Also included were the SLM 65th anniversary logo, and dates (1922-1987). The neck joins the body at the 19th fret on the bass side, 21st fret on the treble side. At first glance, the body seems undersized considering its slim waist and slender cutaway horns – at its widest point it measures 12 3/4″ and narrows to 7 3/4″ at the waist. And while the diminutive body might imply “neck-heavy,” it’s not, possibly because it’s made of Canadian ash. The most obvious oddity on the XA6520’s body is the “…exclusive Genesis stepped body.” From the neck joint to the cutaway horn, it’s a quarter-inch recess in the face “…carved away to allow easy slap technique.” So it balances nicely yet weighs just 9 1/2 pounds. The pickups are Westone’s powerful-but-passive Magnabass III and Magnabass IV units (note the difference in polepiece configurations) controlled by a three-way toggle and a funky knob arrangement a master Volume (near the bridge pickup), Tone control for neck pickup (center), and Tone for the bridge pickup (near the input jack). The knobs are unique, with serrated sides and a slight funnel shape that narrows at the bottom. The bridge is a Westone’s Magnacast brass unit and has spring-mounted, individually intonatable saddles. The high degree of build quality evident in Matsumoku-made instruments has gone largely unheralded over the years, and the XA6520 is as exemplary as it is unique. This article originally appeared in VG ‘s February 2009 issue. All copyrights are by the author and Vintage Guitar magazine.
Unauthorized replication or use is strictly prohibited.Westone “The Rail”, circa 1986. I own two of them: an X800RD in red and an X800SW in white. Stock or customized? Give us all the specs! (They did also make a black one).īoth were eBay purchases from the US which is where most of my bass collection has come from. They have double octave necks and the scale length is 32.5″. The first “Rails” were produced with a black satin finish. The rails were apparently “specially tuned tubes”.
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