1982 Westone Paduak 1 natural

Mint condition, 9/10, Made in Japan, including brown original hardcase with logo on the lid, looks like it has never been played, This is a great guitar made in the Matsumoku in Japan in 1981 - its a Westone Paduak 1, made only between 1981 and 1982, and it differs from the paduak 2 by the fact that this has a single pickup and the active side of it is operated by only one battery. The body is made from Canadian ash with a paduak top, and a bolt on neck of hard maple. The neckplate contains the serial number and the words ''Matsumoku made in Japan''. The fretboard has 22 frets all in a good condition. The bridge/tailpiece, nut and knobs are all in brass - a common feature of Westone models and of quality. There are volume and tone controls and two micro switches - one is a coiltap and the other a power boost.Scale/frets - 25.5 inch, 22 frets, Controls - master volume, master tone, coil tap and active 'power boost' switches, more info: Version 2 (1982) As shown in the 1982/3 catalogue. Body - Japanese Ash, top laminate of Paduak Neck - Hard Maple, truss rod adjustment at the body end of the neck Fingerboard - Rosewood Changes from version 1 - HF450 pickup Through body stringing with the same bridge and rear string retainer as used on the Thunder I and IA Paduak skunk stripe on the back of the neck, truss rod adjustment at the headstock, Unlike other active Westone guitars, the Paduak I only uses one battery