by Spud1950 » Fri Mar 27, 2009 7:15 am 
			
			Found some  info. The Quest brand was put out by Vantage, and also made at the Matsumoku factory,however I can't find any reference at all on the net to any Quest model known as a "Black Beauty". The ones mentioned most often are the "Atak" models. Here's a link to a fold out from the 1980's showing the Quest line. It seems that the Quest guitars were Vantage's lower cost line, as Epiphone would be to Gibson,or Squier to Fender.