Sorry to go off topic here. Thumbs what model is that Marshall amp?

Looks like an MG to me, no?

Cheers - C

I know that I love my 85 MIJ. One of the best guitars in my collection.

Correction- I bought it but my daughter has claimed it!!

i am from plymouth and you had photo's of you on the hoe, and yes you suggested mansons in exeter to me and yes i am a local to hartnolls in mutley:) and i knew about mansons in exeter because my guitar tutor owned it before them and it was called Dirty fingers i think :S long ago anyways! its driving me crazy not having thi strat i want but heres a pic of it in sunburst and with the system one

I would be taking the stock Pickups out and putting new ones in...probably with those covers still on though because they're cool and ill be adding a Black metal pickguard as through a friend we have supply from a guy at a dockyard does anybody have one like this? ive played 3 but never seen anyone with one on the internet!

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Goddit. The fella from Tavistock was someone else. Hey, several here from sunny Devon - whadayaknow?

Cheers man - C

Here's a pic of my first guitar. I bought it new in 1987. It's a MIJ squier. Still a great guitar and it's in mint condition. All original, except the knobs and covers, but I still have the originals around here somewhere.

Ha yeah I've seen a few of those too! there even rarer:) and its got the system one trem too. i cant remember the exact details but theres very little difference in the two guitars and its pretty much only the name thats seperates them.

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I have 3 80's MIJ Strats. I love the 80's MIJ's and I'm looking to add to my collection of them.




On the Left is my 1986 Fender MIJ '72RI Strat
On the Right is my 1986 Fender MIJ '68RI Strat





My 1988 Fender MIJ Standard Strat.

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I didn't Lose my mind, I traded it for this guitar.

Hey Dude,
I could be wrong here but I don't think that's a Contemporary (unless you changed the body?)...if I'm not terribly mistaken, most, if not all of the Contemporary's had either the System I or System III trems...the one there in the picture doesn't. Me thinks you just have an '85 E series there...although there's certainly nothing wrong with that .

Peace,
Jim

I prefer my MIJ's over MIA's too!!

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I didn't Lose my mind, I traded it for this guitar.

Good:) Mia's are pretty but theres something about MIJ's that i like more...when im able to say i'll let you all know

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Jim is correct. Contemporary models used the System I, II, or III Trems.
I would have to see more pics (headstock, back of neck, etc) to tell what model that is.

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I didn't Lose my mind, I traded it for this guitar.

Personally I'm a huge fan of the MIJ's and have been for some time now. At the moment I have an '85 Squier E series and I'm in the (slow) process of putting together a Contemporary...I got the body and the System I trem but I'm still working on a neck (which due to some unforeseen family issues, is going to have to wait a while longer).

Personally I have to agree that I think the MIJ's...at least the mid 80's models were really of a very excellent quality...very nice instruments to say the least. My '85 Squier really does compare very well with my '96 MIM and honestly if you compare the workmanship between the two, the MIJ has much cleaner routing and such. That's not to say that my MIM is bad by any means...she's still my "#1" but my '85 Squier really is my #2 any more...just a really sweet ol' lady!

Since you mentioned the System I's, I do have to say I'm a huge fan of those but given a choice I do prefer the System III...same basic animal but the III allows you to make adjustments to the individual saddle height without using shims as you need to with a System I. Regardless, I've never been a fan of Floyd Rose trems...they're just way too much of a pain in the butt. I've always been a Kahler fan myself and I guess that's what I like about the System I and III trems...although the design is certainly different, they have a similar feel (to me at least) as a Kahler. I have heard that the System I trems do have a tendency for the fine tuners to strip out...and I've certainly seen a few on Ebay like that, but of the all the MIJ strats I've played over the years, I've never ran in to this myself.

Anyways, as you can see you're not along in being a fan of the MIJ's...Fender Japan really has put out some very fine instruments over the years! I'd love to play one of the new ones but being here in the US, it seems rather unlikely unless I can find a decent used one that's been brought over.

Peace,
Jim

Correct. It is a MG30 and it is available for purchase.

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I have not played very many MIJ Stratocasters, but my local Best Buy has a Japanese made JM sig Jazzmaster that could be the coolest Fender that I have ever played. If anyone has one, I would trade my MIA Standard strat 2008 across the bat for it.