Members Macintoshmaster Posted October 13, 2010 Members Share Posted October 13, 2010 Welcome to The Fender Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cratz2 Posted October 13, 2010 Members Share Posted October 13, 2010 I have two at the moment, plus a Japanese JV series Squier which I LURVS!!! These are mine, but I'm doing a Monterey Pop tribtue strat using the neck from the wood-finished one and the body from the vintage white one... should be done in two or three weeks. On to the pics: And this one has a body from a MIJ Fender: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Angry Tele Posted October 13, 2010 Members Share Posted October 13, 2010 do partscasters count? If so Im in! The neck is CIJ Micawbre (52SPL), and the body CIJ 72 (1 piece ash)...Its my number 1. 7lbs, refinished in nitro, rumpelstilstskin black rope 1950 pickups (13k!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tomh777 Posted October 13, 2010 Members Share Posted October 13, 2010 I love the Buck Owens Tele :love: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jerry_picker Posted October 13, 2010 Members Share Posted October 13, 2010 Here is my MIJ Strat (early 60's style, ST62-DEX2), with Vintage Vibe Guitars pickups. Sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Texas Noise Factory Posted October 13, 2010 Members Share Posted October 13, 2010 Here are my two Squire Bullets.. On the right. One 3SC, the other 2HB. Here's my Squier Super-Sonic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members akapuli Posted October 13, 2010 Members Share Posted October 13, 2010 I used to have a greenish tigerstripped Foto-Flame Tele. Very good guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SerpentyneXIII Posted October 13, 2010 Members Share Posted October 13, 2010 I have a CIJ Jaguar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members catscurlyear Posted October 13, 2010 Members Share Posted October 13, 2010 my jag ,got it early 2000,done alsorts of mods but they are all reversable,love the sound. and my early 80`s jap squier,couple of mods and a botched color job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kylef Posted October 13, 2010 Members Share Posted October 13, 2010 TELE'S: TL-52 Paisleys Floral, '62 Custom, Paisley Floral Esquire STRAT'S: 80's Jap Foto-Flame JAGS (how could i forget these are CIJ/MIJ!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MattKirkcaldie Posted October 13, 2010 Members Share Posted October 13, 2010 I'm in: Late 80s / 1983: 1994: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members catscurlyear Posted October 13, 2010 Members Share Posted October 13, 2010 my jag ,got it early 2000,done alsorts of mods but they are all reversable,love the sound. and my early 80`s jap squier,couple of mods and a botched color job. howcome mine look like pieces of dogshite in comparison to every one elses ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nuke_diver Posted October 13, 2010 Members Share Posted October 13, 2010 I haz an acoustic But I don't like rules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Saturn Posted October 13, 2010 Members Share Posted October 13, 2010 I have 2 MIJs. My favorite Strat is a '86. #2 is a '91 - '93 Photo Flame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members flori Posted October 13, 2010 Members Share Posted October 13, 2010 My Fender Aerodyne Stratocaster CIJ - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cratz2 Posted October 14, 2010 Members Share Posted October 14, 2010 Ohhh... just noticed Japanese Squiers were fair game with your little club: My 83 JV Series Gilmour knockoff: 1987 MIJ Squier: And my early 80s Japanese Bullet: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jealousblues Posted October 14, 2010 Members Share Posted October 14, 2010 I have always anted one of the 62? RI's Black with the white binding But I've never found one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mikethebike500 Posted October 14, 2010 Members Share Posted October 14, 2010 is there a difference between "Made in Japan" and "Crafted in Japan" as far as the qualitly of the instrument? for some reason I got the impression there was a distinct difference between them? but I dunno? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jealousblues Posted October 14, 2010 Members Share Posted October 14, 2010 I thought it was more about when they were made Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members mikethebike500 Posted October 14, 2010 Members Share Posted October 14, 2010 I was thinking that also, but wasn't sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members doppelbanger Posted October 14, 2010 Members Share Posted October 14, 2010 Please sign me up. I own a 96 CIJ 72 Tele Thinline reissue and LOVE IT. Got it off a trade on Craigslist for a Les Paul Studio Vintage Mahogany that I just never liked at all. Compared to the MIM version of the same guitar the CIJ smokes it in regard to playability and sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members Macintoshmaster Posted October 14, 2010 Author Members Share Posted October 14, 2010 I have signed you all up now!You need to put the thing in your sig now! I will post some info on fender japan soon! Is there any difference in quality between MIJ and Cij? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cratz2 Posted October 14, 2010 Members Share Posted October 14, 2010 I think they switched from 'Made In Japan' to 'Crafted In Japan' in 1996. I don't know that there is a decided difference in 'quality' of the CIJs vs the MIJs, but having played probably 50 MIJs and 20 or so CIJs, I can't think of an MIJ that I didn't almost instantly love where the CIJs feel a bit more generic. Not bad, but a lot of the MIJs have a way of feeling very old and worn in. For example, I had the hots for one of the black and chrome CIJ Jazzmasters without the trem and the covered humbuckers. I played 5 of them in town and I actively disliked every single one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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