Nice thanks! only difference here is the lack of "Pro II" on the headstock.

The folks over at the Matsumoku forums think it could have been made right before the Pro II line was launched.

Gabriel wrote:My friend has one exactly like that. Weighs an absolute tonne, the pickups were a bit bland but it was a solid guitar.

Interesting...any other info on it in terms of when it was made?

Thats what I was thinking...guy selling it wants 700 bones which seems high to me. But the fact that I can't find another one like it anywhere makes me wonder if it might be worth it...

Anybody familiar with old Japanese guitars have info on this Aria double cut model? http://images.craigslist.org/5U15F85Md3G93L93M8c846dd8e4ed6b9012a4.jpg I've searched high and low and can't find another one like this...it's not a pro II so I assume it was early 70s? Also I can't find any Matsumoku...

Hello all...been lurking here a long time but never posted anything. I actually own a JM6 that is fantastic. I too am not a fan of relic'd anything, but my wife surprised me with one of these for xmas after hearing me comment on it numerous times walking by a local guitar shop. Needless to say, I wa...