Fender Japan

[acidbass]

So now that Guitar Emporium has shut up shop - where do we get CIJ basses from? Always fancied one of their reissue Precisions.

Danny

[Jigster]

www.mijfenders.com - i appreciate it's not CIJ, but worth a look...??

There's also www.fareastguitars.co.uk

[Grand Wazoo]

You can get a lot of them from this reputable ebay dealer called ishibashi music

[url="http://stores.ebay.co.uk/ishibashimusic/ELECTRIC-BASS-GUITAR-/_i.html?_fsub=2089498013&_sid=915522713&_trksid=p4634.c0.m322"]http://stores.ebay.co.uk/ishibashimusic/EL...d=p4634.c0.m322[/url]

[BigRedX]

You'll find a better selection of second hand MIJ Fenders from [url="http://www.ishibashi.co.jp/u_box/ubox.cgi?T=gazo&word=2&or8=32&key=&equal1=&value5=&select5=down&print=40"]Ishibashi here[/url].

Ishibashi won't sell you a new one, but they always seem to have plenty of second hand ones in good condition, plus a whole load of other stuff that might take your fancy. Unfortunately the Pound-Yen exchange rate makes them rather expensive these days and don't forget to allow for approximately £100 for shipping and 25% of the total price for Import Duty and VAT.

[dan670844]

[quote name='acidbass' post='1187224' date='Apr 3 2011, 10:51 PM']So now that Guitar Emporium has shut up shop - where do we get CIJ basses from? Always fancied one of their reissue Precisions.

Danny[/quote]

The word is Fender are tightening up the agreements with all the distributors for all their brands worldwide, the fact is they do not want unauthorised CIJ in Europe/USA as they have the Mexican plant to feed. This has been the case for a while, but they are really trying to prevent it happening now. Possibly they may have said (may haha) that anyone selling to outside their region (may or may not ha ha) will get the chop. They have also (may have said) to all distributors that there is now possibly a minimum selling price to all products which may come into force this year, type stuff, regardless of retail or internet. But for secondhand guitars this is no problem

[lojo]

[quote name='BigRedX' post='1187391' date='Apr 4 2011, 08:47 AM']You'll find a better selection of second hand MIJ Fenders from [url="http://www.ishibashi.co.jp/u_box/ubox.cgi?T=gazo&word=2&or8=32&key=&equal1=&value5=&select5=down&print=40"]Ishibashi here[/url].

Ishibashi won't sell you a new one, but they always seem to have plenty of second hand ones in good condition, plus a whole load of other stuff that might take your fancy. Unfortunately the Pound-Yen exchange rate makes them rather expensive these days and don't forget to allow for approximately £100 for shipping and 25% of the total price for Import Duty and VAT.[/quote]


they have a serious amount of stock

[Randy_Marsh]

[url="http://www.ishibashi.co.jp/u_box/ubox.cgi?T=syosai&sline=885&print=1&keys2=shinsaibashi%40ishibashi%2Eco%2Ejp&tid=list3"]Oh my christ![/url]

I don't normally like Fenders, but that is niiice

[lojo]

[quote name='Randy_Marsh' post='1188361' date='Apr 4 2011, 09:29 PM'][url="http://www.ishibashi.co.jp/u_box/ubox.cgi?T=syosai&sline=885&print=1&keys2=shinsaibashi%40ishibashi%2Eco%2Ejp&tid=list3"]Oh my christ![/url]

I don't normally like Fenders, but that is niiice[/quote]


Check the link ?

[tom1946]

[quote name='acidbass' post='1187224' date='Apr 3 2011, 10:51 PM']So now that Guitar Emporium has shut up shop - where do we get CIJ basses from? Always fancied one of their reissue Precisions.

Danny[/quote]

I have a mint 2 tone sunburst for sale?

[BigRedX]

[quote name='lojo' post='1188592' date='Apr 5 2011, 07:01 AM']Check the link ?[/quote]
You're too late... It was a Fender Bass last night. However it's been sold in the meantime.

That's the problem with linking to Ishibashi. The nice stuff never stays linakble for long.