It's great to hear your story about this guitar! Where did you end up buying your first one? From someone in the U.S.? I remember in 2013 I was a 15 year old guitar player who would frequent my local guitar shop here in the south of England and they got a bunch of Edwards models in, from the model you showed in this video (In blue as well), to many colours of the Alexi Laiho models, and even Japanese artists signature models, Like Syu, Hizaki and Teru. Actually that's how I discovered Versailles and a few years later I ordered the Hizaki signature Edwards (I actually recommend looking at that model, beautiful gold glitter roses on the body and a half scalloped neck, it sounds great!) from overseas. A couple years after that when the shop was bought by another company they kept their Teru model for sale, and that very same guitar I laid eyes on in 2013 became mine! I still have the pictures of all the guitars on the shop walls the first day they came in to the shop, it was an awesome display and I'm very thankful they imported those guitars for sale as it lead to me discovering some amazing musicians.
I've seen a few Edwards guitars knocking around over here in sunny England too. Never played one but once the shops reopen I'll have to try and find one!
That thing is amazing! Also, really digging the AKIRA shirt, that's one of my all-time favorite flicks, anime or otherwise. With all that JDM goodness, I was honestly waiting for you to start playing "My Heart Draws a Dream" by L'arc~en~Ciel or something.
Japan really does leave all the best things for themselves. Orville (by Gibson) guitars built in Japan between 1988-1998 are always considered to be higher quality than the Gibson's of that era.
Yeah I have a couple of them neck through Edwards superstrats, amazing fit and finish, and quality overall, very competitive prices too in regards to the premium quality. Travelled to Japan for work back in 1990, visited a music superstore in Tokyo and gawked at literally dozens of insane Japanese market Charvel... all I could afford back then was a few crazy picks as a souvenir...
Great vid man! Love MiJ guitars...also, Edwards is actually is owned by ESP. It sits below E-II and above Grassroots brand. Hence its design are just like any ESP model. And still MiJ and you get the excellent quality
That’s a beautiful instrument and it has a beautiful story. My dad sold his beloved Gibson SG in order to afford to prepare for my arrival 43 years ago. My sisters and I pitched in to buy him another one for his 70th birthday last year. There were genuine tears of joy when he opened it. I don’t know if it would have evoked quite the same emotion as it did if instead of his 1968 Fender Bandmaster, he plugged it into a modeler.
The Kiko ESP model. In Brazil, we used to have Tagima K1 and K2. The first one is very expensive an used one. The K1 has Brazilian Solid Cedar Body, Brazilian Maple neck and Pau Ferro Fretboard, Gotoh Hardware(including Ge 1996t) and Seymour Duncan pickups. The second first models were made in Brazil, but has an Tagima Floyd Rose licensed trem were the same wood specs. But they changed the manufacting to China, that were made with Alder Solid Body, Maple neck and Rosewood Fretboard. There were the same k2 hardware. Both models are great, very well built.
I JUST put that exact gold Floyd on my Schecter Avenger and swapped the 81 out with a 81x. also changed the knobs and nut out with matching gold parts and it totally made that guitar GORGEOUS. Nice Edwards..would love to get my hands on one.
I have three Edwards guitars right now and I've owned and sold two other Edwards so I can say that I love Edwards but they're not made in Japan. They're mostly built in ESP's Chinese factory (owned and operated by ESP) and then they're sent to Japan for QC and sometimes pickup installation. Same situation with ESP E-II but ESP is charging $500-$1000 more for E-II.
First time I've ever noticed that photo of you and your wife in the background - that's so sweet. Edit: LOL! And then just after I post the above comment you tell the story - nice.
Wow!! That model at 1:17 has some serious Akira Takasaki vibes to it! (Tied in nicely with your shirt, with arguably the greatest anime of all time!) I'm not a shredder by any means but what effort and thoughtfulness were put into the Edwards model. And most importantly, your story about selling your guitar to buy that engagement ring is adorable. Without question, you are good people, Max. She's so worth it! Thank you for another outstanding video!
