc Hajdu Budapset, Hungary. I need more information on Morris guitars, particularly the guitars that were produced in the 1970's.

You mentioned that you are working with Morris.can you refer me to a suitable source from the Morris company?:: Hi. The English version of the Morris Guitar website is being worked on. I am working with Morris on promoting their new (mid to high) line of steel string acoustics, designed for fingerstyle players. I am a friend of the family.

I play one of their models for fingerstyle and it sounds great. Very good workmanship and quality. They sound pretty close to the way Taylors sound, for less money. Morris is starting to pick up more dealers in the U.S. Shoot me an email if you have other questions and I'll try to help. I bought my Morris six-string in Sweden in 1971. The local music shop purchased two guitars for evaluation.

I bought the first and a friend of mine bought the second one. Note the price 325 SEK which corresponded to $40!!!

If you take the inflation into consideration, today's price would be around $250!!! The sound, especially the bass, is great, and you can compare it to some of the Martin models from the mid 70s.

I was on a business trip to Yokohama Japan a couple of years ago. In one of the shopping streets I found a music store full of Morris guitars. Unfortunately I was short of money, otherwise I would have bought a 12-string. Right now I'm looking for a new guitar. It's more or less impossible to find a Morris in Sweden, so I guess I'll have to buy another brand. Hi Lars, I have just privately purchased a Morris W621S Acoustic owned by a session musician who worked with Roxette and many other big names. It is one of the richest sounds I've heard from an acoustic.

Ian J채rf채lla Sweden: I bought my Morris six-string in Sweden in 1971. The local music shop purchased two guitars for evaluation. I bought the first and a friend of mine bought the second one. Note the price 325 SEK which corresponded to $40!!! If you take the inflation into consideration, today's price would be around $250!!!: The sound, especially the bass, is great, and you can compare it to some of the Martin models from the mid 70s.: I was on a business trip to Yokohama Japan a couple of years ago.

In one of the shopping streets I found a music store full of Morris guitars. Unfortunately I was short of money, otherwise I would have bought a 12-string.: Right now I'm looking for a new guitar. It's more or less impossible to find a Morris in Sweden, so I guess I'll have to buy another brand.: /Lars.