What's the deal with FENDER JAPAN?! | MIJ Traditional
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- Whats the deal with Fender Japan?! Who are they? Why do they exist?
Chris takes a look at the history of Fender MIJ and checks out the Fender Japan Traditional series.
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Nice riffs!
Shut up fender
You make too many models like 30 in each factory range
Imagine making a guitar video and getting complimented by the official Fender YT channel 😱😱
@@CocoKoi321 @fender please make more lefties too 😞 lefties matter campaign gonna go up soon lol😆
so, give him one "custom shop" ticket for free, Fender🎉🎉😁
Hey fender why cant we get some of this stuff instead of the overpriced horrible QC junk you churn out of Mexico
I think that's probably the first time I've ever seen anyone playing jazz on a Jazzmaster...
I own 3 MIJ telecasters from the 80's and 90's. Replaced the bridge, pups and wiring harness. Now as good as, if not better than Custom Shop for a quarter of the price. The C shaped necks are awesome!
It HAS A C SHAPED, ROUNDED LIKE USA, 7.25 radius? The David Gilmour neck.Red reissue,& his BLACK Strat. 👍are C SHAPED.Cool. fast necks,. Yeah,they bend well. I only have 1, with C SHAPED ,On '62 Fender Strat.a older reissue. Thanks for letting me know . I'm going to start checking them out!
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Hated my old MIJ Jazzmaster, but after correct setup, it grew on me. Than I thought about upgrade brigde and so on. Luckely I didn`t, today I love it as it is.
i picked up my very first new guitar this year. i had perused the American II series, but when i saw the Jazzmaster Noir ( MIJ limited run), i absolutely fell in love with the sound, the look, really everything about it. great job, Fender Japan!
I just bought one of these. Seems to be the last one available on the planet. How are you liking it after 1 year?
@@oliverhazard73 a year into it, i'm just as much in love as i was the day she arrived. the first thing i did with mine was to take it to a tech, have it set up for kind of low action, and a general going-over- and that short delay in gratification paid huge dividends. it meant that the first time i sat down to play, she was ready to rock. i love how the hardware has oxidized (?) over the course of a year. i bet you're gonna love yours, mine plays like a dream. #JMNoirClub
Just to share my experience on MIJ Fenders : I had 7 strats in my life, including some very nice US strats and a Clapton model. I chose to keep only one, which is a 94 MIJ 62 reissue : the build quality is amazing and it plays extremely well. It is the lightest strat I have (body is basswood), the one with the best natural sustain (kills any of my guitars in this category) and after replacing the electronics and pickups (with Lollar blonde), it is the best sounding one I have. I must add it was already sounding very nicely with the original ceramic pickups and eletronics but given the potential this guitar had, I went for the upgrade.
I have a Fender MIJ 50s Hybrid Tele in Indigo and I'm in total LOVE with it.
I have that same aerodyne strat! It's my go-to playing and practice guitar, and just like yourself I won't be parting ways with it any time soon.
Message to anyone who comes across one of these Japanese built fenders in Europe, just do it! They're fantastic guitars with real character.
I’m an owner and love it, I’m actually in between an American vs Japanese telecaster since my Japanese strat was super dope and smooth to play
Mad love for my 86 strat, kahler 2520 model. So nice and rare. Picked it up for a song and have never played a better strat.
Two friends of mine have Japan fenders, those are my favourite guitar's i ever played.late 80's and early 90's. A Stratocaster and a jazzmaster. Great built quality and gorgeous sound
I remember when I bought my first Strat about 30 years ago. My local guitar shop had both Japanese and Mexican made models in stock. They were both roughly the same price--about £250!--and I tried them both side by side. I much preferred the Mexico one and ended up buying it. How times change.
Mexican fenders are great now as well, they went through a rough patch of bad quality for a bit, but within the last few years they have picked up again and are just as good as American made imo for craftsmanship.. Obviously with USA made you get some better parts or wiring but that is it really. Even Squier nowadays are killer compared to what they were back in the day. I got a squier J Mascis JM the other month and it lives up to every other guitar I own.
So are the Japanese better than MIM? The price is going up on them!