Aria Pro II is another Japanese brand that's amazing and you can fit used for next to nothing for alot of their guitars. I saw one for around 300 and it was loaded
I absolutely love the sound of mahogany wood for a guitar with humbuckers! It gives is such a buttery sound but can get low, rich, and even super chunky lows. I’m absolutely am in love with this guitar. I’d probably want it in a darker color green but as far as aesthetics go with the gold hardware, Floyd Rose, and most of all I love the bridge humbucker with just a single in neck position. It gives it some clean punishment machine sleekness. Oh and the binding literally pulls it all together(haha imagine that). Oh and the reverse ESP style headstock is the coolest metal headstock of all time!!!! Great video ma man! You always bring a different flavor than the typical Les Paul, SG, Strat, Tele, plexi stack, Twin Reverb, and a Boss O-D pedal, DD-3, and a cry baby wah wah pedal. Don’t get me wrong I absolutely love all that stuff and am the proud owner of one but mostly multiple examples of each said product.
yeah Edwards has really the coolest designs, and that's for a sub brand of ESP. Used to look at their old site and especially their discontinued models all the time to see what I missed out on. BUt as soon as you understand the mentality of the Japanese it's easy to why they come up with such a wealth of different instruments, or at least different enough instruments to keep the excitement for the brand going. And it's probably the reason why this stuff is Japan only.
I think these Japanese guitars are beautiful, saw some esp guitars that are really crazy but also Ibanez or Gretsch that are made in Japan are great. It's not only the USA that make nice guitars. Maybe you should check out some french, german, italian and swiss guitars.... they make also very interesting and beautiful ones.
The very definition of fortunate; a beautiful wife, an amazing guitar collection including the one that helped you score said wife. and a happy life because of both wife and guitars. How can we not envy you, Max?
Interesting. Try to find a Killer someday. There is an absolutely amazing guitarist, in Japan, who plays lead for the band Mary's Blood. Her name is Saki, and she plays Killer guitars. They sound great.
It looks like it is based off of the custom ESP Horizon-II for the guitarist Hizaki of Versailles Philharmonic Quintet as well as The Hizaki Grace Project, it's def checking all those boxes, Gold floyd, Floral inlay and the same translucent red.
Grab yourself one of the '80s lawsuit: Burny (Fernandes out of Japan), Greco, Aria Pro II, Orville (which at some point became the official Gibson MiJ) and many more. Fantastic guitars
LOVE that guitar! Back in the day late 70s I bought a brand new Ibanez Artist and I got so much crap for buying a Japanese guitar it wasn't funny especially because I was a huge Gibson collector. It played and looked better than any guitar made in that time and most of the guitars i had at the time. Of course back then most people were only familiar with the inexpensive brands like Teisco, Silvertone, Kay etc. Funny how much those guitars sell for on Reverb today wish i kept all those yard sale guitars I bought back then even the few I rescued from the trash! I loved my Ibanez and bought a few others and over the years they are now one of the top brands. Of course I love a real ESP guitar not the cheaper LTDs never had much luck with those. It's amazing how great a lot of the Japanese guitars have become since the 70s and the fact a lot do not get imported to the states just sucks. Some of the guitars I have seen from Japanese guitar shops blow me away. I want them all, friends over there are always teasing me by sending me pics they take in the shops over there. Getting them is an expensive process and it keeps me from buying a lot of them.
For the love of all that is rock. Please, please, bring back the mohawk. Incorporate it ina music video of your own music using all of your guitars. Show off that collection, they all need to be seen.
Even sounds great clean! Still have my not-very-exotic Japanese made Electra Pheonix I bought new in 85' as new-old-stock. All 3 push pull pots for the HSH config. All still works perfect!
I really love your content and the awesome guitars you have... Just one suggestion...please try adding some more spice to your improves... It feels like I can hear similar notes in most of your videos
I remember seeing John Norum with Europe 10 years ago (Feb 2011, couple of days after Gary Moore died - they played The Loner as a tribute). John was playing a quilted maple top Edwards Les Paul, looked and sounded incredible. I checked them out at the time - they were only around UK£600. I was floored, so yeah, I get ya 👍.
