HEADWAY Guitars Since 1977

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1 HEADWAY Guitars Since 1977 Deviser Co.,Ltd

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3 Customshop Builders Japan Tune-up series 18 21

4 HEADWAY Guitars Since 1977 Headway started up in 1977 as a quest for second-to-none quality and world-class tone. Headway's experience in guitar making prides itself in detailed and precise craftsmanship and a keen eye for the finest selection of material. Today Headway offers a wide range of guitars from boutique customshop guitar sought after by collectors to affordable yet quality guitars for entry level players. This product catalogue introduces our various lineup.

5 Customshop Builders Headway Customshop builders build order-made guitars and special one-off models on which the builder's own ideas are incorporated into. YASUO MOMOSE 百瀬恭夫 Momose Yasuo has been the chief builder of Headway since its establishment in He developed numbers of methods in acoustic guitar building through his long career and have been acclaimed as master builder in the guitar industry of Japan. MASATO YASUI 安井雅人 Yasui Masato spent many years supporting Momose for the building of customshop acoustic guitars since he entered Headway team in He was assigned to the leader of Aska Team Build line in 2011 and started taking more important role at the workshop. In 2016, he finally started the career as customshop builder.

6 ASKA Team Build series ASKA Team Build series Aska Team Build guitars are built by a team of the most experienced luthiers at our Aska workshop. They are built in the same way Momose developed in his careers and with the highest quality materials and parts. ATB line often releases limited models built with rare exotic materials and/or intricate inlay works. Such limited models have unique design that is mostly concerned with Japanese traditional culture. Important Features of ATB models ASKA Team Build series Original Dovetail joint. The dovetail joint greatly contributes to tone of an acoustic guitar and makes a guitar responsive and powerful. On our neck, the V shaped mortise is designed bigger compared to general dovetail joint and so that neck is very tightly inserted into body. This construction increases strength of the joint section and the guitar sounds and responds as if it is made of a single solid piece of tonewood. Post-coating Joint While majority of acoustic guitar manufacturers finish their acoustic guitar after neck is jointed with body, we finish neck and body separately before they are put up together. There are two reasons why we do it. Firstly this way makes the neck joint beautifully done without a pool of coating material. Secondly it shows how precisely and tightly neck is jointed with body because joint section is not covered with coating nor painting. 6

7 HD-115 ATB ASKA Team Build series HD-555 Indian Adirondack Spruce Madagascar Cuban Mahogany 1P 645mm Normal Shift X GOTOH/SE-510w 06M XG at Non Forward Shift X (Adirondack Spruce) at Non Natural HF-415 ATB HF-555 ASKA Team Build series Indian Adirondack Spruce Madagascar Cuban Mahogany 1P Semi Forward Shift X GOTOH/SE-510w 06M XG at Non Forward Shift X (Adirondack spruce) at Non Natural 7

8 ASKA Team Build series HDC-115 HC-SOLOIST European Spruce Indian Indian Finger Board 44.5mm Machine Heads GOTOH/SG-301-EN07 C Forward Shift X Forward Shift X at at Pickups MiSi Acoustic Trio Clear Natural ASKA Team Build series HC-SWING HC-Gut European Spruce European Spruce Plain Maple Indian 650mm 44.5mm 47.0mm GOTOH/SG-301-EN07 C GOTOH/35G 1800 Forward Shift X Fan at at Non Pickups MiSi Acoustic Trio Pickups MiSi Acoustic Trio Clear Natural Clear Natural 8

9 ASKA Team Build series HD-115 EAGLE HD-BLACK EAGLE Indian Indian GOTOH/SG301 05N GOTOH/SE MGG Normal Shift X Forward Shift X at Non at Seethrough Black HDC-BLACK EAGLE HF-BLACK EAGLE ASKA Team Build series Indian Indian GOTOH/SG MGG GOTOH/SE MGG Forward Shift X Forward Shift X at at Seethrough Black Seethrough Black 9

10 ASKA Team Build series HD-MAGNOLIA Limited Model HN-MAGNOLIA Limited Model European Spruce European Spruce Magnolia Magnolia 44.5mm Machineh eads GOTOH/SE CR Normal Shift X Forward Shift X at Non at ASKA Team Build series 2017 HD-115 ATB Limited Model 2017 HF-415 ATB Limited Model Adirondack Spruce Adirondack Spruce Aged Honduras Aged Honduras Honduras Mahogany 1P Honduras Mahogany 1P Aged Honduras Aged Honduras 648mm 632.5mm Aged Honduras Aged Honduras GOTOH/SE M GG GOTOH/SG M GG Forward Shift X Forward Shift X at Non at Non 10

11 ASKA Team Build series HJ-SAKURA Limited Model HD-SAKURA Limited Model Sakura Sakura GOTOH/SG GG Normal Shift X Normal Shift X at Non at Non HF-SAKURA Limited Model HD-115 RO Limited Model ASKA Team Build series Red Spruce Sakura Red Oak at Semi Forward Shift X Non Forward Shift X at Wine Red Whiskey Amber 11

12 ASKA Team Build series HD-YOZAKURA Limited Model HF-YOZAKURA Limited Model Sakura Sakura Forward Shift X Forward Shift X at at Yozakura Black Yozakura Black ASKA Team Build series HJ-YOZAKURA Limited Model HD-HANABI Limited Model Sakura Indian 645mm Forward Shift X Forward Shift X at at Yozakura Black See through Nightwood 12

