Matsumoku Aria MIJ (MOSRITE /ACOUSTIC) GUITAR Made In Japan 70s BLACK WIDOW RARE

Mats Aria MIJ MOSRITE ACOUSTIC GUITAR. VINTAGE 60s /70s BLACK WIDOW V. Dispatched with Other 48h Courier. This comes with the original case, though it seems to have been stripped.

Condition is really good for its age and exceptional compared to the others out there. The lacquer has cracks and chips and one of the incredible tuners isnt perfectly seated. All that said, following a service this is a formidable guitar and one that could never be replicated! To understand Just how rare this guitar is we first have to go back to the original history of Acoustic an American company who made Guitar amps for the likes of Jimi Hendrix. They decided to diversify into Guitars (and this was their one and only attempt).

Harvey Gerst guitarist with the BYRDS was sponsored by Acoustic and actually owned the very first Black widow. As he could not get on with Hendrix's Strats he decided to show him using his own L/H Black widow. And when it came time to go Harvey asked for his guitar back from Hendrix to which Hendrix replied What guitar?

This is my guitar, but you can have any of my other guitars. Harvey Gerst took one of Hendrix's Strats. But could not get on with it and told Acoustic that Hendrix had his Black Widow to which he was told "Dont Worry we will give you another" Which they did. There were a TOTAL of 3 Left hand Acoustic Black Widow 6 string Guitars made.

Acoustic designed the guitar and then contracted Bartell Guitars to build them but to carry the Acoustic Brand Name. Bartell could not keep up with the numbers required and so they outsourced to Sammy Mosely of Mosrite Guitars. Samy Mosely already had a Contract with Matsumoku to produce instruments under the Mosrite brand name. However a few Aria "Branded" Black Widow Guitars managed to make it out into circulation. They even carried the same MAXON Pickups and Cast (not tin plated) Gotoh Tuners as the Mosrite Guitar. As with the rest of the hardware. About 100 Acoustic/Bartell Branded Black Widows were made and a Total of 200 Mosrite Black widow Guitars were made and only a few Aria Black Widow Guitars made (All right Handed).

Semi Solid Carved top Body. Three Piece Maple Neck the neck extends to and under the bridge where there is an adjuster screw to provide neck tilt for lowering the action or raising it THIS can be done without detuning the guitar or loosening off the other neck bolts.

(Even the Aria Museum do not own one). The Guitar is Big and Heavy and sounds AWESOME. It has a straight neck and a low and fast action. It has a Slim Neck that goes from a soft C to a Flat D at the guitar body end (Much as you would find on a modern shredders guitar) EXCEPT that this is 1970's and totally STOCK.

This is the REAL deal and some are asking great amounts for this Matsumoku made gem. The item "Matsumoku Aria MIJ (MOSRITE /ACOUSTIC) GUITAR Made In Japan 70s BLACK WIDOW RARE" is in sale since Friday, September 4, 2020.

This item is in the category "Musical Instruments\Guitars & Basses\Bass Guitars". The seller is "pentowan07" and is located in Hayle.

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Brand: Aria
Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan
Non-Domestic Product: No
Model: Black Widow
Right-/ Left-Handed: Right-Handed
Type: Electric
Features: With Pickup
Custom Bundle: No
String Configuration: 6 String
With Bag: Yes
Body Type: Solid
MPN: Does Not Apply
Size: Full scale