You have the wife and you got the guitar back (happy to hear that). If you also have the bike, then you are a blessed man. 😁😁😁 Rock on my friend! Greetings from Crete!
Man I love the Grassroots I bought when I was over there. I know it’s their more affordable and not as nice as Edwards or ESP or any of the other amazing brands (which there’s a ton of) but holy fuck does it play so well! Visiting the Crafthouse and the guitar street was a dream!
I have been looking at a couple of those grassroots on eBay. They are priced a tad higher than I would normally pay, but the seller is shipping them free from Japan. They look to be exceptionally good quality for the price. I'm really into the extreme shape and they have a bunch of really cool ones.
This guy: Plays guitar like a pro Has a beautiful wife Has tons of guitars Fly planes around Was/is jacked as F*** Is there anything you can't do man? LOL
I own a Edwards crying star rebel. I got it imported because syu is my favorite guitarist. Best guitar i own besides les paul. The quility is insane i actually play it more than my les paul
Not exclusive from japan.. but Charvels (the 2010s and modern) and Jackson imports are second to none. I have played some expensive guitars and Japanese made are always at the top in playability!
Yes ! I have owned 3 USA Custom shop Jackson's and a bunch of import Jackson's and a couple of the Japanese made ones where right there with the USA made ones. However I ordered a Jackson Strat style guitar with one humbucker and a real floyd rose back in 1981-82 and it was the single best guitar I've ever owned . Just pure magic ! I currently own 2 import Jackson's and an old Ltd strat that has been heavily modified and I have less than $850 total in them and they all are amazing guitars especially when considering their price !
gorgeous guitar...lol.you look a whole lot better nowadays.that mohawk just didnt cut it for me...lol.but.we were all young once.you still had alot of stregnth tho.and a kickass guitar.love the backstory on the guitar.definate win / win.congrats.now wish me luck...lol.take care.
I own a tokai love rock, had an Edwards lp special and a few burneys. Love Japanese guitars, IMO on par or in most cases better than American made guitars. Also your humour is amazing
I think that guitar was based on the ESP Kiko Loureiro model, which was based on a brazilian made guitar he used to use when he started to gain spotlight
Maybe worth mentioning: @1:20 is the signature model of japanese metal legend Anchang of the Sex Machineguns (who's output until 2006 is just unbelieveably fun Speed Metal nonsense).
I love the guitar accept the tree of life thing on the neck. I don't know why. But I have to say the guitar is beautiful. And under a grand I just seen used. Not bad at all.
Very nice video. But i should stop to have a look at them because i would buy all the guitars you test ! I own two guitars from Japan. An Ibanez RG550 and a Tokai and they sound really well. Thanks man.
I'm impressed by your hair, my wife is impressed by your arms... and your hair, great videos and hair!
I’m the wife and I approve this message. 😍
great guitars ,skill,and knowledge as well.
And I'm impressed by his car at 0:55
now I can stop lookinat his hair,lol they look silly smooth! besides that, he is a very good player
@@Fisherman6383 old school . Max is a rare bird !
It's great to hear your story about this guitar! Where did you end up buying your first one? From someone in the U.S.?
I remember in 2013 I was a 15 year old guitar player who would frequent my local guitar shop here in the south of England and they got a bunch of Edwards models in, from the model you showed in this video (In blue as well), to many colours of the Alexi Laiho models, and even Japanese artists signature models, Like Syu, Hizaki and Teru. Actually that's how I discovered Versailles and a few years later I ordered the Hizaki signature Edwards (I actually recommend looking at that model, beautiful gold glitter roses on the body and a half scalloped neck, it sounds great!) from overseas. A couple years after that when the shop was bought by another company they kept their Teru model for sale, and that very same guitar I laid eyes on in 2013 became mine! I still have the pictures of all the guitars on the shop walls the first day they came in to the shop, it was an awesome display and I'm very thankful they imported those guitars for sale as it lead to me discovering some amazing musicians.
I've seen a few Edwards guitars knocking around over here in sunny England too. Never played one but once the shops reopen I'll have to try and find one!
