Fender Stratocaster, sunburst, made in USA 1977. Well, this one has some presence about it, right? Here we have a 77 Strat in superb condition, not far off all original, great frets and well under 4kgs... yes, yes, yes. The...
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Guitars
Fender '62 Strat, made in Japan 2017, blue burst over quilted maple. If you like your Strats subtle, understated and restrained... then this one isn't for you. Fender does the coolest limited-run offerings for the Japan market, they seriously get...
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Fender '54 Strat, fiesta red, made in Japan 1988. In 1988, Sir Eric Clapton was kicking a lot of goals, including the launch of his USA made signature model Strat. This isn't one of those, but it's frightfully close: soft...
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Fender VSP '54 Strat, black, crafted in Japan 2007. This is an example of the very well regarded 'Vintage Special Project' models; the highest-of-the-high-end Strats of it's day. These get all the best appointments: nitro topcoat finish, deluxe two-piece premium alder body,...
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Fender '62 Strat, sunburst, made in Japan 1991. Back in the 80s/90s, Eric Clapton was a huge deal in Japan, so the very popular Eric-ish Fender Japan model was a black/white '54 Reissue Strat with a V-neck, Lace Sensor Gold...
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Bacchus Craft Series Strat style, US blonde, made in Japan 2015. Bacchus guitars came out in the 90s and quickly gained a reputation for outstanding quality. Founding luthier Sensei Momose trained the small crew of factory workers and was famously picky...
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Fender Japan Strat, STR-100LS model, made in Japan 1994. Here's an unusual one! If you're familiar with the Strat Plus, a late eighties cult hit made in the new Corona USA factory, this will look a little familiar. This model was...
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Squier CST30 Strat, SQ serial, made in Japan 1984, refinished in blue gum sparkle. This is a special one, friends. These SQ Serial Strats rolled off the line at the famed Fujigen plant in 1983-4 alongside the JV Serial instruments that (rightfully!)...
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Tokai Spring Sound ST-50, sunburst, made in Japan 1980. Without this guitar, Fender Japan might never have existed. In the late 70s and early 80s, Tokai were making guitars by hand referenced off 50s and 60s Fender and Gibson models...
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Fender '57 Strat, old candy apple, made in Japan 2010. This is just... good. Firstly, the finish is sweet. Old candy is a little darker and moodier than regular candy apple, so this has a certain mysterious depth to the hue...
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Fender ST456 Strat, refinished to walnut stain, made in Japan 1988 approx. This is a cutie. Fender's Boxer Series guitars were the 'modern' offering of the mid-eighties catalog, so there were pointy things, Teles with Floyd Rose tremolos, short and medium...
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Tokai Silver Star SS40YS, sunburst, made in Japan 1980. Aw heck, this is a nice thing. Tokai made a lot of waves in the 70s and 80s for producing guitars in the style of 50s Gibson and Fender models to...
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Yamaha SC800 Super Combinator, persimmon red, made in Japan 1977. These are so cool. Weird, especially the name, but... so dang cool. This is a 'first year' example of the Combinator, which was a pretty cool idea in it's day....
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Cool Z ZST-1R Strat style, shell pink, made in Japan 2010. These are definitely a little 'under the radar' gem. There's a whole world of modern Japanese-made guitars that seldom escape Japan, but hey... we're here to help them find love in...
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Cool Z ZST-1M Strat style, fiesta red, made in Japan 2007. Now friends, we all know that vintage Japanese guitars are awesome. But, there's a whole world out there of modern Japanese guitars, which are also brilliantly made, quirky and...
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Greco SE500, sunburst, made in Japan 1977. This is a hell of a guitar! Greco kicked off in the early 60s, and by the mid 70s, they were making exceptionally good guitars. This was made at the same Fujigen Gakki plant...
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History ZS-1HM Strat style, candy apple red, made in Japan 2003. The History brand is a collaboration between legendary builder Fujigen Gakki and Shimamura Gakki, one of the major music store chains in Japan. They enjoy a brilliant reputation for...
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Greco SE380, sunburst, made in Japan 1980. In 1982, the Fujigen Gakki factory in Japan produced the first ever Fender guitars made outside USA: the famed 'JV serial' instruments, renowned for their exceptional build and finish quality and lively, vintage-correct tone. Two...
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Yamaha SessionII 512, pale pink, made in Japan 1987. No prizes for guessing which decade this came from! Here we have the 1980s distilled into guitar form. These Session II guitars are a pretty classic Superstrat: take the regular Strat,...
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Profile Strat style, fiesta red, made in Korea 1989 approx. The Profile brand was masterminded by Australian distributor Dynamic Music. Back in the early 80s, they commissioned some super accurate Fender copies from a manufacturer in Japan and sold them on...
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