STRATOCASTER GUYATONE

"1975 Series Guyatone Stratocaster- Exact Sounds&Licks of Fender Stratocaster"
Bullet type reinforced One-piece maple neck,Wooden body,Makinis and Good Condition....With FREE 20watts Fernandez Amplier!

Nate DeMont
One of the earliest guitar manufacturers in Japan, Guyatone began production in 1933. According to Mr. Hiroyuki Noguchi, editor of Japans Guitar Magazine, "Matsuki Seisakujo" was founded by a cabinet makers apprentice Mr. Mitsuo Matsuki and friend Mr. Atsuo Kaneko, who later became a famous Hawaiian & Spanish guitarist, as well as help with the formation of the great Teisco in 1946.
Mr. Matsuki had been enrolled in electronics classes, studying nights after his cabinetry apprentice job. Hawaiian music becoming increasingly popular at the time led Mr. Kaneko to inquire to his friend Matsuki about building an electric Hawaiian guitar using his wood working and electronics skills. In the late 30s the "Matsuki Joiner" company ("Matsuki Seisakujo" in Japanese) was formed producing and selling mostly American style (Rickenbacher) guitars under the Guya name.
In 1940 Matsuki was drafted into the war between China and Japan and production halted for several years. After returning back home, Matsuki formed his own company, "Matsuki Denki Onkyo Kenkyujo," translated means: "Matsuki Electric Sound Laboratory." In 1951 Matsuki began to use the Guyatone name on his instruments. They also began to make amplifiers and, oddly, cartridges for record players. These cartridges found a large market after being routinely used by NHK - a government-owned broadcasting station. In 1952 the name of the corporation was again changed to "Tokyo Sound Company." Somewhere along the line the company was called "Guya Co, Ltd. In 2013 "Tokyo Sound Co. Ltd." closed their doors to business and transferred ownership of the "Guyatone" name to Hiroshi Matsuki, son of the founder of Tokyo Sound Co, and brother to the president of the company. Guyatones own records indicate them as being "Founded" July 16, 1956.
According to correspondence with Toshihiko (Toshi) Torri, the Tokyo Sound factory began large-scale production in 1956. It is unclear when the opening of the factory in Maehashi happened, but in that factory of 9,720 sq ft, they produced the largest amount of audio goods in their history. Yielding, at times, 1,500 slide guitars, 1,600 electric o