westbury.

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 3:47 pm

so.....
the 6 way switch.
where the hell can i find a schematic for it.
i was kinda hoping that one of you guys would have one and could pop the hood for me.

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 11:54 pm

Sorrrry I missed this thread but the whole im in the Army thing....

I had two, both deluxe models. The white one was nicer than the walnut one, which was still a beaut but i threw it across the stage one night into a wall because i was pissed off so it had a scratch near the bottom. i dont know what happened to that one i think i gave it to my dad when i joinedt he army, but i still have the white one in storage. i havent played guitar very seriously in 2 years, when i get home from iraq next year i want to go get that guitar and start again. I love my ivory westbury and never want another guitar as long as this one doesnt get warped or anything.

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 11:59 pm

And fran what you are talking about is an Aria Pro II , you dont want them they look cool but the necks suck and the pickups are weird. mine had zebra humbuckers

jmikel17 · Post by **jmikel17** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 10:03 am

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 1:36 pm

The Deluxe models with the humbuckers/ josh hommebuckers like on my white one have Dimarzio Dual sound pickups and are coil tapped so you can get a clean or distorted pickup sound. It sounds similar to a dimarzio super distortion. The 3 switches are for on/off of the dual sound and for in/out of phase.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 2:23 pm

Matt wrote:And fran what you are talking about is an Aria Pro II , you dont want them they look cool but the necks suck and the pickups are weird. mine had zebra humbuckers

I dunno Matt, i've played some nice old Aria Pros, and Westones for that matter. They all came from the same factory anyways.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 2:26 pm

I currently have my girlfriend's uncle's Westone Prestige 117, which is a similar idea except neck through. It was built at that same factory in 1984. It's awesome. One of the best guitars I've ever played, and certainly the best rock guitar I've ever played. The knobs alone are class.

Catalogue: http://www.westone.info/cats/84/03.html

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 2:59 pm

Doo want

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 3:10 pm

Matt wrote:Doo want

Aye. It's annoying, because I have no idea how "mine's" it is. The uncle gave it to my girlfriend, and now I live with her.

I suppose I may as well just propose to her so's I can marry the guitar.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 3:17 pm

Westones are still dirt cheap and by todays build standards they are a Â£500 guitar. Way way better build than Epi, PRS SE, Squier....

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 3:20 pm

How much do you reckon this one's worth? I've always wondered.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 3:37 pm

Im not sure if the Prestige was matsumoku made or not, i suspect it was and with the binding and stuff i imagine about Â£150 - Â£250. I think Erics brother has one of these in red, it looks the same or it may be a Spectrum model.
The later Westones went shite and nobody wants them, i got a BC Mockingbird Westone copy for Â£35 and when it arrived i understood why.

Noirie. · Post by **Noirie.** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 3:40 pm

I almost got a westone strat copy for Â£120 a while back, nice neck and nice body. But wasn't really for me.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 3:40 pm

That's a reassuring price. Now I feel less bad rocking the fuck out on it. As far as I know, the 117 was only made in '84, and so was made at the Matsumoko factory. It sounds fucking awesome and is solid as fuck either way.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 3:42 pm

Fran wrote:Im not sure if the Prestige was matsumoku made or not, i suspect it was and with the binding and stuff i imagine about Â£150 - Â£250. I think Erics brother has one of these in red, it looks the same or it may be a Spectrum model.
The later Westones went shite and nobody wants them, i got a BC Mockingbird Westone copy for Â£35 and when it arrived i understood why.

Red one might be the 227. They came in red and blue, had black hardware and an ebony fingerboard.

http://www.westone.info/cats/84/03.html

Noirie. · Post by **Noirie.** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 3:45 pm

Just like this one.