A New Level Of Quality. FGN Guitars! Boundary Series Electric Guitars (MIJ Quality Under £500!!)
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2019
- FGN Guitars = Fugijen = The very best producer of MIJ (Made In Japan) guitars.
Welcome to the FGNBoundary series guitars which are not only immense quality but AFFORDABLE too. At under £500 why settle for anything less than the best - which these clearly are.
See the FGN Boundary Series guitars here. The catalog contents are new so excuse some lack of detail at this point.
rguitars.co.uk/collections/fg...
This is a Godin qualilty guitar at half the price. Its as simple as that. Made in Japan. The guitar I compared it to at the end of the video (Godin Session) is in fact £899 which is TWICE the price. The Godin Session is a brilliant guitar in its own right but if you have the budget of the Godin - wait until you see the J Standard series which are STILL cheaper than the Godin....
My advice to anyone who is looking for a Strat or Tele type guitar at under £500 you just must check one of these out. I know they are hard to find - I know I am going to be upset about availability - but thats the life of a specialist wanting to sell great guitars!!! Great guitars are never easy to find. I could not be more proud to be involved with FGN. Their legacy goes before them but thankfully even their cheapest guitars are built to a standard that I simply cannot fault. Its as simple as that.
As you may know - we hand finish every guitar and I look forward with FGN to have their guitars in our workshop where we can do what we want to be doing - which is personalising setup choices for the players who buy them - for finishing off the fret work - ensuring you get the right gauge of string set to the right action so when it arrives it feels like YOUR guitar.
Frankly, barring Cort guitars I am not sure I want to sell any other guitar brand below this price point. Our shop is about quality and providing the very best and FGN are showing me I don't have to compromise on what I sell.
Looking at a Vintage? Sure - we will do our very best to make it into the best it can be. You'll never make it into an FGN though. I appreciate everyone has a budget and Vintage is there to fill that budget. If however you can save - save - you will enjoy an instrument that easily competes with guitars at twice the price.
Love your passion and honesty in this review Richard. Some of the best guitars I’ve owned over the years have been Japanese made, so great to see these ones.
I can't speak for everyone but for myself it really comes across in your video's that it isn't a sales pitch and it is genuine enthusiasm for the brands you carry.
You come across as very genuine in your assessment's which is what turned me into a customer and led me to make sure I left a genuine review of my purchase and of the Gordon Smith guitar I received.
SinnersDwarf thank you. That means a lot to me. Rest assured every word is sincere!
Love what you're saying! I just got an FGN and i am blown away with the quality/sound/playability/versatility. Hands down my favourite brand!
Iv just purchased the j-standard illiad in tobacco sunburst, so excited, these FGN guitars look and sound absolutely phenomenal!!
Almost 2020 now and I am treating myshelf with one of these very very soon because I am a M.I.J. maniac, thank you !!
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Now Richard, while showcases these new guitars you stopped me in my tracks! That Godan Session sounded unbelievable at my end of the Tube and down here in in Sydney. The tone was awesome IMO.. I will be checking one out for sure. 👍🇦🇺🎸
My brother's '83 SQ series Squier Strat was made by Fujigen. It was gigged regularly , very well looked after & still plays beautifully. Hopefully people will buy one of these lovely FGN guitars and love them just as much.
Lovely review Richard full of your usual passion. Would you take a minute or two to tell us what amps you use in your demos next time? Or how about a video or two on which amps you use? I almost wish these guitars were around when I bought my Godin and Richmond guitars from you years ago, but I'm still getting a lot of pleasure from them. Best wishes.
Be great to see an in depth look as the HSS FGN models Richard :-)
Ordered the blonde Iliad yesterday, cant wait to get my hands on it 😀😀 trying to talk the wife into letting me buy the blue bos stratocaster as well, nearly persuaded her that you have to have a strat as well as a tele 😋
I am glad I stumbled upon this, looking into FGN. after watching from Jack Thammarat "Awakening" Video...Finally Honest / straight talk ! I will go visit!
Awesome man!