@@DelScully yeah, u know, I wish we had guitars of this quality for the price when I was growing up,,, we order once from Sears catalog. my brother was 17 just bought a GUITAR,that just said Fender on the headstock, paid $125 bucks about 15 years ago he found out it 👍 was a 1951 Fender Nocaster! Guitar center offered him $40,000, he turned it down. Can't take it with you! He'll be 70!
@@jimkostan9932 Japanese made guitars of any brand are highly regarded but expensive, prices often as high as American models. Most people would say they are better than MIM. I'm not so sure.
I have a MIJ pawn shop series mustang special, and it is hands down my favorite guitar, the short neck and how light it is plus the wide range pickups make it the ultimate tone machine
Mine is candy apple red. Now i want mij traditional ii strat and tele too
Ed Sheeran definitely knows his shit
lol
yeah.. I've been looking for that comment )
After getting my first Contemporary Strat MIJ ‘86 (Kahler System I), I had to get a MIJ tele as well. Finally got it a couple of years ago, TL ‘62 RI, changed pups with Fender Pure Vintage ‘64, CtS pots, and don’t thing I need something else. I payed 500 euros for strat and around 600 for tele. But guess what? This kind of tele is now around 1200… and growing… both are keepers!
I got a MIJ '87 Strat and a 2023 traditional '60s Telecaster OW and competition stripes and I love both
I have a fender mij Aerodyne hss and it’s amazing. The tones are punchy yet crisp. I would recommend it to even the hardcore Fender fmic fans.
In the 6:15 mark when the presenter said "Fender Japan Traditional are faithful recreations of the classic 60s era Fender Guitars"...I might disagree. 9.5 fretboard radius is not a faithful recreation of the original 60s Fender design.
I have 2 MIJ Fenders that I love to bits.
Problem with Japanese Fenders is that the electronics aren't always up to scratch. A pity, with such amazing build quality.
At least the electronics are something you can have altered if necessary, the build quality in the MIJ fenders is unmatched though. I’m so tempted to get one.
electronics are an easy fix though! Even with most mexican made fenders, or korean/chinese squiers, the best thing to do if you plan to upgrade is electronics, not expensive and can drastically improve a guitar!
So what was bad about the MIJ pots? The selector switch yeah. I get the pickups are not up to par.
I’ve got one of these and opened it up. This run of guitars at least has proper alnico pickups, switch and cts pots.
Have 2 strats from Fender Japan. Love the basswood body and the pickups....some people don't love the sound but It's perfect to me!
Just got a MIJ Telecaster Hybrid II 2022, really love the feels.
I have owned my MIJ Strat since 1997...love it
I recently came in possession of a 1989/90 Stratocaster MIJ.
The sound is amazing! Rosewood fret board beautiful body. Now rivals my Telecaster.
ive got a 1996 68” maple neck sunburst strat,best guitar ive ever played
I had a 60’s Fender strat which I liked better than the American ones. I sold it and I’ve always regretted it. The feel and the way it played fit me so much better than any guitar I’ve ever played in my life. I bought it in 1995 for 435.00 and now they’re only available in Japan and cost over 1,000.
Nice review, they all definitely sound great.
The buttercream Tele my favotite.
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I got a 60's Strat MIJ as my first guitar and currently learning with it, love it! :)
I got a MIJ from 95 and one from 2018. 60s reissue and 50s "traditional" (they cant say reissue anymore, lol) both phenomenal guitars and better than American made ones that cost twice as much.
I bought a Fender Japan FSR black paisley strat with american vintage pickups last year. It's the best sounding strat I've ever owned. (And I've had seven, including a '74 and an American deluxe) the craftsmanship is flawless, the action is perfect and the fretboard has rolled edges. Very pleased!
That strat is burning! Bravo!
Great that you like fender Japan I have a made in Japan, 57 E series made in 1987 Candy, apple, red, maple fretboard The neck is fantastic pick ups are great too highly recommend this Guitar keep on rocking my friend 😀
A couple of months got Traditional 60's Jaguar in Lake placid blue matching headstock, i love the quality. Not available anymore in stores...😮
I have a 60s Traditional II strat in "Fiesta Red" which looks more like "Heinz Tomato Soup"
Sounds great.
