Production
Matsumoku 1981-?
Active models to 1983, passive from 1983
Description
There are at least 3 versions of this model.
Version 1
Specs (from the 1981 catalogue)
- body: Canadian Ash, hard Maple and Walnut
- neck: through, Hard Maple and Walnut, 5 piece laminate
- fingerboard: Ebony
- brass nut
- 25.5 inch scale
- 24 frets
- steel tailpiece and bridge with brass saddles
- metal back plates (Presumably like those on the Thunder II and III basses, anodised aluminum, not brass)
- two Magnet-F530 pickups
- controls: master volume, tone, equalizer volume
- coil tap, phase and active EQ switches
- 3-way pickup selector
- active EQ is + or – 25 db with a centre zero position, gain is adjustable up to 13db
- available in Walnut and Sunset Red
- optionally available with an XLR connector instead of the more usual jack socket
- script logo on headstock
Version 2 (1982-3)
Specs (as shown in the 1982-3 catalogue)
Differences from the earliest version:
- HF530G pickups
- more ornate Swiftlok tailpiece
- controls: master volume, tone, equalizer tone (Active gain is not adjustable)
Version 3 (1983-?)
Specs (as shown in the 1983 catalogue)
This version does not have active tone controls.
- body: solid Maple
- neck: 3-ply Maple, heelless built in
- fingerboard: Rosewood
- bone nut
- 25.5 inch scale
- 22 frets
- black plastic backplates
- S/H/S pickups (Super II/Hammer I/Super II)
- precision tremolo tailpiece
- controls: master volume and two tone,
- 3-way pickup selector for the single coil pickups
- ‘mix sound’ switch for centre pickup
- 3-way coil tap switch for centre pickup
- phase switch
- Bird ‘W ‘logo on headstock
- the logo is inlaid Mother of Pearl
- available in Onyx and Pearl Silver
