Howard brand Jaguar-esque MIJ

[Dusty]

Here's another oddball guitar I owned. I sold for $20 more than I bought it for. Had a really thin tapered neck and a strange vibrato setup with a roller bridge. Had an awesome finish and a nice quality burst on it. Tho the body was starting to de-lam.

In hindsight, I should have held onto it. But it needed a new nut and a refret (on a bound neck!) Felt like those two fixes would have far exceeded the value.

Just thought I'd post it in case someone was looking for a pic or info. Anybody know when/who it's from?
It's got a Howard script logo nailed on to the headstock and a MADE IN JAPAN on the neckplate.

Keep those classics alive!

[VintAxe]

Hey Dusty,

Your guitar reminds me of an Aria. I don't recognize it as an "offical" Aria model but it sure looks like it could have been produced in the Matsumoku factory in the early 1970's. For grins, compare it to this Aria 1532T pictured on the Guitar Gallery site.



The body shape of yours is close to the 1532T, but the headstock looks more like my 1832T. See it here:



The kicker is those offset dot inlays. Where have I seen those before?

Anyway, I put my money on Matsumoku. Thanks for taking the time to post a picture of this instrument. Very interesting. sb

[amrbasic]

i too have what i believe to be a Howard. the name came off when i was a teen, it was red and i painted it black as a teen. model i wish i knew [img]

[Say No To Vorderman]

I want one..simply because Howard is my family name

[cheepaxes]

[quote="VintAxe"]Your guitar reminds me of an Aria. I don't recognize it as an "offical" Aria model but it sure looks like it could have been produced in the Matsumoku factory in the early 1970's. For grins, compare it to this Aria 1532T pictured on the Guitar Gallery site.[/quote]

It also looks a lot like certaim Matsumoku-made Univox guitars. The name plate on the headstock is very Univox/Conrad. The body shape looks like Univoxes I've seen before. Check out the UC-2 on this page:

http://www.univox.org/guitars/

-Scott