Ive got a few left-handed 90s crafted in Japan Stratocasters. The necks are amazing! Especially on the O series. The bodies are only bass wood though and at least on the left handed ones the electronics are not great. But honestly they are worth it for a proper vintage neck
Finally got a 60s spec Strat in Fiesta Red left handed without silly custom shop prices. Thanks Fender Japan 😀!!
Hey just in case anyone’s looking for these in the UK, Coda Music in Stevenage Old Town High Street has loads. The thing is, you will get some people who are genuinely relaly daft and would spend so much more because of the made in USA tag - TRUST ME, I’m one of them and very subjectively, I do prefer the US made models but it is subjective and you should play a MIJ model if you can - they are AWSOME !! If I could have two (I could have but I already own 8 guitars so like, I need to slow down) I’d have got one too.
There's a guitar shop in Barcelona that specialises in Japanese strats. It's amazing
I also bought a Mexican Player plus telecaster In Jade Green from your company This is a great guitar as well
Who the heck is that guitar player?? Some hella good chops there!!! Bravo
What color Tele is that? Vintage white?
I own a 1990 72 reissue Telecaster MIJ. It's simply gorgeous...
I have a '89 and it's awesome!
Do you like the ceramic pickups? I'm thinking about getting the same one but idk how those would sound
@@nickandthecrisis I swapped its original pickups with Dimarzio Chopper T and Twang King
MIJ lover here! Just scored a Tele Boxer ! Way below retail price!
I have a Fender mustang 65 reissue from 2006 Olympic White and looks stunning
Does this mean that if I'm going to Japan I should look out for a guitar shop?
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I've always wondered what the difference was between "crafted" & "Made in Japan" was.
Thanks😁👍
I purchased a vintage 1986 Fender Strat neck for my custom Stratocaster build and my builder just informed me it was made in Japan!!!!
Fantastic playing! And sweet guitars, that LPB jag is calling my name...
i have an 09 fender mij aerodyne strat. with out a doubt, my number 1 guitar. sound, craftsmanship, plays like a dream. very nice guitar. black with cream binding. awesome guitar. i bought in a guitar shop in knoxville tn, during a half price sale. i paid 400 dollars for it. have had it since 09. play it everyday. have an 012 american standard strat, very nice guitar, sound, craftsmanship, and plays great also, but not as nice as my aerodyne .neck profile much better and easier to play on my aerodyne. wish i would have found and bought a aerodyne telecaster too. as you know, they discontinued that run of aerodyne guitars. only made them for a few years. also have a mim 020 telecaster HH, which is nice and a mim 021 strat which is also a nice guitar. but without a doubt my aerodyne is my favorite guitar to play. will never let go of it. still has all the original electronics. everyone who has ever played has stated that if i ever want to sell it, they would buy it off of me. but not going to sell it. when and if i ever stop playing, will still have and try to get one of my grandchildren interested in playing. have seen them for sale on internet, what a rare and sought after guitar i have. it is still in excellent shape and plays very very nice.
Got a 70's MIJ Mustang from the 2018 run they in Candy Apple Red, I don't think I've wanted a guitar as much since when I first saw it! Personally I'd love another 5 but yup, they're pretty rare!
I owned a '72 Reissue Strat (1996). Bought new at a local music store here in the states before Fender stop importing/prohibit sale all MIJ guitars shortly after. Though it is nothing like my American Vintage 70s Strat but nevertheless it is a very nice sounding guitar after I replaced the pickups with DiMarzios.
Nice riffs man!
It was my Fender Mexico Reissue "Classic" Strat. The '62 model in Shell Pink. I got it out of the local newspaper $450-ish (no case). I remember the guitar was 5-6 years old and a gift to the seller by an ex-girlfriend and he HATED the color so I got a DEAL on it!
A very nice guitar! It was my first vintage reissue guitar. Unlike practically every old or vintage guitar I ever owned it needed no restoration or replacement of modern aftermarket "upgrade" parts so popular then; Schaller, Badass etc. or the craze for the brass hardware folks couldn't wait to add to their old even historic vintage guitars. Although the first Ernie Ball brass replacement Tele saddles were a true GAME CHANGER for Telecaster tone then!
