Westone Monark
(X5)
22 frets, locking nut, trem with
fine tuners, H/S/H pickups. Maple body.
I presume the controls are the same as the other 'pointy' Westones (Dynasty, Dimension IV)
-
3 way selector for the humbuckers
Master volume (Push-pull for coil tap)
Tone (Push-pull for middle pickup)
Tone (Push-pull for bridge pickup phase adjust)
Available in red (X5RD) or white (X5SW)
First appeared in the Sept 1985 US pricelist, also appears in the August 1986 pricelist but not
in the April 1987 one.
The 1986 and 1987 German catalogues both describe the Monark as having a set neck - I don't
know whether this is an error in the catalogue or a regional variation in the guitars design.
(All the ones I've ever seen have had bolt-on necks) The full specs are -
Body - Maple
Neck - Hard Maple set neck
Fingerboard - Rosewood, 65cm scale, 22 frets. Graphite nut
Pickups - Magnaflux IV humbuckers, Magnaflux VI single coil
Controls - volume (Push-pull for coil tap), tone (Push-pull for middle pickup), tone (Push-pull
for bridge pickup phase reverse)
Bendmaster FT trem with FT string lock, black hardware.
Available in White or Red
(Thanks to
Ty Welt for the pictures of the white one)
