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They will sell there. I really miss some of the guitars that I got to play in Japan. I was in the Air Force and stationed in Japan twice and didn't really know how great I had it till I left. I wish I had more money to buy some of those guitars. Great selection in even the smallest of shops and awesome pricing as well.

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There is a huge market for high priced American guitars in Japan,there's even a company in Tokyo called Strato-Crazy that specializes in nothing but Vintage Strats and their inventory is huge, there are some of the world's most desireable Strats in their shop and they are very expensive. You can check out their site here: http://www.higuitars.com .BTW they ship worldwide.

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Japan still gets competition mustangs.... :(

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Nevin1985 wrote:
Why do all the big companies send the good stuff to Japan? Discuss.


Cheap labor, I try not to buy anything from Japan. My two Fender guitars are made in China -cheap labor again , but I dont mind China. I dont want Japan Fender guitars etc. Japan has taken enough American jobs away, now that I think of it , China has taken American workers jobs also. :roll:


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i'll buy a japan made fender, charvel, or jackson in a heartbeat.

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If what your saying is true then it can only be it's where they sell best / faster than elsewhere, also I'd say the Japanese top the marketing world by far nowadays, walk down any street probably every 3rd or 4th car you see will be made in Japan, same probably goes for TV's, computers almost all hi-tech equipment will be MIJ, they know how to sell end of.
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Nevin1985 wrote:
Everybody is confused. :lol:

I mean, why does Fender, Gibson etc send the best AMERICAN MADE guitars to Japan.


The Fender Custom Shop is very guilty of this.


they send product to where the market is.

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serry wrote:
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Why do all the big companies send the good stuff to Japan? Discuss.


Cheap labor, I try not to buy anything from Japan. My two Fender guitars are made in China -cheap labor again , but I dont mind China. I dont want Japan or Mexico made Fender guitars etc. :roll:

um.... wow.... just... wow... :shock:

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im learning that fender is an altogether different type of company.

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Ironically you may have an easier time finding a high end or Custom Shop Fender at a Japanese dealer that ships internationally than in North America.

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way cool jr wrote:
im learning that fender is an altogether different type of company.

im learning that japan gets all the guitars i like while the US gets a s**tload of strats and teles...

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Nevin1985 wrote:
Ever see a guitar store with a nicer selection where you live? Nope!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxjPA64Zjsw

WOOOOOOOOOOW..... f*** you fender

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serry wrote:
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Why do all the big companies send the good stuff to Japan? Discuss.


Cheap labor, I try not to buy anything from Japan. My two Fender guitars are made in China -cheap labor again , but I dont mind China. I dont want Japan or Mexico made Fender guitars etc. :roll:


If you end up with a Mexican let me know - I hsve a Chinese I'll trade you for it!

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serry wrote:
Nevin1985 wrote:
Why do all the big companies send the good stuff to Japan? Discuss.


Cheap labor, I try not to buy anything from Japan. My two Fender guitars are made in China -cheap labor again , but I dont mind China. I dont want Japan or Mexico made Fender guitars etc. :roll:


You kinda got that backwards man. Chinese made guitars are probably the cheapest of the three and Japanese and Mexican made Fenders are usually a higher quality than Chinese.
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rdguitar589 wrote:
serry wrote:
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Why do all the big companies send the good stuff to Japan? Discuss.


Cheap labor, I try not to buy anything from Japan. My two Fender guitars are made in China -cheap labor again , but I dont mind China. I dont want Japan or Mexico made Fender guitars etc. :roll:


You kinda got that backwards man. Chinese made guitars are probably the cheapest of the three and Japanese and Mexican made Fenders are usually a higher quality than Chinese.

japan fenders are often on par with or even better than american fenders FFS... this dude is pretty clueless....

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