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Post by Taildragger on May 25, 2022 20:45:08 GMT -5
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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on May 27, 2022 9:31:32 GMT -5
Fuji Gen Gakki scared the bejeebuz out of Fender in the 80s. They made guitars better than Fender could make them at the time.
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Davywhizz
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"Still Alive and Well"
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Post by Davywhizz on May 27, 2022 16:17:06 GMT -5
I've had two Japanese Fenders; a double bound 1962 Custom Reissue and a large headstock 1971 Reissue Strat. I used them both for gigs, interchangeably with two US Teles. You can see them all in my profile pic The Japanese build and finish were excellent. However, the 62RI pickups fed back badly at high volume/high gain. I changed the pickups to Seymour Duncan Alnico Pro IIs, the wiring and selector switch. After that it was a great guitar. The Strat was more than fine without any mods, though I rewired it slightly so the bridge pickup had its own tone control.
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Post by ninworks on May 28, 2022 7:38:27 GMT -5
I have a Japanese Fender Flame Ultra. It's a GREAT guitar. My only misgiving is that the neck is very sensitive to humidity changes and the truss rod requires frequent adjustments. It's basically a double cut-away Les Paul with split coil capability. Mine has the Kahler floating trem on it. i.postimg.cc/d0wbgrtD/Fender-Flame-Ultra.jpg |
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Post by Lesterstrat on May 28, 2022 18:56:41 GMT -5
Fuji Gen Gakki scared the bejeebuz out of Fender in the 80s. They made guitars better than Fender could make them at the time. I forget the year of build, but I scored a MIJ Strat back when Fender had a fire and their guitars were coming from Japan for awhile. I *think* I bought the guitar around 2000 - 2002. Got it for $300 used and it was a gem. |
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twangmeister
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Formerly Known As: Twangmeister
Age: 72 and fading fast.....
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Post by twangmeister on May 30, 2022 10:49:59 GMT -5
I still have an early Fender Squier P bass built by Fuji Gen in late 1982-early 1983. This was a US market follow-on to the European market only reissue models. The chief differences were in the electronics which were the same as in Fuji Gen's lower market Fenders. The stock electronics were good enough that when I switched pickguards to a tortoiseshell that I only upgraded the jack. The body was beautifully contoured ash and the neck had a great '62 profile. This was good enough for me to sell my super heavy '92 US made Jazz Plus
In the early '70s I bought a used slab fingerboard Aria Telecaster. It felt and played like a late '50s Tele. This was the first quality-made japanese guitar I ever owned.
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