Morris W-65M "Tree of Life" 1970s MIJ Acoustic Natural W/HARD CASE

FANTASTIC MIJ Morris W-65M "Tree of Life" guitar.

Much like late 70s/early 80s Hohner, Takamine, Yamaha and other Japanese guitar makers, Morris was absolutely killing it and this W-65M is a pristine example of the quality that was being produced in Japan at that time.

I have found very little about this exact model. I have owned this for years, and am only letting it go because I am trying to downsize my collection overall. It's a beautiful guitar, it rings for days, very clear, very loud, very articulate. It's deep but NOT boomy. It's so nicely balanced in terms of sound--and it stands toe-to-toe with my Martin HD-28.

Happy to answer any questions you have. It's in incredible shape as you can see from the pics.

THE GUITAR WILL SHIP IN A HARD CASE.

History of Morris

The Morris Guitars company has been building quality handcrafted instruments in Nagano, Japan for a long time. Mr. Toshio Moridaira, the founder, was the first distributor in Japan to carry both Fender and Gibson lines. In 1964, due to his working relationship with Gibson, Mr. Moridaira was able to visit the Gibson factory in Kalamazoo, Michigan. An employee at Gibson nicknamed him “Mori” at that time.

In 1967, he founded the Morris Guitars company. He named it Morris, taken from the nickname given to him a while back. Morris produced copies of dreadnought and small jumbo models based on Martin and Gibson designs. Since then, Morris Guitars have enjoyed an outstanding reputation in Japan and other countries for making high quality guitars.

In 1974, Morris introduced their guitars at the NAMM show. In 1978, Morris introduced the Tornado line, thin body acoustic-electric guitars inspired by the Ovation design. Up until the early 80s, the U.S. market saw a variety of guitars that Morris imported from Japan.