I want ESP Anchang Star because Anchang is one of my fav Japanese guitarists but its so hard to find in Malaysia.
That thing is amazing! Also, really digging the AKIRA shirt, that's one of my all-time favorite flicks, anime or otherwise. With all that JDM goodness, I was honestly waiting for you to start playing "My Heart Draws a Dream" by L'arc~en~Ciel or something.
That is one beautiful guitar. Japan makes great guitars. And you should bring back the mohawk!
Axe is stunning. I seldom hear about Edwards, but it's always positive. Agufish has a single cut from them that he adores.
You got me on the Edwards upside down logo!
Nice you take the time to show the warmth, clarity, of the SD neck pickup. Thank you!👍
“Now I have the GUITAR AND THE WIFE”
How romantic! All the ladies are swooning
woahhhhh I just got this guitar last week (Aqua Blue)! Glad to see Max get it!
Interesting image from the past. You seem so normal now. Radical; lol!
3:51 looks like pop band from the 80s.. Broken version of Roxette.
Japan really does leave all the best things for themselves. Orville (by Gibson) guitars built in Japan between 1988-1998 are always considered to be higher quality than the Gibson's of that era.
Not to mention navigator guitars who (according to people who atleast touched one) even give the Fender and Gibson CS a run for their money.
@@MarmaladeMaki 100%!!
EDWARDS Are very solid in both, design and construction. i had a 140gt and it sounded and felt great.
Yeah I have a couple of them neck through Edwards superstrats, amazing fit and finish, and quality overall, very competitive prices too in regards to the premium quality. Travelled to Japan for work back in 1990, visited a music superstore in Tokyo and gawked at literally dozens of insane Japanese market Charvel... all I could afford back then was a few crazy picks as a souvenir...
Great vid man! Love MiJ guitars...also, Edwards is actually is owned by ESP. It sits below E-II and above Grassroots brand. Hence its design are just like any ESP model. And still MiJ and you get the excellent quality
That’s a beautiful instrument and it has a beautiful story. My dad sold his beloved Gibson SG in order to afford to prepare for my arrival 43 years ago. My sisters and I pitched in to buy him another one for his 70th birthday last year. There were genuine tears of joy when he opened it. I don’t know if it would have evoked quite the same emotion as it did if instead of his 1968 Fender Bandmaster, he plugged it into a modeler.
Love all those Japanese guitars...tokai, burny, greco...Navigator makes some great stuff as well...love my ‘95 mij strat!!!!
The OJ guitar sums Japanese culture up in a nutshell for me: they do it, but I'm not sure why.
The Kiko ESP model. In Brazil, we used to have Tagima K1 and K2. The first one is very expensive an used one. The K1 has Brazilian Solid Cedar Body, Brazilian Maple neck and Pau Ferro Fretboard, Gotoh Hardware(including Ge 1996t) and Seymour Duncan pickups. The second first models were made in Brazil, but has an Tagima Floyd Rose licensed trem were the same wood specs. But they changed the manufacting to China, that were made with Alder Solid Body, Maple neck and Rosewood Fretboard. There were the same k2 hardware. Both models are great, very well built.
I JUST put that exact gold Floyd on my Schecter Avenger and swapped the 81 out with a 81x. also changed the knobs and nut out with matching gold parts and it totally made that guitar GORGEOUS. Nice Edwards..would love to get my hands on one.
I have three Edwards guitars right now and I've owned and sold two other Edwards so I can say that I love Edwards but they're not made in Japan. They're mostly built in ESP's Chinese factory (owned and operated by ESP) and then they're sent to Japan for QC and sometimes pickup installation. Same situation with ESP E-II but ESP is charging $500-$1000 more for E-II.
First time I've ever noticed that photo of you and your wife in the background - that's so sweet.
Edit: LOL! And then just after I post the above comment you tell the story - nice.
This is a Awesome Axe and the Visual effect is Eye Candy! These folk are great craftsmen! Thanks max!!!
