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Originally Posted by LWJ
My 84 62 reissue MIJ strat was perfection. Long gone and missed.
Larry
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Im a huge fan of JPN guitars. The golden era of the JPN Fenders was mid 80s to early 90s. Ive owned quite a few strats of all flavors and my mainstay is a '90 62 reissue. They weren't perfect- their biggest fault was the 5mm thick poly finish. They were 'cheap' so they got inferior innards, pups and significantly, pot metal trem blocks. If you could be bothered to fix all that- they can be brilliant.
Orville by Gibsons of the same era (90s-2000) were also brilliant, the upper end of these was equal to the Gibson Custom Shop stuff, and this now reflected in their prices.
Acoustic chaps- K.Yairi and Son. Sold in the USA as 'Alverez Yairi' and found in the hands of Derek Trucks, Warren Haines, Monte Montgomery....I have two, they are quite a well kept secret.
JPN guitars rule, IMHO.