Members LlamaGuy Posted March 2, 2007 Members Share Posted March 2, 2007 Hi there! First post here! Anyways, tomorrow I think I'm going to invest in one of these guitars. From what I've heard and from what I've read these guitars (made in Japan) are simply brilliant, from the reviews here on Harmony Central they are more comparable to Gibsons than Epiphones, which sounds delicious. Here's a site that's offering them (but I'm not getting it from there, I'm getting a Honeyburst model from Skegness...woo!) http://www.guitarbitz.com/602.htm So yeah, If anyone has or has played one (I know for a fact that someone here does as one of his posts tuned me onto them...forget his name though). And to think I was going to go through all the trouble with customs, shipping rates and no warranty or insurance for an Agile when I had a couple of these babies sitting literally on my doorstep. Woop! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members richardson Posted March 2, 2007 Members Share Posted March 2, 2007 Looks gross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LlamaGuy Posted March 2, 2007 Author Members Share Posted March 2, 2007 Looks gross ...you serious? What's gross about them? Is it the lack of of the pickup selector ring or the headstock? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members prauny Posted March 2, 2007 Members Share Posted March 2, 2007 They look sweet mate, i may look into these as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LlamaGuy Posted March 2, 2007 Author Members Share Posted March 2, 2007 Well I'll post a review tomorrow either way. They say they have four in the shop; Cherry Sunburst, Honeyburst, Warm Cherry and Quilt (?), I'll try 'em all out and settle on the one that feels best. If I walk away with one, I'll post pictures and a more in depth review. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vibroluxman Posted March 2, 2007 Members Share Posted March 2, 2007 I like it, though I prefer the more standard gibson headstock. It looks like a nice guitar though. Post pics and thoughts when you get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members prauny Posted March 2, 2007 Members Share Posted March 2, 2007 I'll be waiting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members warriorpoet Posted March 2, 2007 Members Share Posted March 2, 2007 I'm curious how these stack up to an Edwards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LlamaGuy Posted March 2, 2007 Author Members Share Posted March 2, 2007 Well I have no experience with an Edwards so I wouldn't know, sorry... ...they do look mighty nice though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members richardson Posted March 3, 2007 Members Share Posted March 3, 2007 .Is it the lack of of the pickup selector ring or the headstock? Eh, both. Be sure to post pictures when you get yours; stock pictures are usually a bit "blah" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members docjeffrey Posted March 3, 2007 Members Share Posted March 3, 2007 Sounds like they are made in the Fujigen Gakki factory. Great factory. Fantastic guitars. http://toguitars.com/gallery-japan/fujigen-gakki-guitars.html Or they could be made at the Terada factory (even better, IMO). I have three guitars (two Gretsch, Epi Elite) from this place. http://www.gretschguitars.com/terada/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members docjeffrey Posted March 3, 2007 Members Share Posted March 3, 2007 Looks gross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LlamaGuy Posted March 3, 2007 Author Members Share Posted March 3, 2007 From what I've heard these might be rebranded Epiphone Elitists, in which case, I'm happy. Just getting ready to go now, so I'll be back in a couple of hours. Hopefully with a new guitar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members docjeffrey Posted March 3, 2007 Members Share Posted March 3, 2007 From what I've heard these might be rebranded Epiphone Elitists, in which case, I'm happy. Just getting ready to go now, so I'll be back in a couple of hours. Hopefully with a new guitar! Yeah, it's like the "house brand," but I'm sure that they are every bit as good as any other LP copy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LlamaGuy Posted March 3, 2007 Author Members Share Posted March 3, 2007 Yeah. I was looking at those Fujigen guitars and headstocks seem to be pretty much the same shape. But from all the reviews I've read (even though there's only a couple on the web) they all say Terada. D'ya reckon it'll say it anywhere on the guitar or just "Made in Japan"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members docjeffrey Posted March 3, 2007 Members Share Posted March 3, 2007 Yeah. I was looking at those Fujigen guitars and headstocks seem to be pretty much the same shape. But from all the reviews I've read (even though there's only a couple on the web) they all say Terada. D'ya reckon it'll say it anywhere on the guitar or just "Made in Japan"? The Terada Factory puts a "T" or a "JT" as the first letter of the serial numbers on all of their guitars. They make the high end Gretsch guitars. Here's my Gretsch Duo Jet made at Terada: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LlamaGuy Posted March 3, 2007 Author Members Share Posted March 3, 2007 Well it's here. It's an amazing guitar, thoughts and pics coming soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ancient Mariner Posted March 3, 2007 Members Share Posted March 3, 2007 There's a local-ish shop sold these, reckoned they were really good for a 'cheap' copy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LlamaGuy Posted March 3, 2007 Author Members Share Posted March 3, 2007 it certainly doesn't feel cheap. Sure, it only cost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LlamaGuy Posted March 3, 2007 Author Members Share Posted March 3, 2007 Well here are the photos. Sorry there are so many, I just got so damn excited! (but that doesn't really make up for the fact that my camera's crap!) OK, sure, it looks nice (that Honeyburst is to die for, it's so nice in person, dunno if it comes through in the photos), but how does it play? Well, put it this way, I've played on my friend's Tokai (not sure of which model) and my other friend's Gibson Les Paul Studio and this feels and sounds so much better... it's just so right. And all that for just Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members metalheadUK Posted March 3, 2007 Members Share Posted March 3, 2007 Sweet guitar! My local dealer sells these, and they always cut me a deal.....Hmmmm! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kherman Posted March 3, 2007 Members Share Posted March 3, 2007 Anyway, if you have any questions, ask away! (if anyone comes in here with one of these guitars... does it have a long tenon neck?) Congrats! Very nice looking. And yes, I would like to see a pic of the neck pickup cavity to see how thick the maple top is, and what type of tenon it has. also, come join the fun over a Japanaxe. http://forum.japanaxe.com/phpBB2/ We're just trying to get more poeple over there to post their MIJ collections and give reviews. It helps everyone learn a bit more about the MIJ guitars. Especially since correct info is hard to come by. This way, by people comparing what they have in their collections, they can get an idea of the "when, where, what, and hows" of the MIJ guitars. Kent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members almightycrunch Posted March 3, 2007 Members Share Posted March 3, 2007 That upper bout looks strangely longer and thicker than a Gibby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dimmypage Posted March 3, 2007 Members Share Posted March 3, 2007 They look pretty damm nice to me:thu: I dont know about the Terada Factory but I have 5 guitars from the FujiGen plant and all are hi class:thu: Does anybody know what happened to the Matsumoko factory? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members prauny Posted March 3, 2007 Members Share Posted March 3, 2007 Shuuuuuuurrrrrweet!!!! I will be purchasing one of those if i can. Thanks for the pictures mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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