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Hey guys. I have found myself in Japan again, this time with no electric guitar (only brought with me a Yamaha silent guitar). Gonna be here a while probably, and I'm debating whether to have my mom send me my DK2M from her place, or get a new axe here.. leaning toward a new axe though. You know how GAS is.
I'm thinking it makes sense to get something that's fairly exclusive to Japan while I'm here.
Looking at Jackson Stars, it doesn't feel like as good of a deal as it did 3.5 years ago when I ordered my semi-custom KS. They have pulled the custom system and price sheet off the site, so it's kind of unclear whether they're still doing the same stuff or even accepting custom orders at the moment?
The thru neck models are around 1100-1200-ish slightly scratched or 1400-ish new I guess, and come with EMGs or Duncans it looks like.. I dunno if that's all that good a deal or not.
Bolt neck models cost about the same as in the US but with EMG-HZs or Duncan Designed instead of real Duncans, so I'm reluctant to go that route.
Been looking at Fender JP, wouldn't mind having a strat, but most of them seem to be 21 frets. This is kind of a deal-breaker for me. 24 I could care less, but gotta have 22.
The Edwards LPs are pretty popular in sort of a niche market in the US, but I've never been big into LPs. It's still on the list for now.
There's this (apparently) Japan-only Ibanez coming out next month, a little spendy but kind of caught my eye:
http://www.ibanez.co.jp/products/pag...=1&series_id=2
Costs about 100 bucks less than a Stars soloist would...
In that price neighborhood, I can also get a Killer Exploder, I think.. always been kinda interested in those but I dunno how they play, and I don't think any place in my town has this (they only have the lower end Pirates one, which sucks) so I'd have to order it blindly.
I've talked with QR a bit, went out to the Tokyo area last week for work but didn't have time to meet up with him or hit up any shops there.
I haven't figured out where to look for used stuff in my town (or if there even is anything good), and I haven't found much that I like on Yahoo Auctions or Ishibashi's U-box, so I might wind up buying new...
Whaddya guys think?
I'm thinking it makes sense to get something that's fairly exclusive to Japan while I'm here.
Looking at Jackson Stars, it doesn't feel like as good of a deal as it did 3.5 years ago when I ordered my semi-custom KS. They have pulled the custom system and price sheet off the site, so it's kind of unclear whether they're still doing the same stuff or even accepting custom orders at the moment?
The thru neck models are around 1100-1200-ish slightly scratched or 1400-ish new I guess, and come with EMGs or Duncans it looks like.. I dunno if that's all that good a deal or not.
Bolt neck models cost about the same as in the US but with EMG-HZs or Duncan Designed instead of real Duncans, so I'm reluctant to go that route.
Been looking at Fender JP, wouldn't mind having a strat, but most of them seem to be 21 frets. This is kind of a deal-breaker for me. 24 I could care less, but gotta have 22.
The Edwards LPs are pretty popular in sort of a niche market in the US, but I've never been big into LPs. It's still on the list for now.
There's this (apparently) Japan-only Ibanez coming out next month, a little spendy but kind of caught my eye:
http://www.ibanez.co.jp/products/pag...=1&series_id=2
Costs about 100 bucks less than a Stars soloist would...
In that price neighborhood, I can also get a Killer Exploder, I think.. always been kinda interested in those but I dunno how they play, and I don't think any place in my town has this (they only have the lower end Pirates one, which sucks) so I'd have to order it blindly.
I've talked with QR a bit, went out to the Tokyo area last week for work but didn't have time to meet up with him or hit up any shops there.
I haven't figured out where to look for used stuff in my town (or if there even is anything good), and I haven't found much that I like on Yahoo Auctions or Ishibashi's U-box, so I might wind up buying new...
Whaddya guys think?
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