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[quote name='Beedster' post='545845' date='Jul 20 2009, 10:53 PM']What it says above really, I know a few folks on here have mentioned a guy who imports (or possibly exports) to the UK. Anypone got details?
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Chris[/quote]

Guitar Emporium?:

[url="http://www.guitaremporium.co.uk/"]http://www.guitaremporium.co.uk/[/url]

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Hey Chris, think this is the man [url="http://www.guitaremporium.co.uk/"]http://www.guitaremporium.co.uk/[/url]

Also MIJFenders import but carry a narrower range [url="http://www.mijfenders.com/"]http://www.mijfenders.com/[/url]

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[quote name='Clarky' post='545853' date='Jul 20 2009, 11:01 PM']Also MIJFenders import but carry a narrower range [url="http://www.mijfenders.com/"]http://www.mijfenders.com/[/url][/quote]


I emailed MIJ Fenders explaining I was ready to buy - no reply so I phoned MIJ Fenders & spoke with the guy. He was going to call me back. That was about 6wks ago. Go with Guitar Emporium. I was seriously unimpressed with MIJ Fenders. Perhaps he doesn't want polite customers with money to spend? Not to worry, I won't be troubling him again! Ditto Guitarshogan. I've been playing MIJ Fenders for 20yrs and right now there seem to be a couple of companies out there that don't want business or lack the basic courtesy to explain they have stock problems or whatever the issue was. A shame as MIJ Fender basses are really great.

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Thanks guys, thought I'd check out a few. Didn't realise they were so expensive! Still, lovely instruments. Hoped to see something exciting on the fretless PJ front. Always was a long shot! Very tempted by a few of those reissues though :)
Chris

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far east guitars.
guy in essex, I emailed him saying what i wanted and he got back to me a few weeks later when he found one.
[url="http://www.fareastguitars.co.uk/"]http://www.fareastguitars.co.uk/[/url]

i recomend

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although I think I read somewhere fender japan just stuck their prices up, add to that the weak pound and it is quite expensive now.
A couple of years back my second hand '57 RI (US version) which had had the jack and pots upgraded but was in pretty much perfect condition cost me £430 or so from far east guitars - that same guitar now? i would guess £630 from far east guitars, or new £739 on guitar emporium.

Now I sold it this year for £400, so I would suggest secondhand (depending on what you are after). £739 seems a bit steep compared with my '57 RI Fender logoed JV Squier which I bought secondhand for £650....
Having played a new MIA '57 RI at the weekend I would say the MIA and my old CIJ were not too dissimilar. Better neck and finish on the body on the CIJ, better (more period correct) hardware on the MIA. The JV beats them both hands down.

what you after? a friend is trying to sell a MIJ 88/89 sunburst P bass for about £300-350, (ive not seen it yet btw)

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[quote name='Beedster' post='547035' date='Jul 21 2009, 09:29 PM']Anyone know if Guitar Emporium are still in business. I've tried phoning both numbers and emailing but had no luck?[/quote]

The web site has been recently updated, there were no prices a couple of weeks back. It's a one-man outfit, so keep trying.

( from a happy customer )

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Another option for Japanese Fenders is the Stratosphere ebay shop. He actually sells parts, but you can often pickup up Jap loaded bodies and necks on there and bolt the two together!

I've bought from him in the past and delivery is pretty quick. The prices used to be very good, but with the pound weaker against the dollar, they're admittedly a bit less competitive now.

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There's also Ishibashi. They won't sell new instruments to the uk, but have a large stock of used Fenders.

[url="http://www.ishibashi.co.jp/u_box/e/ubox.cgi?word=2&or8=32&key=Fender&value5=&select5=down&sort=&print=40&T=gazo"]http://www.ishibashi.co.jp/u_box/e/ubox.cg...t=40&T=gazo[/url]

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[quote name='dlloyd' post='548381' date='Jul 22 2009, 10:59 PM']There's also Ishibashi. They won't sell new instruments to the uk, but have a large stock of used Fenders.

[url="http://www.ishibashi.co.jp/u_box/e/ubox.cgi?word=2&or8=32&key=Fender&value5=&select5=down&sort=&print=40&T=gazo"]http://www.ishibashi.co.jp/u_box/e/ubox.cg...t=40&T=gazo[/url][/quote]

Thanks, unlike all the UK dealers - emails to four on Monday and as yet no replies - I received a comprehensive response from Iishibashi within hours. Are they generally safe to use?

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[quote name='Beedster' post='549762' date='Jul 24 2009, 09:29 AM']Thanks, unlike all the UK dealers - emails to four on Monday and as yet no replies - I received a comprehensive response from Iishibashi within hours. Are they generally safe to use?[/quote]
I bought my CIJ 70RI from them a couple of months back. Very polite emails, put basses 'on hold' while I considered which one I wanted, and packed the bass extremely well for international freight. My only quibble was that it took a couple of weeks to get the bass after I paid, when I am sure I could have received it a little quicker (some of the delay, to be fair, was good old UK Customs and Excise). I would recommend though.

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[quote name='Beedster' post='549762' date='Jul 24 2009, 09:29 AM']Thanks, unlike all the UK dealers - emails to four on Monday and as yet no replies - I received a comprehensive response from Iishibashi within hours. Are they generally safe to use?[/quote]

Yes, Hirokai and Naoko have taken good care of me buying around £1000 of gear from ishibashi.

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