I really don't know much about your guitar other than what you have already suggested. Definitely Japanese and probably very late 60's early 70's. It has characteristics that suggest to me it is from the same source as Arias. That trem unit was used on Arias around 1970. The bridge, knobs and arrowhead truss rod cover also look Aria to me. I can't tell much about the pick ups in the photo, too dark. The "steel reinforced neck" stamp was also used on early Arias but it seems a lot of other guitars from different makers also used this neckplate.
I would begin my research by comparing the guitar to Aria instruments built around 1970 or so.Statistics: Posted by VintAxe — Tue Jan 25, 2011 11:51 am
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