i have always believed this was a Matsumoku guitar. it is a dead ringer for the Aria 5522G. there is no name on the headstock.
when i got the guitar the previous owner had installed some ESP zebra pickups. i replaced them with the pickups you see here, GFS Dream 90's.
you can see it is a 3 piece laminated neck. the tuners have been changed by previous owner
a little buckle rash on the back
sandwich construction on the body
the controls are different positions compared to typical gibson layout. the volume controls are both on the top and the tone controls are the lower two pots.
nice original hardshell case with gold trim
neckplate has the usual engravings
original gold bridge and tailpiece and posts. the gold finish is well worn on these. the previous owner had changed to the nickel bridge and tailpiece, but included the originals.
check out the spelling error on the bottom of the "brige"
one of the original pickups and both the trim rings
it is hard to capture the gold sparke but it looks NICE!