Anyway one day I thought about a possible upgrade myself to the guts of that guitar. Out of curiosity I pulled off it's pickguard. I wasn't sure what I'd find. I expected something along the line of dime pots and other budget electronics in there. I was very pleasantly surprised to find vintage-type 'push-back' cloth wire and a good-quality (five- way) selector switch and of course full-size pots that most closely looked like the ones in my factory stock '66 Tele.
I have since acquired Fender Japan reissue guitars and IMO they are awesome but a collector buddy of mine once told me it's the Fender Mexico reissue instruments that in his words seem to have a "better vibe" than their MIJ counterparts. IMO that's slicing any perceived differences between them kinda thin. I've been more than happy with the attention to detail in reissue Fender guitars from both Mexico and Japan. I haven't ever played an American reissue guitar however, though I know people pay a premium for one of those.
I have a 86 MIJ Strat. Floyd Rose bridge. Fine quality made guitar but it doesn't sound like a Fender. Sound has no character. My Amp is a Marshall with twin Celestion speakers. 80 watts. I play 'clean' and hate over-gain and all the rubbish overdrive nonsense. Maybe I should change the pick ups ?
I have a Fender Japan white Mustang that I got 20 years ago for £300. Love that guitar.
Love my 84/85 MIJ Strat🎵
NEED TO HEAR SOME KEITH RICHARDS, LIKKS. But it Does Ring Out WELL.!! How do they Resonate with being unplugged,..
hello i'm a guitar man since 60 years and i had buy a stratocaster reissue 1962 made in japan IN 1985? SERIAL C, it's a magnifical guitar and i like to play with her all day's , the americain serial arent no better .excuse my english but i'm a frenchy, you know.? CONGRATULATION
I have a 1986 Japanese stratocaster I bought new and still have it.....
It's a great guitar ......made as well as any USA stratocaster I own......
amazing playing
Because of the covid, it becomes more harder to get a new Fender made in Japan for people who is not live in Japan.
I'm a Chinese and here we got touch with much more kinds and brand of Japanese guitars. Many of them are not expensive and also very nice.
We used to say that Fender Japan was making the worst guitar in the world: they were using the bad woods. But now everything changes. Fender Japan becomes a new taste of Fender: thankes to the high techonic, Fender Japan has a comfortable feeling when you playing. And it has more sweet taste and brighter than other Fender guitar. Its a good choice if you can get one.
Love my fender ST62-Fr (black)
Love the Fender Japan guitars!
old MIJ are sought-after these days. I hadn´t the money for an american one, so in 1984 I bought a new fender st 62 stratocaster reissue mij for under 900 mark (450 euro). today you can find some around 3500 euro or more at reverb. but I won´t sell mine. cause she is so good.
You seem to have left out the era from 2000 to around 2020. I have several CIJ (2001 - 2008) models that are incredible instruments. I know the history concerning those years is sketchy, because when I got my 2002 Aerodyne Strat a year ago, I could not find any reliable information on it.
Question if I may. I have a MIJ E series Strat with 6 numbers (appears to be 84-87 years) in a bluish green color, that I have owned since the early 90's. I would like to know more about it but cannot find what I would like to know just by a google search. Could you recomend someone to contact that might can tell me more about this guitar? I would like to know such things as if this is a copy of an older guitar model, if this particular color is rare and such things. Thank you.
instead of getting a new vintera II, i could get a traditional and put cory wong semour duncans in. This the best way to go?
I own a fender Aerodyne Jazz bass it’s a 2017 model. It’s my favorite bass to play! I own an American P bass too. Tbh, it doesn’t play as nice as my MIJ jazz I’ve thought about selling my American made one.
and how do you can get one if you dont find one in a shop? how you can look the current lines? any information????
I just picked up a 50th anniversary Fender Made in Japan Telecaster that is Indigo with ghost flames and matching pickguard. According to records it was made at the Fujigen plant in 96 to early 97. Beyond that I cannot find any additional info on it. I have scoured You Tube to find a review of it but I cannot find any. Any help out there would be greatly appreciated!
Is it a flame top or a photo of a flame top! Foto finish is Fender Japan speak.