Wow!! That model at 1:17 has some serious Akira Takasaki vibes to it! (Tied in nicely with your shirt, with arguably the greatest anime of all time!) I'm not a shredder by any means but what effort and thoughtfulness were put into the Edwards model. And most importantly, your story about selling your guitar to buy that engagement ring is adorable. Without question, you are good people, Max. She's so worth it! Thank you for another outstanding video!
Thats ESP Anchang Star. The fret mark is Sex Machinegun's logo. Anchang is a guitarist and vocalist for Sex Machineguns.
Glad someone FINALLY profiled that model here in the U.S. - a gorgeous piece of wood with the right components!
Aria Pro II is another Japanese brand that's amazing and you can fit used for next to nothing for alot of their guitars. I saw one for around 300 and it was loaded
I've heard the XR Superstrats are pretty good
Loved the clean tones. Like the gold and binding
3:50 cracked me up 🤣 GLORIOUS!!
Holy shit if I’d seen this dude at that iron maiden concert I would not have messed with him
I absolutely love the sound of mahogany wood for a guitar with humbuckers! It gives is such a buttery sound but can get low, rich, and even super chunky lows. I’m absolutely am in love with this guitar. I’d probably want it in a darker color green but as far as aesthetics go with the gold hardware, Floyd Rose, and most of all I love the bridge humbucker with just a single in neck position. It gives it some clean punishment machine sleekness. Oh and the binding literally pulls it all together(haha imagine that). Oh and the reverse ESP style headstock is the coolest metal headstock of all time!!!! Great video ma man! You always bring a different flavor than the typical Les Paul, SG, Strat, Tele, plexi stack, Twin Reverb, and a Boss O-D pedal, DD-3, and a cry baby wah wah pedal. Don’t get me wrong I absolutely love all that stuff and am the proud owner of one but mostly multiple examples of each said product.
my Caparison Horus is similar, and Japanese made. My favorite guitar I currently or have ever owned.
Love that Akira shirt. Late 80s through the 90s made my favorite anime.
yeah Edwards has really the coolest designs, and that's for a sub brand of ESP. Used to look at their old site and especially their discontinued models all the time to see what I missed out on. BUt as soon as you understand the mentality of the Japanese it's easy to why they come up with such a wealth of different instruments, or at least different enough instruments to keep the excitement for the brand going. And it's probably the reason why this stuff is Japan only.
I was lucky to find mine 1st jackson back! I regret to trade that away back in a days. 16years later I bought it back!
The first Edwards is awesome. The binding makes it.
Such a beast... A bit of mixture of all the big J brands... Just watched a strat review of Edwards. Very impressive
Owned a couple awesome Tokai guitars back in the day. Awesome video. Cheers
This one really does seem to have an extra helping of cool added.⭐️
This guitar really does sound incredibly good. 👍👍
Beautiful guitar Max ! I would have gave up the guitar too !! You have them both now congratulations buddy !
I think these Japanese guitars are beautiful, saw some esp guitars that are really crazy but also Ibanez or Gretsch that are made in Japan are great. It's not only the USA that make nice guitars. Maybe you should check out some french, german, italian and swiss guitars.... they make also very interesting and beautiful ones.
The very definition of fortunate; a beautiful wife, an amazing guitar collection including the one that helped you score said wife. and a happy life because of both wife and guitars. How can we not envy you, Max?
I love how you hold guitars
Interesting. Try to find a Killer someday. There is an absolutely amazing guitarist, in Japan, who plays lead for the band Mary's Blood. Her name is Saki, and she plays Killer guitars. They sound great.
Ayy i know Saki from Nemophila. Really great guitarist.
It looks like it is based off of the custom ESP Horizon-II for the guitarist Hizaki of Versailles Philharmonic Quintet as well as The Hizaki Grace Project, it's def checking all those boxes, Gold floyd, Floral inlay and the same translucent red.
Grab yourself one of the '80s lawsuit: Burny (Fernandes out of Japan), Greco, Aria Pro II, Orville (which at some point became the official Gibson MiJ) and many more.
Fantastic guitars
He's done a video on Burny guitars before.
