Having said this, there are a lot worse guitars out there, and as well as being historically important, the 1820 bass can certainly provide the goods when required. Over the course of the 70s, the Japanese output improved dramatically, and in many ways these early 70s models are a low point for the brand. I don't know if I bought this from the original owner or not, but they said had purchased this as a backup amp for another Concert Lead, but since the other one was so reliable, there was no particular need to have a spare, that seems to match up quite well with all the stories of this amp and Sunn's reliability in general. These new Epiphones were based on existing Matsumoku guitars, sharing body shapes, and hardware, but the Epiphone line was somewhat upgraded, with inlaid logos and a 2x2 peghead configuration.
The Matsumoku factory had been producing guitars for export for some time, but the 1820 bass (alongside a number of guitar models and the 5120 electric acoustic bass) were the first Epiphone models to be made there. It is one of the largest art fairs in Japan specializing in contemporary art, and a total of 64 galleries from Japan and around the world will gather in ICC Kyoto. By the end of the 1960s, a decision had been made to move Epiphone guitar production from the USA (at the Kalamazoo plant where Gibson guitars were made), to Matsumoto in Japan, creating a line of guitars and basses significantly less expensive than the USA-built models (actually less than half the price). Art Collaboration Kyoto (ACK) is an art fair held in Kyoto under the theme of contemporary art and collaboration.
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