Westville Grande Archtop

**rdlmd** · 04-01-2026, 08:50 AM

Very interested in a Westville Grande. I don't think many exist and currently no plans to make more for 2026 according to Masaki at Westville. If anybody has one or knows of one out there, I'd be interested to learn more.
Grande — Westville Guitars
Thanks!

**callouscallus** · 04-10-2026, 11:21 AM

Originally Posted by Chris236

I have one, it’s an amazing guitar…. i’m not interested in selling, but would be happy to answer any questions you might have about it.

Do you find the guitar ergonomically more comfortable than an L5 with the more shallow depth? Looks like a very cool guitar. I'm used to the longer scale guitars and I'm not sure I'm Water makes an other long scale besides this one.

**rdlmd** · 04-10-2026, 11:41 AM

Originally Posted by Chris236

I have one, it’s an amazing guitar…. i’m not interested in selling, but would be happy to answer any questions you might have about it.

Lucky for you! What year was your Grande made? What is the color? Would love to see pics if you want to share. I haven't seen any Grande models "in the wild" so to speak, only on the Westville website. Do you have the humbucker or the Crest pickup version? And, do you know if those two pickups are interchangeable on the model?
I would also be curious to know about the neck profile and depth at 1st and 7th/9th frets.
I have purchased several of Masaki's ATC guitars and also have the ATC350BK which I think would be very similar to the Grande. All of the ATC/Westville guitars I have played have been amazingly well-built with neck profiles that I find perfect.
They also make the Azure model, which is 17-inch lower bout, 3 1/3" depth, but with two humbuckers and slightly smaller nut width, which I think would make it the closest Westville to an L5-CES. But, I am more interested in the Grande d/t a single neck pickup and the slightly slimmer body depth.

Anyway, hopefully they will make more of them in the next year and I will be able to save money and get my hands on one of them.

Thanks for writing back!

**rdlmd** · 04-10-2026, 05:51 PM

Thanks for the response. That's a beautiful guitar. And, yes, I like the thicker neck profile like the ATC350 I purchased from Masaki at Walkin'. Appreciate you posting this. As I said, crossing my fingers that they will make another batch of these. I'm glad you're enjoying yours! There can't be that many out there.