I’m very happy with my 1990 Strat ‘57 reissue made in the Fujigen factory
Funny thing is in Japan, where I live, American guitars are at least DOUBLE the price. You can get a new Japan Fender here for about 400 bucks. Funny how that works. Here in Japan, people assume the American made ones are FAR above in quality, which of course they are not. Its all just stigma.
That blonde Tele is dreamy!
I have had an '88 Telecaster top loader since new.
We have a shit load of them for sale in Australia.....
Post up on reverb! Man, I’d love a white burst maple board Tele
My Stratocaster was made in 1985 in Japan resembles a 1962.but thair was no headstock logo when I bought it.don’t know why 🤔
It’s a small headstock 🎸
Great player!
what body, neck and fingerboard are these guitars made of?
Basswood, maple and rosewood
I live in Argentina. Are they available in here?
Beautiful guitar
Hey could you check if the new MIJ strat pickguards are the same as the MIA strat pickguards? There isn’t much of a resource online and it seems to find out the answer I just have to risk it and try to get one on my aerodyne.
I own a Japanese jazz bass , and it’s the nicest bass I own
I have an old Tokai Strat, a Hank Marvin mij signiature strat and two mij "collectables" strats. My opinion?? They are ok, that's all. My Mexican and American stratocasters are far superior in every way! That's my experience!
I own and have owned 6 Fender Japan guitars over the last 20 years……they have all been amazing and easily as good as the USA Fenders…..and I own a Vintage series USA Strat……these are easily better than Mexican models.
The best guitar I've ever played is my CIJ '72 Telecaster Thinline reissue.
I wonder why they even created Squire because they are made in China, Indonesia, and I just found out that they make them in Mexico also! Yamaha are basically Japanese made guitars and they sell high quality guitars budget friendly and mid to high-end guitars also! MIM Fender guitars are over priced!.
All of my Strats except two unicorn U.S, are vintage MIJ. They feel better than any Stratocaster I've played. I only buy and build MIJ. My personal favorite over All of them, is my ST-562 Candy Apple Red, System 1 Contemporary. Ill sell one of my unicorns before i sell this guitar, Never🤙
what's the deal with basswood bodies? should I even care?
Hi,
I live in Denmark and own a japanere stratocaster, nr. J017044,
I was wondering How much money is is worth,
and where would be the best place to put it up for sale ,
If I ever decided to sell it, thank you.
Reverb
@@ashtonbribiescas3398 revers???
Reverb ??? What do you mean by reverb Ashton Bribiescas.
Your guitarist looks like he should be piloting a Spitfire.
Still playin' my fantastic Fender Japan Lefty Jazz Bass (JTB-62-LH)...I think I will have it cremated with me when I check out of the planet. Hey, if it was good enough for Mio Akiyama, it's good enough for me. LOL
Actually they are not half price of the American Fender. The cheaoest one is 1450 € which is the same price as American.
Hes the ginger ninja of japanese fenders !!!! Did you not know that ??!! Doh!
that 2:50 was so cute i ain’t that thugged out
80s fender reissues '57 mij strats are better than American made custom shop strats.
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I wanted to like this video, but the like count is at 420.
Anyways, nice video. Thanks
It's nice that Fender Japan doesn't produce regulary.
It makes it special and can hold the quality at a high level because these instruments aren't mass produced.
And for Europeans Made in America means nothing.
A European made instrument is far superior an American made instrument due to the lack of good craftmanship, quality control and overall discipline with American made stuff.
Look at their cars.
Nice to look at from outside but when you look closer the quality and materials are awful.
I used to drive a 2020 Ford Explorer Hybrid.
Worst car ever.
It spend more time in the workshop than i was driving it.
American made means bad quality for me.
Japanese people are OCD when it comes to quality.
They check everything hundred times.
I'll pass on mij I saw blues guitarists Christone Kingfish play a MIM Fender player stratocaster stock and immediately fell for the MIM players Stratocaster..now christone Kingfish plays his own signature Fenders...this whole Japanese thing is BS..
The MIJ Stratocasters are no better than the MIA and MIM Fenders Stratocasters..period
Mim fenders are actually decent too just seem to be the lowest price because of the cheap labour i guess they are all made by machine now anyways right so India could easily make as good if they were making fenders not squire
Maybe it’s time for you to watch a factory tour. Like none of it is made by machine.