13 STANDARD series also features dovetail neck joint and all solid tonewoods as well as ATB series does. Headway's original aluminum channel inserted in neck increases durability. Most of the standard models are build with forwarded-sifted scalloped bracing so that the guitar is resonant from brand-new condition. HD-115 STD HF-415 STD Indian Indian Forward Shift X Forward Shift X at at 13

14 HD-113 STD HF-413 STD African Mahogany African Mahogany GOTOH/SG C GOTOH/SG C Forward Shift X Forward Shift X at at HD-115 STD/EX Limited in China HF-415 STD/EX Limited in China Indian Indian Forward Shift X Forward Shift X at at 14

15 HD-523 STD HD-528 STD African Mahogany Indian GOTOH/SG C GOTOH/SG-301 B07 C Forward Shift X Forward Shift X at at Natural Natural HJ-523 STD HJ-528 STD African Mahogany Indian GOTOH/SG C GOTOH/SG-301 B07 C Original Double X Original Double X at Non at Non Sunburst Natural 15

16 HC-311 STD HC-313 STD European Spruce European Spruce Maple African Mahogany 44.5mm 44.5mm GOTOH/SG-301 B07 N GOTOH/SG-301 B07 N Forward Shift X Forward Shift X at at Pickups Fishman Ink4 Pickups Fishman Ink4 Natural Black Seethrough Blue Sunburst HC-315 STD HC-Gut STD European Spruce Europen Spruce Indian Indian 650mm 44.5mm 47.0mm GOTOH/SG-301 B07 N GOTOH/35G 1800 Forward Shift X Original Fan at Pickups Fishman Ink4 Pickups Fishman Ink4 Natural Natural 16

17 HD-SAKURA STD HF-SAKURA STD Sakura Sakura Forward Shift X Forward Shift X at at HN-SAKURA STD HJ-SAKURA STD Sakura Sakura Forward Shift X Forward Shift X at at 17

18 Japan Tune-up series Headway Japan Tune-up series is a new cost performance line introduced in Literally every single guitar of JT series is carefully tuned up at our workshop in Japan to deliver Headway's quality at more budget friendly prices. Features Japan Tune-up series -Rounded Fret Edges Every fret is rounded by hand of builders to increase playability as well as beauty. One can move left hand smoothly on the fingerboard without being disturbed by edges. The edges of nut and saddle are also rounded. -Low action JT guitars are set in moderately low action. It is important that an acoustic guitar's action is not too high especially for an entry-level to mid class player. Height of saddle and strong slots of nut are carefully adjusted. -Elixir Strings We selected elixir nanoweb light gauge strings as the factory default strings of JT series. 18

19 Japan Tune-up series ALL SOLID HD-590AS JT series ALL SOLID HF-590AS JT series TOP SOLID HD-560S JT series TOP SOLID HF-560S JT series Spruce Solid Spruce Solid Sapele Solid(HD-590AS) Sapele Lamiated(HD-560S) Sapele Solid(HF-590AS) Sapele Lamiated(HF-560S) 648mm HD-560S 648mm HF-560S Nut & Saddle Bone Nut & Saddle Bone Natural HD-590AS Natural HF-590AS ALL SOLID HJ-590AS TOP SOLID HJ-560S JT series JT series GIGBAG for JT series Japan Tune-up Series Spruce Solid Sapele Solid(HJ-590AS) Sapele Lamiated(HJ-560S) Nut & Saddle Machine Heads Bone HJ-560S Black Sunburst HJ-590AS 19

20 Japan Tune-up series SIGNATURE MODEL HJ-OSAMURAISAN Japan Tune-up series HJ-OSAMURAISAN Finger Board Nut & Saddle Spruce Solid Sapele Lamiated Bone Osamuraisan has become one of the most popular solo acoustic guitarists in online communities of Japan and some Asian countries with number of videos uploaded onto his own Youtube channel. In 2016, the total views of his YouTube channel reached 60 millions. Headway and Osamuraisan teamed up and developed HJ-OSAMURIASAN in 2016 with a focus on ease of playing. He was aware ease of playing is very important especially for entry class players through communication with his young fans who hope to improve skills of acoustic guitars. Many of them quit playing the guitars due to the difficulty of holding strings. This is why he wanted to make his signature model easy to play on. Various efforts are made in order to realize his idea. The guitar is stringed with extra light strings and set in the lowest possible action. The design of HJ-OSAMURAISAN is based on Customshop HJ-523, the acoustic guitar he has exclusively been playing with it for more than 10 years. Sunburst 20

21 HEADWAY HD-25 HF-25 Spruce Laminated Spruce Laminated Agathis Laminated Agathis Laminated Finger Board Finger Board 648mm 648mm Natural Natural Sunburst Sunburst Trans Blue Sunburst Trans Red Sunburst Trans Nightwood Sunburst Trans Blue Sunburst Trans Red Sunburst Trans Nightwood Sunburst Cherry Sunburst HD-45S HF-45S Spruce Solid Spruce Solid Sapele Laminated Sapele Laminated Finger Board Finger Board 648mm 648mm 21

22 HD-45R HEC-48 Spruce Laminated Sapele Laminated Laminated Laminated 648mm 648mm Pickups Fishman Sunburst Trans Blue Sunburst Trans Red Sunburst Trans Nightwood Sunburst Cherry Sunburst HF-45R HEC-55R Laminated Laminated Laminated Laminated 648mm 648mm Pickups Fishman 22

23 HM-115 HM-115S Spruce Laminated Spruce Solid Sapele Laminated Laminated Nut PPS Nut Bone 592mm 592mm Kluson type Kluson type HG-35 HM-115R Spruce Laminated Laminated Sapele Laminated Laminated Nut PPS 592mm Kluson type Sunburst Black 23

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