Guitar Nerds Anonymous

Can't see if there any pics with this at work but it sounds intruguing dude. I love 70s and 80s Jap Fenders. Mate of mine just bought a late 80s Jap P bass and it's fantastic. The Jap stuff beats the hell out o fthe US CBS stuff from the same era.

Took 'em out for some air, picture attached.

The older ones are both Vantages, made by Matsumoku, and the tele is officially a Fender. I think I've read that Fender has used different subcontractors at different times.

I guess the different Matsumoku brands are a bit less known compared to the likes of Yamaha and Ibanez, but for some reason I've bumped into them - could depend on where you live, active importer at some point or whatever.

Oh and come to think of it, I'm not sure whether the P-bass style pickups are considered humbuckers?

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