Pepe
25 augustus 2007, 13:22
ik dacht, ik share dit even
... staat japan voornamelijk bekend als makers van copies en metalaxes, vergeleken met een japans guitarcenter heeft de gemiddelde nederlandse gitaarshop de allure van een oosteuropese jaren 50 toko in koelkasten...
This is not so in Japan, where I live. Competition drives the market. Higher-quality guitars at lower prices are what makes the companies successful. So new brands pop up all the time making extraordinary guitars, many of higher quality and better pickups/parts than Fender USA Custom Shop models at 1/2 the price! Many even have book matched select wood bodies, solid flaming, real nitro finishing, USA stock pickups (like Van Zandt, Seymour Duncan, Fender USA, Lindy Fralin, etc.), wild designs, etc. The selection is mind-blowing compared to what you can get in the US.For example, I was in a shop in Tokyo where they featured a guitar made OUT OF a machine gun and one made out of an axe. Also, there was an SG with real leopard-print fur as the finish and a replica of Eric Clapton's "The Fool" painted '61 SG. Over 10 different brands to choose from if you want a good Strat or Les Paul, ranging from $500-$7,000 USDequivalent. The place was bustling with excitement and people were buying, buying, buying. It is like this every day there.
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http://p222.ezboard.com/fespguitarsmessageboardfrm19.showMessageRange?topi cID=382.topic&start=1&stop=20
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n215/bastilleday/ESP%20Craft%20Shop/CoolGuitarCorner.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n215/bastilleday/ESP%20Craft%20Shop/ESPCraftShopCenterDisplay.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n215/bastilleday/ESP%20Craft%20Shop/GuitarnamedJourney.jpg
... staat japan voornamelijk bekend als makers van copies en metalaxes, vergeleken met een japans guitarcenter heeft de gemiddelde nederlandse gitaarshop de allure van een oosteuropese jaren 50 toko in koelkasten...
This is not so in Japan, where I live. Competition drives the market. Higher-quality guitars at lower prices are what makes the companies successful. So new brands pop up all the time making extraordinary guitars, many of higher quality and better pickups/parts than Fender USA Custom Shop models at 1/2 the price! Many even have book matched select wood bodies, solid flaming, real nitro finishing, USA stock pickups (like Van Zandt, Seymour Duncan, Fender USA, Lindy Fralin, etc.), wild designs, etc. The selection is mind-blowing compared to what you can get in the US.For example, I was in a shop in Tokyo where they featured a guitar made OUT OF a machine gun and one made out of an axe. Also, there was an SG with real leopard-print fur as the finish and a replica of Eric Clapton's "The Fool" painted '61 SG. Over 10 different brands to choose from if you want a good Strat or Les Paul, ranging from $500-$7,000 USDequivalent. The place was bustling with excitement and people were buying, buying, buying. It is like this every day there.
full thread:
http://p222.ezboard.com/fespguitarsmessageboardfrm19.showMessageRange?topi cID=382.topic&start=1&stop=20
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n215/bastilleday/ESP%20Craft%20Shop/CoolGuitarCorner.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n215/bastilleday/ESP%20Craft%20Shop/ESPCraftShopCenterDisplay.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n215/bastilleday/ESP%20Craft%20Shop/GuitarnamedJourney.jpg