Doctor J Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 (edited) Here's one you may not know about, which I just stumbled across. It appears FMIC licenced instruments under the Fender brand in the early 90's, to be made in sunny Brazil, which were known as the Southern Cross series. Despite the shonky looking headstocks and cheapo parts, these things appear to be legit. https://www.fuzzfaced.net/southern-cross-stratocaster-en.html Edited December 22, 2023 by Doctor J 4 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 Well I never. Every day's a school day...! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nige1968 Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 Ick. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono Bolton Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 18 hours ago, Doctor J said: Is that a Coronado headstock? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc S Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 I'd never heard of these. Always worth knowing of such rarities. Thanks for sharing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 And this is why Fender should have made headless basses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 (edited) That's properly interesting. Same era as the made in India FMIC-licensed Sunn Mustangs (which were sold as Squier II in some territories), and also when Fender started production in Mexico. Wondered if the factory was Giannini before I read the article - they're well-known (in some quarters!) for their very nice quality Rickenbacker 4001 copies, and also made Fender clones (called 'Stratosonic'!) in the 70s/80s era. It's odd that they used that wonky headstock shape on licensed instruments, but I wonder if that's what they were tooled up to make already? Edited December 26, 2023 by Bassassin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rib13Bass Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 Precursor to Tajima maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilorius Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 I wonder how good they are and how much would MIB jazz cost now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted December 26, 2023 Author Share Posted December 26, 2023 They were shite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilorius Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 3 minutes ago, Doctor J said: They were shite. Just.....or very, very much ??? 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 On 24/12/2023 at 21:45, Rib13Bass said: Precursor to Tajima maybe? Had to Google that one. Looks like Tagima was founded in '86 so would have been a contemporary of Giannini during production of Brazilian Fenders. They're still around now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocco sigfredi Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 i southern cross jazz bass non sono assolutamente una merda, i primi, quelli del 1991/92 montavano pick up Fender e potenziometri 250k CTS, i legni erano gli stessi dei fender u.s.a. e solo dopo, nel 93, per ammorbidire i costi e adeguarli al mercato brasiliano cominciarono a usare elettronica coreana e legni di cedro. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miles'tone Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 On 26/12/2023 at 16:17, nilorius said: How much would MIB jazz cost now? Your memory? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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