I know that they built some of the better quality Ibanez acoustic guitars, as well. These guitars are very good instruments and they are very responsive to a light touch.īUT, Morris guitars from many years ago are not in the same category, so be careful that you do not rely on the name only.īack then the guitars Morris marketed under their own name in the North American market were fair-to-middlin Martin copies.īut, ironically, the solid top Lawsuit Taks generally sounded better than the Morris guitars of the era, for whatever reason (the Taks probably had thinner tops and bracing.) The Morris factory also made a lot of the higher end Japanese import guitars for other companies, as well - a friend of mine has an all-solid wood Washburn dreadnought from back then that originated in the Morris factory, and its a nice-sounding guitar. The top has a double X brace and the back is highly arched for projection.
The strings are spaced so that the low E is a bit closer to the the top of the fretboard for those of us who like to throw our thumb over the top.