Great review again Richard fgn looks great and sounds great for the money Japan make some great guitars got a yamaha sf 700 from years ago brilliant guitar never let it go have you ever tried leverson blade guitars really good keep up the good work always interesting and your passion for guitars 👍
FGN Illiad sounds... #EPIC! 👌🔥😎
I have an Ibanez Prestige S series guitar, made in Japan, also an ESP Ell that is made in Japan, I suspect both are Fujijen, the finishing and feel are so good and alike
THATS a good review ! - and i just bourght - and are eagely awaiting a Lemondrop FGN Les Paul from 2016 - The reason i WANT a FGN guitar is simply the way they run the Factory in Japan - they are MASTERBUILDERS - the LOT ! im so so stoked , to finally get a FGN , after a long sad list of Sqires - Fenders and Gibsons ..... i knoe EXACTLY what you talk about - and thank you thank you thank you for pointing out what SHOULD be obvies , but simply not are on the "Big" G and F Granddaddy´s mind - and Bob´s certaintly NOT his uncle ! You gotta new subscriber ,-
Nice demo
Hello. First time I have seen and viewed your channel. It is helpful information. I have an FGN Les paul type I recently purchased. It's a fantastic guitar. Do you know if the bridge is easily replaced with a gibson style . It looks like a 4mm stud. You might have answers to these questions. I have some sticking from the bridge or tailpiece . A ping when tuning and then a sharped note. I am looking at FGN super strats.
Hard tail body. My puppy needs to go outside. Thank you and good show.C.
Richard would you be getting in your shop a FGN 335 style guitar ? Thanks ..:-)
I know this is an old video but two things: 1) Although I've watched other videos on the channel and been subbed a while, I came across this because I was doing a search for Fujigen, because today I tried their lowest-priced MIJ Tele style which seems to be sold only at local Japanese shops (I'm in Japan) and really liked it (and indeed, had a chance to compare it to a USA-made G&L ASAT they had for twice the price and honestly the FGN was so much better than that, talk about QC or lack thereof on the G&L), and 2) if I lived in the UK I would 100% buy my guitars at Richards Guitars over all the other usual suspects (as much as I love those companies' YT channels, don't get me wrong). This kind of passionate and honest seller is worth much more than whatever quid I'd save going to the others or to Amazon.
Hello again, I forgot to ask If you know which hardtail models have a compound radius?Thanks again.
My 1979 Greco strat and 1980 les paul were made by Fuji Gen ☺ And my 85 squier strat ☺
Nice guitar what size fret wires does it have is it medium high frets?
Does the guitar with the humbucker and 2 singles(Odyssey?) use 250k or 500k pots do you know Richard?
Can anybody tell me how the fgn medium fret size compares to other frets - e.g. the fender player line? Those are a bit too small for me, but since the fret size names tend to be quite loosely defined I hoped that these might be leaning more towards jumbo size. Thanks in advance!
First of all, I agree with 99.9 % of what you said about the quality control of guitars. I've just spoken to a luthier from Moldovia again who built violins in Prague and Moscow and he was shocked (swear words actually) about the quality control with guitars. They wouldn't even get to sweep the sawdust of the floor in a violin workshop if they tried the things they do. So why has this happened to guitars, especially solid-body electric guitars? Unfortunately had a few bad experiences with quality control of FGN guitars mainly bodywork and control knobs, but the necks are as smooth as silk and amazing super circle frets. I hope these distressed guitars that people buy haven't caused quality-control just to say-that will do.
I have FGN Odyssey. Perfectly built guitar.
Hi Richard! What amp were you using in this video? And pedals? I love the tone when you play the Satriani!
Mayo naise ahhh glad you mentioned that. In a few videos time I will be introducing you to Jon my store manager and he is a pedal tech!! Repairs them and loves joining them all up and knows everything you need to about them. If you look on my Instagram I took a photo of them today!
Richards Guitars I have seen it, thanks! Were you using the golden brownie for the distorted sound? I have a Tom’s line Plexion which I assume is a very very similar pedal (if not same one but under another brand) and some good guitars but I’m missing a decent amp. Amp sims are definitely not the same, this is why I am so interested in knowing the details.
Any revelation about the amp? 🙂 thanks again!
I absolutely know that the key is your playing, I wouldn’t sound as good as I think you do in the video using the same gear (that legato run sounds 100% Satriani and you are not using Joe’s rig), but good equipment also helps for sure (and I say good, not necessarily expensive... this FGN guitars are a prove of it!)
I cant play and have a few guitars i pull out from time to time,, lp gold top,, 57 strat reissue,,,and steve vai Jem77,s i just bought a FGN Seymore duncan model and it blows the fenders away,,,, Circle fret design is great...
