Tokyo is an amazing place for guitars

JJLipton · Post by **JJLipton** » Sun Nov 13, 2011 1:43 pm

I went to Shibuya this weekend and went to this place. In the basement they have an epic high end guitar room.

If you look closely, you can see the Jimmy Page CA in the corner. My jaw dropped.

Most of those fenders arent production models. A closer inspections revealed they are custom shop pieces. They had a lot of master built ones too.

Plus more pics on the site. I played an Al Dimeola prism there which was amazing through an Engl Powerball. The staff was really friendly and let me try it out, even though i obviously couldn't afford the guitar.

I also went to another shop, and played this beauty.

1959 VOS. One of the best flames i've seen.

gaybear · Post by **gaybear** » Sun Nov 13, 2011 2:47 pm

ah, so much radness, it would be overwhelming

DanHeron · Post by **DanHeron** » Sun Nov 13, 2011 4:15 pm

WOW. Puts all the guitar shops round here to shame. You've got to wonder how many they actually sell though.

ProcessedMeatMan · Post by **ProcessedMeatMan** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 8:50 am

I loved shopping around the guitar stores in Tokyo. Can't wait to go back!

Ankhanu · Post by **Ankhanu** » Sat Nov 19, 2011 1:18 am

DanHeron wrote:WOW. Puts all the guitar shops round here to shame. You've got to wonder how many they actually sell though.

Enough to maintain a large inventory within a large commercial space in a high rent city?

izodiak · Post by **izodiak** » Sat Nov 19, 2011 12:56 pm

Tokyo FTW!

ploppy · Post by **ploppy** » Sat Nov 19, 2011 2:11 pm

How do prices over there generally compare to the US or UK?

JJLipton · Post by **JJLipton** » Thu Nov 24, 2011 1:39 pm

ploppy wrote:How do prices over there generally compare to the US or UK?

The prices are about the same for gibsons and fenders. PRS, Musicman, etc are more expensive because of their relative rarity here. The yen is strong now though, so these days its better to buy in your own country.