Corsair Pro WE7500 WE7501

Production

This is a post-Matsumoku model, probably made in Korea by St. Louis Music (SLM), 1989

Description

Appears in the 1989 ‘New Horizons’ catalogue and the October 1989 price list. New price was $650

Available finishes:

in Black (WE7500BK), Metallic Blue (WE7500MTB), Metallic Red (WE7500MTR), Vintage Sunburst (WE7500VS) and Fluorescent Pink with Maple fingerboard (WE7501FLP)

A custom version of the Corsair Pro was available with added DSR5 Harmonic Enhancer, available in Black (WE7550BK) and Metallic Blue (WE7550MTB), both priced at $725 (October 1989 price list).

Specs

  • bound body (wood unknown) with beveled heel
  • satin Maple neck, reverse angled tilt back headstock
  • Rosewood 24 fret flat radius fingerboard
  • pickups  H/S/H covered ‘Heatwave’ Alnico
  • master volume, master tone controls, 2 mini switches for pickups with coil tap
  • Kahler Spyder double locking trem
  • black hardware and knobs

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