What's your favorite offset that was only sold in Japan?

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What's your favorite offset that was only sold in Japan?

Post by WillPhistre » Fri Oct 20, 2017 12:23 pm

I have an unhealthy obsession with the Japan-exclusive Fender Bottom Master (the dark blue one with the humbuckers and gun-metal hardware). Makes me think that there must be other mainland-only weirdness that I don't know about. What's your fave?

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Re: What's your favorite offset that was only sold in Japan?

Post by FightingPlankton » Fri Oct 20, 2017 5:47 pm

They did a jaguar special in the same gunmetal blue finish that I was obsessed with a while, but now I'm hooked on exclusively white instruments. But there is a white Japanese guitar I'm dying for and it's the Burny H-elt

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Re: What's your favorite offset that was only sold in Japan?

Post by s_mcsleazy » Fri Oct 20, 2017 7:43 pm

so i love the anime k-on. a few nights ago i was on ishibashi and there was a mustang based on one of the characters from k-on's mustang only with a jazzmaster trem. it's sold now but i'll try finding a pic of one.

edit: found it
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Re: What's your favorite offset that was only sold in Japan?

Post by smalahove » Sat Oct 21, 2017 2:49 pm

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Squier FSR Jagmaster Noko Ltd.

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Re: What's your favorite offset that was only sold in Japan?

Post by WillPhistre » Sat Oct 21, 2017 3:24 pm

These are all goddamned amazing. I knew this topic would be gold.

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Re: What's your favorite offset that was only sold in Japan?

Post by TeenageShutdown! » Sat Oct 21, 2017 4:54 pm

s_mcsleazy wrote:
Fri Oct 20, 2017 7:43 pm
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Looks like the Jay Turser JT-MG2, with a different headstock shape.

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Re: What's your favorite offset that was only sold in Japan?

Post by kimson » Sat Oct 21, 2017 10:43 pm

smalahove wrote:
Sat Oct 21, 2017 2:49 pm
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Squier FSR Jagmaster Noko Ltd.
Whoa, that looks so much better w/single coils!

A great topic, btw...

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Post by smalahove » Sun Oct 22, 2017 6:34 am

This is a one-of-a-kind I think, but still:

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Apparently, a Squier(?) Noko Custom Jazzmaster Special.

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Re: What's your favorite offset that was only sold in Japan?

Post by daemon » Sun Oct 22, 2017 9:58 am

s_mcsleazy wrote:
Fri Oct 20, 2017 7:43 pm
so i love the anime k-on. a few nights ago i was on ishibashi and there was a mustang based on one of the characters from k-on's mustang only with a jazzmaster trem. it's sold now but i'll try finding a pic of one.

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K-On is hliarious. Your dedication in tracking down Azusa's guitar is admirable :).

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I dig this signature Jag as well:
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Re: What's your favorite offset that was only sold in Japan?

Post by s_mcsleazy » Sun Oct 22, 2017 10:57 am

i love k-on. i mostly watched action anime and my room mate and fiancee at the time told me i'd love it. i was hella skeptical but by like 4 episodes in, i fell in love because it reminded me of a band i had in high school
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Re: What's your favorite offset that was only sold in Japan?

Post by FightingPlankton » Sun Oct 22, 2017 2:46 pm

Was the Squier scandal jag/jm a Japanese exclusive? I remember liking the colour and pickup selection on that one.
What is acoustic? Oh, you means a grandpa's guitars? A grandpa's guitars? That's for pussies and grandpas. I think you know it.

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Re: What's your favorite offset that was only sold in Japan?

Post by MechaBulletBill » Sun Oct 22, 2017 3:32 pm

FightingPlankton wrote:
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Was the Squier scandal jag/jm a Japanese exclusive? I remember liking the colour and pickup selection on that one.
Those were all cool.

I love comp orange mustangs and was trying to get a hold of the BECK sig MG73 for a while. Not a very esoteric Japanese offset but then I'm pretty traditional when it comes to guitars.

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Re: What's your favorite offset that was only sold in Japan?

Post by supersonicjazzmaster » Mon Oct 23, 2017 5:15 am

Here are my two beloved Mustangs. From Fender Japan. Expensive imported to Germany directly from Japan.
A Fender Mustang MG73 CO OTM ocean turquoise metallic. CIJ, ser.number is R 044872. I don´t know exactly when this Mustang was built. 2004? There where similar models around, from 1991-94? Who knows more about those great Mustangs? The green one is a fantastic sounding Mustang! Nice thin neck, great player!!
The orange one is the MG69 "Beck" model. From 2006? Anyone knows more about dating here? Serial of the orange one is "Made in Japan" U014775. I had serious problems with the trem unit. Fixed it meanwhile. And the stock PU´s sounded very thin. Replaced with Pickup Wizards.
They where not cheap, but I would buy again both. :) Both are really different to each other. Very inspiring guitars, much fun to play!
The green one is the much "better" guitar of those two, all in all.


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Re: What's your favorite offset that was only sold in Japan?

Post by TeenageShutdown! » Mon Oct 23, 2017 2:11 pm

Beautiful guitars Ralf. It’s liking having 2 kids & choosing a favorite.

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Re: What's your favorite offset that was only sold in Japan?

Post by eskmsaul » Mon Oct 23, 2017 8:37 pm

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Not really an exclusive but the faded out Yamano AVRI is amazing.

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