I love the punk rock aesthetic with this beautiful guitar...usually you'd see some banged up thing with stickers all over it😆
LOVE that guitar! Back in the day late 70s I bought a brand new Ibanez Artist and I got so much crap for buying a Japanese guitar it wasn't funny especially because I was a huge Gibson collector. It played and looked better than any guitar made in that time and most of the guitars i had at the time. Of course back then most people were only familiar with the inexpensive brands like Teisco, Silvertone, Kay etc. Funny how much those guitars sell for on Reverb today wish i kept all those yard sale guitars I bought back then even the few I rescued from the trash! I loved my Ibanez and bought a few others and over the years they are now one of the top brands. Of course I love a real ESP guitar not the cheaper LTDs never had much luck with those. It's amazing how great a lot of the Japanese guitars have become since the 70s and the fact a lot do not get imported to the states just sucks. Some of the guitars I have seen from Japanese guitar shops blow me away. I want them all, friends over there are always teasing me by sending me pics they take in the shops over there. Getting them is an expensive process and it keeps me from buying a lot of them.
SPJEMPA Guitars is my new Jam!
For the love of all that is rock.
Please, please, bring back the mohawk. Incorporate it ina music video of your own music using all of your guitars. Show off that collection, they all need to be seen.
Edwards guitars is new to me, and that thing is stunningly gorgeous to look at.
Even sounds great clean!
Still have my not-very-exotic Japanese made Electra Pheonix I bought new in 85' as new-old-stock. All 3 push pull pots for the HSH config. All still works perfect!
I really love your content and the awesome guitars you have... Just one suggestion...please try adding some more spice to your improves... It feels like I can hear similar notes in most of your videos
Great sound and shape! Loved it!
I remember seeing John Norum with Europe 10 years ago (Feb 2011, couple of days after Gary Moore died - they played The Loner as a tribute). John was playing a quilted maple top Edwards Les Paul, looked and sounded incredible. I checked them out at the time - they were only around UK£600. I was floored, so yeah, I get ya 👍.
You have the wife and you got the guitar back (happy to hear that). If you also have the bike, then you are a blessed man. 😁😁😁 Rock on my friend! Greetings from Crete!
the OJ ESP has been listed online for as long as I can remember for sale lol. Part of me wants it for the history alone.
Great t-shirt, ok now to watch the vid!
Japanese craftsmen have a lot of pride, and pride in their country. They will produce the best work for their own people.
Very nice, the other guitars looked sweet.
Beautiful guitar, man!!!!! Japanese always have beautiful instruments.That's why they keep those for themselves.....
i have 3 edwards guitar. :D the quality of the build is so good.
Man I love the Grassroots I bought when I was over there. I know it’s their more affordable and not as nice as Edwards or ESP or any of the other amazing brands (which there’s a ton of) but holy fuck does it play so well! Visiting the Crafthouse and the guitar street was a dream!
I have been looking at a couple of those grassroots on eBay. They are priced a tad higher than I would normally pay, but the seller is shipping them free from Japan. They look to be exceptionally good quality for the price.
I'm really into the extreme shape and they have a bunch of really cool ones.
Max, this is one of the most exciting guitars I've seen at any price point! The detail is astounding! Thank you for sharing!
Try a ESP/Edwards Crying Star of Syu, they are wonderful guitar with special star shape!
I have played one once, that belonged to a friend! I would love to get one someday.
Japan does that with their Seiko watches too. It's kinda wild they do that.
japan made some of the best fender strats in there day imo.
Tom Swift! Nice! I loved those books as a kid! Classic '50's syfy...
I have a j custom Ibanez rg, and my fuck is it god tier. It was a Japanese exclusive, and besides playing unbelievably, it’s also a work of art
Killer Guitars and Caparison Guitars from Japan are amazing (and expensive). Been after an Edwards Akira Takasaki model for some time. 🎸
Im looking for ESP Kamikaze Anchang Signature. Its really hard to find in Malaysia
Esp guitars play like a dream .
That is a gorgeous guitar.
Looks like a win/win Max!!! Hope you and your lovely wife have a wonderful Valentine's Day weekend.
