Did Fender make a japanese version of the Cyclone?

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 8:23 pm

Where did Sawao Yamanaka get his Cyclone?

V.A. Tribute to The Pillows album with Cyclone on the cover.

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 8:40 pm

The shops? I know in Japan they have their own line of exclusives, but do they not get MIMs and MIAs as well?

Or he could've bought it during travels, off eBay from someone who moved over with one, etc...

kim · Post by **kim** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 8:45 pm

the girl in a band called noodles also plays a cyclone (i think, i mistaked it for a mustang but someone pointed out it was a cyclone?) i don't know if fender japan made their version of it but i guess it's possible, but just like you can get cij and mim, mia here you can get them there too so a japanese band using them doesn't automatically mean it's cij .. i guess it says somewhere on the headstock or neck heel ?

the dark wood going through the neck makes me think mim somehow

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 8:46 pm

headstock and neck finish/color are very "mexican," for lack of a better word. y'know how jap necks always have a bit of orange? this one doesn't appear to have that tint. i could be wrong.

Richard · Post by **Richard** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 8:50 pm

There were never any Japanese Fender Cyclones. Only Mexican and a very small run from the US which were only for the Japanese market.

Oh, and hotrod is right, that's Mexican. The American ones had two single coil pickups that were both angled and I think they had matching headstocks.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 9:07 pm

Cyclone Wikipedia wrote:US Cyclone

The Cyclone was also promoted as a USA-made guitar for a brief time in 2000. The US Cyclone featured two dual-coil ceramic Vintage Noiseless single-coils and a modern 2-point synchronized vibrato with stainless steel saddles. The Custom Cyclone had similar features, but used two Gold Lace Sensor pickups with black covers and a custom vintage 2-point tremolo bridge with bent solid steel saddles. Both guitars were made at the Fender Custom Shop. These American-made Cyclones were gone at the end of 2001.

couldn't find shit for pics though.

Billy3000 · Post by **Billy3000** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 10:24 pm

They've been posted here before, and yea they were MIA and only available in japan... fucked up right? And the one in the pic is definitely the MIM one, they made them in white in the 90's.

DanHeron · Post by **DanHeron** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 10:46 pm

Made in US cyclone

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 11:18 pm

DanHeron wrote:

Made in US cyclone

Holy Crap,That Surf Green Cyclone is awesome! There is a Squier Cyclone ebay that is at a local store.What are the diferences between the MIM Fender and the Squier Cyclone?

aen · Post by **aen** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 12:20 am

The mexican one feels and sounds OK, the Squier feels and sounds like shit. In my experience. I played a yeller MIM cyclone, dug it enough. I played a black Squier and the frets just about cut my fingers off, and it sounded like a tin can full of nails.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 12:56 am

aen wrote:I played a black Squier and the frets just about cut my fingers off, and it sounded like a tin can full of nails.

easy enough problems to sort out. you need a file and new pickups.

finboy · Post by **finboy** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 2:10 pm

the pick guard design is full of fail.