Westone Concord II
There are at least three versions of the Concord II - all were made by Matsumoku
1981-2
- Body and headstock style are similar to the Paduak
- Solid Alder body, Hard Maple neck, Rosewood fingerboard.
- 25.5 inch scale, 21 frets
- 3 GS350 pickups, 5 way switch, master volume and two tone controls
- Chrome hardware, brass bridge and nut, plastic knobs
- 3 ply white scratchplate (Matches body contours)
- Available in Blue, Red and Black gloss finishes
- Script logo on headstock, headstock colour matches body colour.
- Serial number stamped on the neck plate.
The one pictured dates from late 1981 - thanks to Sura for the pictures
1982-3
As shown in the 1982/3 catalogue -
- Solid Alder body, one piece Maple neck and fingerboard (Rosewood fingerboard on models with a black finish).
- Brass nut and bridge, 25.5 inch scale, 21 frets.
- Master volume and two tone controls, 5 way pickup switch.
- 3 SF350 pickups.
- Script logo on headstock, headstock colour matches body colour.
- Available in Sunny Blue, Off White or Apple Red, all with a white scratchplate which does not match the body contours
Thanks to Digby Entwisle for the photos of his guitar
1983-4
As shown in the 1983 catalogue. Differences from version 1 -
- Smaller headstock.
- Rounder body (Now similar to the Thunder series)
- 3 Super I pickups
- Bone nut
- Black models had a Rosewood fingerboard
- 'Bird' W logo on the headstock, headstock has a natural finish
- Available in Black (with black scratchplate), Off White and Apple Red (Both with a white scratchplate)