KAWAI / MOON SOULT

A company that is known for its keyboards and pianos once made one of Japan’s most interesting and cool guitars of
all-time: the Kawai Moon Sault. Shaped like a crescent moon, it was loaded with active EMG pickups and was adorned
with green abalone inlays and sparkle finishes. They were made in the early 1980’s, and have been recently
(and pathetically) reintroduced in bolt-on neck form. Kawai also made copies of Alembic guitars of exceptionally high
quality and those are somewhat popular to collectors as well. No model can compare to the popularity of the MoonSault,
though. They are now extremely rare. I search for guitars in Japan 24/7 and haven’t seen one in over 2 years.

KAWAI Moon Sault　初期は、ヘッドロゴが“KAWAI”で
ボディには4つのミニSW、P.U.はDimarzio、ペグにはGROVERインペリアルが奢られたとても高いギターであった。人間工学に基づいたデザインは、座っては絶対弾けないが、立ってみるといい具合。サンバースト・カラーも洒落が効いている。　すごく気になっていた。日本を代表する名機である。