If you were buying a Strat...

Maccattack

... which would you go for?

Im in Oz and can get a Japanese Strat for AUD1500. but dont know if there are any variations on the jap strats. are some cheap n nasty or are they all good?

Karl Hungus

I'd go for a Japanese strat, definitely.

I can't imagine a Jap one being cheap and nasty, because I don't think I've ever played a bad Japanese made instrument. Japan isn't a cheap place to manufacture things, so it wouldn't be cost effective to knock out crappy ones anyway.

feylya

this seems to be the cheapest Jap Fender you can get. Personally, I'd get something other than a Fender. If you can find a Fujigen strat, jump on it!

Maccattack

feylya wrote: »

this seems to be the cheapest Jap Fender you can get. Personally, I'd get something other than a Fender. If you can find a Fujigen strat, jump on it!

yeah that might be it. theres one hanging in a local shop but i havent had a good look or asked about it.

havent seen any fujigen but there are heaps of Blade strats around. pretty pricey too at about 3500 bucks.

Maccattack

Heres a Fujigen on ebay

feylya

That's a made by Fujigen, not a proper Fuji Never heard of Blade

Johnny Storm

I had a CIJ Fender Strat and it was beautiful. Exceptional value, too. The only issue with CIJ Strats IMHO is that virtually all of them have vintage frets which dont suit me anymore. YMMV.

Doctor J

There's a guy who sells Bacchus in Melbourne. They're as good as you're ever going to find and quite reasonably priced for the quality of guitar you get

http://www.japanvintageguitars.com/Bacchus.html

For example, it's some guys job to file these little scallops into both sides of the fretboard to make it just that little bit more comfortable




Do iiiiiiiiit!!!!

It wasn't me!

Doc, are those prices in Australian or American dollars?

Doctor J

Hmmm... let me click on the About Us link for you... Australian!

It wasn't me!

Deadly. The prices are fairly tasty so.

Maccattack

cant say of heard of bacchus. what do you know about them? what makes them so good?

price wise they are about the same as the jap strat i saw. i wonder if they are the same or better quality...

ThOnda

My boss has one Mexican in his attic for sale. Interested? If so, PM me, please.

It wasn't me!

Bacchus seem to kick the hell out of any Fender, Jap, Mex, US or Martian. I fully intend to get one at some point. Quality seems to be second to none.

Doctor J

Maccattack wrote: »

cant say of heard of bacchus. what do you know about them? what makes them so good?

price wise they are about the same as the jap strat i saw. i wonder if they are the same or better quality...

I have three now, two basses and a guitar. They're the best instruments I've ever played, in every way. There's not much more I can say tbh.

Maccattack

what do you think of this?

ThOnda

I don't like the colour. And that describes what I know about guitars :-)

Fingers Mcginty

That's a beautiful looking guitar. Looks exactly like my CIJ strat except for the headstock which is the 70's Jimi type.

Johnny Storm

Fingers Mcginty wrote: »

...headstock which is the 70's Jimi type.

Now yer talkin'

Maccattack

which would you say is the better buy?


this CIJ

or


this USA un