I think he had a Guitar-gasm... hehe! 😅😁 Yeah... that switch is insanely clean... CLEAN! 😲😁👌🔥
Ahh... #GuitarJoy 😌
Love your videos, especially the ones when you over waffle!! Just your passion taking you on a story. Was going to purchase a guitar off you the other day a vintage v52 but sadly I'm getting an operation on my shoulder next week so will be out of gtar action for 6 months. On the plus side I can save up for one of your higher end guitars. What would you recommend for one of your strats £500/£1000 fgn or Godin.
To be honest you have Godin, J standard FGN (which are immense and will definitely do a comparison with the Godin - as that is more of a like for like price comparison) but also Gordon Smith guitars - so check out some of my videos on them - they are wonderful.
@@RichardsGuitarshop I will check them out. Thank you for your reply, much appreciated. Love your videos, the passion, the truth you speak and especially the waffling, I'm a waffle myself as my loved ones keep telling me lol.
@@derekjohnson5720 We wafflers - have to stick together!
@@RichardsGuitarshop we certainly do, as we are a very rare and misunderstood spieces!!
Hi Richard, if possible would love to see a video of the fgn j standard that you showed us in this video compared to a Godin Progression plus (light cherry burst) these two have really caught my eye and I'm stuck on which one to purchase. They both look stunningly beautiful but would like to hear the pickups in both. The Godin has a Sduncan in the bridge and godin middle, neck but would like to hear the three duncans on the J. Would be much appreciated. Cheers buddy!
My mate has a 2k fgn single cut and it's pretty amazing! So well finished and the frets are perfect!
Mikey Newman watch this space!
Hi Rich if you have a Fiesta Red FGN strat with birdseye or flamed maple neck and gold hardware I would be very interested LOL. Also interested in an Acus amp if you could advise me
John Treadwell hi! I thought you had that sorted with those that we don’t speak of on my channel ! 😂. Of course can help with that and will sort you a good price as one of my best customers on the planet 🌏. Not sure about the FGN. They all have humbucker in the bridge. Is that ok? If not why not consider a Gordon smith? That can be arranged for sure and would be total pleasure
100% genuine.
HI Richard , does your shop take trade ins. Looking to trade a Mex Fender Tele 2013. Regards Lloyd
I want a Godan Session...or the blue FGN...need to save the pennies...
Big question Richard, are they doing lefty's?
I just looked at the FGN web site. Unfortunately for both of us, it's not looking good.
That's why I ordered one and convert it.
a) a Left-hand nut
b) Possibly a strap pin on the neck pocket. So that you cannot see it.
c) all this can be undone without effort if you want to sell it again as a right-handed model. If ...
How is the neck on that guitar? I cant find anything about it in the internet.
Thanks Richard.....Steve from NSW Australia.
Yes indeed Fujigen is all about quality and has been since they started. Please have a look at my "eulogy" video on one of the earliest Fujigen made Fender 52 Telecasters. All original wonderful instrument. Outstanding quality. Google "
My first fender Strat was an FGN made model in the nineties , And I regret selling it to this day
reffoelcnu alouncelal a lot of 90s Fender japan were made by Tokai ☺
Ooops ! Google "One of the earliest JV Fender Telecasters" Thanks
Do you still carry FGN, Richard?
You should play more
Has FGN stopped making the FGN Neo Classic Heritage? Because as soon as I found out that this company was making an SG type guitar I knew I had to have one.
Should have bought FGN rather than Yamaha lol
How can they afford to get the price down below £500 for a quality Japanese-made guitar? I notice all the Japanese instrument makers are shipping production of mainstream models out to China and the Japanese ones are the expensive, top-of-the-range ones (e.g. the Tama Star, Yamaha Phoenix drums, a handful of Ibanez guitar models). I'd expect it to be double that price or maybe just less -- it would easily compete with Fender's American Performer range at £800-900.
Matthew Smith hence why this is such a superior guitar. It’s made by them!
No headstock tax, and the fact that non-japanese buyers don't pay sales tax (8-10%).
Bought an FGN boundry series not from Richards guitars,the fret edges were terrible,coming from Japan i would have expected top notch fret work.
Look I love those FGn guitars but you have to admint your sound and voice recording sucks hard
Marek Tokarcik yep. It’s called being a real business where my time is divided between customers and every other aspect of running my business. Since doing this video I have taken on a wonderful guy called Jon and am moving to new premises with dedicated video and photography area with all day natural light etc. Watch this space
What really bugs me is that you sing praise to a brand today and will call it rubbish tommorow.
I find that annoying and betraying your customers that you sold that world class brand to today. Not to mention your credibility...