This guy:
Plays guitar like a pro
Has a beautiful wife
Has tons of guitars
Fly planes around
Was/is jacked as F***
Is there anything you can't do man? LOL
Ha! IKR? We wanna h4t3, but we actually gotta appreciate the DISCIPLINE it must take to keep all those plates spinning. It's inspiring, thx ;-)
Ridiculously superficial to judge anyone by the physical features of their wife
@@superblondeDotOrg ... Isn't using the name super blonde superficial too?
@@oldschoolfunkster1 OH RLY ???
@@superblondeDotOrg wat?
Japan makes the best guitars, period. The craft men’s hip is unrivaled
I own a Edwards crying star rebel. I got it imported because syu is my favorite guitarist. Best guitar i own besides les paul. The quility is insane i actually play it more than my les paul
Not exclusive from japan.. but Charvels (the 2010s and modern) and Jackson imports are second to none. I have played some expensive guitars and Japanese made are always at the top in playability!
Jackson is my jam!
@UC9ULtLdBDQytjWk3OzE_Bbg They have a mentality of becoming masters at what they do, no matter if its simple or complex.
Yes ! I have owned 3 USA Custom shop Jackson's and a bunch of import Jackson's and a couple of the Japanese made ones where right there with the USA made ones. However I ordered a Jackson Strat style guitar with one humbucker and a real floyd rose back in 1981-82 and it was the single best guitar I've ever owned . Just pure magic ! I currently own 2 import Jackson's and an old Ltd strat that has been heavily modified and I have less than $850 total in them and they all are amazing guitars especially when considering their price !
Looks absolutely amazing and sounds great. If i had the money I would be getting one of those bad boys.
gorgeous guitar...lol.you look a whole lot better nowadays.that mohawk just didnt cut it for me...lol.but.we were all young once.you still had alot of stregnth tho.and a kickass guitar.love the backstory on the guitar.definate win / win.congrats.now wish me luck...lol.take care.
Thank you for backing tracks.
So glad theres a defunct guitar brand that is still a secret overseas. MIJ for under 20,000 yen a lot of times.
I own a tokai love rock, had an Edwards lp special and a few burneys. Love Japanese guitars, IMO on par or in most cases better than American made guitars. Also your humour is amazing
Playing through that same Mustang amp? If so then that guitar was a total tone machine because I’ve never heard it that good
Hey max, there's a guitar on amazon called the lyx pro I think you would really enjoy. It's a whole kit for 160 dollars and it plays really smooth.
Ok you got me there, i did not see the bang can coming
1:07 I am a big fan of Galneryus, but I cannot agree more that not much people knows about them.
I can easily get ESP Grassroots and Edwards here in Hiroshima. Problem is until COVID is over it is almost impossible to ship at a reasonable price.
I remember you with the mohawk! :) cool video! awesome guitar!!
I find that abalone is love or hate. I personally LOVE it
I think that guitar was based on the ESP Kiko Loureiro model, which was based on a brazilian made guitar he used to use when he started to gain spotlight
WOW, those old pictures are A-Mazing 😉 nice guitar though
SIMPLY AMAZING!
Maybe worth mentioning: @1:20 is the signature model of japanese metal legend Anchang of the Sex Machineguns (who's output until 2006 is just unbelieveably fun Speed Metal nonsense).
I love the guitar accept the tree of life thing on the neck. I don't know why. But I have to say the guitar is beautiful. And under a grand I just seen used. Not bad at all.
ok now I'm definitely going to japan one day 😍
Very nice video. But i should stop to have a look at them because i would buy all the guitars you test ! I own two guitars from Japan. An Ibanez RG550 and a Tokai and they sound really well. Thanks man.
That guitar sure is a looker, sounds good too.
That thing is stunning.
Glamorous couple!
Nice guitar. My only Japanese guitar right now is my Heartfield Talon II which is just awesome.
Very nice!
Yep. Fujigen build. I've got an EX-2 - a set neck PRS meets shred machine design. Really nice.
Seems like you're doing really well from UA-cam income! Happy for you, man!
Thanks Johnny! No complaints here.
I have a Japanese strat, awesome quality 👌