Comments on: Matsumoku’s Atak Gains The Ad-Vantage (Vintage 1984 Quest Atak-6 MK II Electric Guitar)

By: Rodney Bright

Rodney Bright — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 21:26:00 +0000

I have just bought a Cortez guitar I am trying to find out information about it model number NR 530 serial number 8041 Gotz W Germany.
It also says made in Japan for C.A Gotz jnr.
Any information appreciated

By: Brian J. Wright

Brian J. Wright — Mon, 24 Apr 2017 20:47:42 +0000

I learned on a Quest Atak 2, and while there were some things I didn’t like about it – it’s the feedbackiest guitar I’ve ever owned (IQ pickups?), and not a great shape for playing in some seated positions – it has a bright, chuggy metal tone that early attempts to “upgrade” it never lived up to.

I recently got my hands on a Quest 4Play – much like an Atak 2, except with three pushbuttons and a joystick (!). This will require some dissection and experimentation.

I’d love an Atak 5. Wild instrument, that one!

By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Fri, 18 Nov 2016 12:01:53 +0000

I am just passing on my quest atak II to my son, me and my brother always wondered why what we thought was a no-name brand guitar played so well, the thing shreds! Have recently done the research and now understand why it is such a good instrument…… We got ours in the late 80’s and am proud to pass it on to the next generation…..

By: Bree

Bree — Mon, 02 May 2016 21:04:32 +0000

I have a Quest, but it’s not one in the old Quest catalogue. It’s an amazing guitar though! Looks very similar to some old Aria’s I’ve seen

By: Graham Perry

Graham Perry — Mon, 21 Sep 2015 21:34:18 +0000

I have recently acquired a Quest Atak 1. Paint was shocking so took it back to wood and Wow!!! Body is 4 piece in what looks like ash and in perfect condition and the neck has a couple of mini knocks but plays perfectly. The sustain on this neck is amazing. Not sure whether to just stain and polish or go nuts and candy apple it with 2 pack clear. Does anyone have any info at all on my guitar? Looked everywhere…

By: Mohammed

Mohammed — Sun, 23 Aug 2015 05:12:40 +0000

Most of those guitars plyaed great in the store but within a few years they need too much work to be worth keeping. Usually, the necks need work and no one wants to work on these things, so people try to do it themselves and screw it up further. Most of the hardware was also built with different materials on one another so they form a battery and corrode solid, and unlike Gibsons or Fenders you can’t find replacement hardware that bolts on. That’s why they wind up in pawnshops. Pawnbrokers don’t know less care about the details of anything, because they aim to make their money on payments rather than selling the item. That’s why everything in the pawn store is junk usually. People buy from pawn shops and pay too much because they are influenced by their sense of larceny. Once in a while you find a plum in a pawn shop. But if you factor in the time and frustration you could have paid market price and not feel morally stained. I won’t set foot in pawn shops any more.

By: Nick

Nick — Mon, 15 Jun 2015 01:42:03 +0000

So do I. Got any photos? Id love to know what my model is called and the history on it.

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 01:35:38 +0000

I have a Quest hollow body, and it is beautiful! But I have not idea who, where, what, or how on it. If anyone knows anything about it all, I would love to know, thanks.

By: Garry Vincent

Garry Vincent — Sun, 30 Mar 2014 10:07:51 +0000

I have a Quest Manhattan MK3
It is sensational

By: Aaron

Aaron — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:32:14 +0000

Hi, I just recently found a Quest Atak 3 at a pawn shop. Looks like an interesting guitar but google turns up no information whatsoever on this model. Does anyone know any info about it? Any feedback is appreciated.

By: michael

michael — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 05:18:45 +0000

I just bought a quest atak 6 mkII to go with my mkI. It came with original case as well. Awesome guitar.

By: CB guitarist

CB guitarist — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 03:02:01 +0000

I own a 80’s model Atak 10 by Quest guitar. It’s HSS all white with strat style trem and white finished neck. I bought it new with a Ross amp in 1988 from a Nova Scotia music store. It looks very similar to an aria body shape.

By: Lozo 1 Canada

Lozo 1 Canada — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 01:03:56 +0000

I own a Quest Aria Attack II explorer .Two volume,two tone pull out knobs.Need a wiring diagram,PLEASE!!!

By: michael

michael — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:20:55 +0000

I have a red Quest Atak 6 MK 1. It has one humbucker pick up and volume control only. I’ve looked sround the net and never seen a worse Quest Atak 6 than mine!! i am currently looking to buy a Washburn A-10 which i’ve also learnt was a 1982 guitar made at the Matsumoku factory. I love these early eighties guitars.

By: MrChuck

MrChuck — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 21:12:32 +0000

Sorry – I meant to add – Does this look original?

By: MrChuck

MrChuck — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 21:12:07 +0000

I’ve seen one these offered that has a maple neck and a non-sunburst finish.

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/QUEST-GUITAR-ATAK-JAPAN-/00/s/MTIwMFgxNjAw/$(KGrHqVHJDcE7yrFQ9hSBPGeon6,Ig~~60_57.JPG

By: Wayne

Wayne — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:49:19 +0000

I recently purchased a project guitar for my daughter; a 3/4 size Atak KO by Quest. Fitted with a single coil and a humbucker, this is one interesting little guitar (and in pretty poor shape, well used by the fret wear). I’m not sure if this was designed as a kid’s guitar or as a travel guitar. Either way it looks like it has potential. The shape is a traditional strat (albeit pointier horns). The colour is bright pinkish red. The body is laminated and may be the laminated mahogany that Matsumoku seems known for.

By: Mike_DB_

Mike_DB_ — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:23:03 +0000

Westone was indeed Matumoku’s proprietary brand. Their guitars and (especially) bass guitars were very popular in the UK, the Netherlands, and Germany. If memory serves me correctly, these appeared in the very late seventies, and were sold well into the eighties.

Many of them had active circuitry. Pretty advanced for the time. The Westone active bass pretty much became the standard instrument for the European working musician on a budget. Affordable, versatile, well built and VERY sturdy.