What a model this Westone is?

Hello everyone! My name is Claudio and i'm from Italy. Many years ago bought this guitar from a friend, now i brought back from the attic. It's in very good conditions and sounds good, but i have no informations...my friend doesen't remember about this guitar...Could you help me identify this guitar? It has Westone logo but no identification number, and then these weird pickups...and a detail i didn't know about the first fret. It seems that the space above the first fret is a feature of Japanese guitars to keep the tuning. Thanks to whose who can help me!

hi, can't say for certain but the headstock and general appearance of your guitar put me in mind of the 60s Vox strollers etc originally made in the UK but later, due to increased popularity and demand they were made by EKO in italy as well. according to wiki the westone brand started out with guitars made in germany and italy and on second looks there is a definite similarity to old EKO necks with that zero fret and plastic nut arrangement so possibly made close to home in recant at the EKO factory?

aha, well that's were it definitely gets confusing because they look like a black variant of the pickups i have on an old german made Klira. maybe the Westone company at the time got the bodies and necks made by EKO in italy but used pickups made by Klira in germany, it would tie in with what i read on wiki as well? here's a link to a Klira i saw on eBay and you'll see the similarity i think: https://www.ebay.ie/itm/302250092427

AFAIK that Westone script logo would establish this as an Italian made product.

Can't speak to the pickups but they do appear to be "gold foils" which should have a tasty tone to them.

actually, i just looked a bit closer at the pics of the Klira link i sent you and the headstock looks much the same shape. do you have a pic of the machine heads and neck plate you can add to see if they match the Klira (or maybe they'll resemble Eko parts form the sane era)?

i should add BTW that it's a very cool old Westone branded guitar, whatever its origin.

Could possibly be German??? going by the 'westone' logo

Have a look here.


http://www.westoneguitars.net/guitars/unidentified-models/

That one's a first for me! Really cool looker. How's the quality?

Claudio.esp wrote:...thanks but westoneguitars.net cannot be reached, some week ago i looked for info on this site, then i decided to address the enthusiasts, the true guardians of secrets and history!...

Claudio, just so you are aware, Westoneguitars.net is our website.

Are you having trouble seeing it? It is definitely up and running.
Perhaps you tried to access it when I was upgrading some of the software. That temporarily puts it into Maintenance mode.

Hi Berry, i'm sorry i meant to say that since i didn't find info on the pages i decided to join the forum

OK Claudio, grazie!

hi claudio, that neck plate definitely looks like EKO to me!