Members scolfax Posted February 18, 2011 Members Share Posted February 18, 2011 Who currently has their Les Paul-style guitars made at the FujiGen factory in Japan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RVIVR Posted February 18, 2011 Members Share Posted February 18, 2011 Tokai? Not sure if they're still made at the FujiGen factory or not, but I have one and I love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members scolfax Posted February 18, 2011 Author Members Share Posted February 18, 2011 I think Tokai has their own factory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RVIVR Posted February 18, 2011 Members Share Posted February 18, 2011 I think Tokai has their own factory. You're right, just checked up on that. My bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Machman Posted February 18, 2011 Members Share Posted February 18, 2011 One might think these are made in Fujigen factory, though you never know. http://www.musik-schmidt.de/gb-Fgn-Neo-Classic-LS-HD.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 's mel gibson Posted February 18, 2011 Members Share Posted February 18, 2011 makes sense. welcome#1 They even got the two screw trc right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members scolfax Posted February 18, 2011 Author Members Share Posted February 18, 2011 Sweet! That's what I'm talking about! Where can I order one in the US? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LesPaulFetish Posted February 18, 2011 Members Share Posted February 18, 2011 That is a fine looking axe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members axegrinder Posted February 18, 2011 Members Share Posted February 18, 2011 Can somebody remind me which brands were made at Fujigen and which at Matsumoka (or is it matsuoka? )? Then there are all the store brand runs like this beat to hell Seville I have. I never figured out what factory it came from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zenbu Posted February 18, 2011 Members Share Posted February 18, 2011 right, they have had their own brand for some time now in Japan. They make the History line for a Japanese chain of shops as well. I own one of each and they are exceptional guitars...my FGN is a BATT 20 from 2002, top of the line at the time...Honduras mahogany/Duncan p`ups/ MOP inlays. etc, and I got it used for about $600.00...one of my best deals ever. The History I have is harder to I.D. since there was no paper work but a shop manager from that chain told me it was from their first run...could be, but it is another great one. They also make the Cool-Z series for the same chain, lower priced but still very well made, I got one for $300.00 used but it still had the plastic. Their high ends used to use the Timeless Timber for the tops and necks but in the 2011 catalog they are now saying they use Heritage Wood...I did a quick search on line once and didn`t come up with much info on that. They also have lower end series using the same FGN logo seen above, look nice and say MIJ on the back of the headstock but if I got one I`d get it used, much better bargains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zenbu Posted February 18, 2011 Members Share Posted February 18, 2011 Made by Matsumoku or made by Fujigen?...thats the $64,000 question. Now the Fujigen line is easy to I.D. but decades back it is less so I think, some guys say they can tell the difference but I`m not sure where their info comes from or how they got it. Just stuff on the web eh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Roga Posted November 25, 2015 Members Share Posted November 25, 2015 Hey guys I do have one.FGN Neo Classic NCLC20Et is LP Custom like, full mahogany, Ebony fretboard, gold hardware (Gotoh hi quality), big headstock, Duncan pickups SH1-SH4, circular frets, block inlays... I use it since 2011. and must say it is really hi quality guitar, great tone, playability, built like tank, great top coat. I bought her in Bosnia brand new for around $1600. I know price may and do vary from continent to continent. I also used some other models as well, like their original design guitars and it showed me all are build very well. Little pricey but that is expected with quality products, and I understood there is only one FGN factory in the world that probably makes guitars bit more expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AJ6stringsting Posted November 27, 2015 Members Share Posted November 27, 2015 I remembered that back in the early 1980's , folks would look at you weird, if you had a beautiful Les Paul Custom that had Greco, Burny or Tokai on the headstock instead of Gibson.My old Burny LPC could easily blow away my 1974 Gibby LPC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members onelife Posted November 27, 2015 Members Share Posted November 27, 2015 FujiGen built guitars for Ibanez including some Artist models. Not exactly a Les Paul but an excellent alternative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jkater Posted November 30, 2015 Members Share Posted November 30, 2015 FujiGen built guitars for Ibanez including some Artist models. Not exactly a Les Paul but an excellent alternative. Is this yours, onelife? I always loved that guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members onelife Posted December 1, 2015 Members Share Posted December 1, 2015 No, it's not mine. I played Ibanez semi-acoustics back then but never owned one of their solids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members onelife Posted December 1, 2015 Members Share Posted December 1, 2015 I believe this Ibanez was built by FujiGen as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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