I has mustang...

Post by **Mike** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 11:14 am

In that case this guy did way good. It looks 100 times better than a 69RI.

DanHeron · Post by **DanHeron** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 11:19 am

Thats cool. There is THIS one as well. A '65' ri in daphne blue. No white button tuners though, no control plate gap. Does have the slab body though, without contours.

Noirie. · Post by **Noirie.** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 2:46 pm

Btw when did Fender go back to MIJ?

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 3:22 pm

DanHeron wrote:Thats cool. There is THIS one as well. A '65' ri in daphne blue. No white button tuners though, no control plate gap. Does have the slab body though, without contours.

it does have a gap at the control plate. its right here.

who ever selling this thing is a fucking moron.
it says in the title MIJ when he posts a photo of the decal that says CIJ

it says in the description not once, but twice that it comes with tuners with white plastic buttons when the photos show chrome.

fender japan never went back to making MIJ guitars, its just people like this guy selling shit he knows nothing about that confuses the issue

by the way WHAT IS THAT WHITE SHIT AROUND THE SS # ?

Post by **Mike** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 3:26 pm

It's just an old '65RI from before they released them to the rest of the world, presumably? Hence no white button tuners.

DanHeron · Post by **DanHeron** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 3:52 pm

It has a gap, but not like the gap on this:

Josh · Post by **Josh** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 4:07 pm

How much do Cij/mij Mustangs usually go for anymore?

Noirie. · Post by **Noirie.** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 4:25 pm

Josh wrote:How much do Cij/mij Mustangs usually go for anymore?

Â£400-Â£800 Over here

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 5:24 pm

brand new at the store they are at least 1000 i think

Noirie. · Post by **Noirie.** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 5:59 pm

Its Fucked up innit

suede · Post by **suede** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 10:35 pm

I ended paying 465 shipping and tax because I am California, not too bad, beats paying close to 1000 for a new one...can't wait..

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 2:30 am

Noirie. wrote:Btw when did Fender go back to MIJ?

it's never stopped. Fender Japan has been running since 1982. They make all the Fender guitars for the domestic Japanese market and are allowed to export a few select models.

Noirie. · Post by **Noirie.** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 3:03 am

Last time i was in brighton like mid 2008 the Fender Jaguars and Mustangs had crafted in Japan on the heels of the necks. I was down there recently and they had made in Japan instead. These were brand new ones aswell.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 3:04 am

Ah, yeah I think they've switched between CIJ and MIJ a few times,

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 4:25 am

i had an epiphone dot that had a label over the serial number like that one.

don't remember where it was made, but what makes them do that?

found the original label: 311475188

WTF?

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 4:27 am

It means it's a fake. Worse still, it's the worst type of fake, and is likely to give you cancer.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 5:25 am

oh, yea, I should probably actually read the thread before responding. sorry about that. I thought you were asking about MIJ in general...

suede · Post by **suede** » Tue May 05, 2009 12:23 am

it got home today!!

here it is resting with her sister

mellowlogic · Post by **mellowlogic** » Tue May 05, 2009 12:41 am

tasty!

astro · Post by **astro** » Tue May 05, 2009 1:25 am

At some point in 2008, Japanese Fenders reverted to being "Made In Japan" as opposed to being "crafted". As far as I know, they're still made in the same factories, so I don't know why they switched. My Mustang bass says "Made In Japan", it was bought new in December 2008.

Incidentally, I never understood why they portray the Japanese 69's as being reissues of the 1969 Mustang. They're different in so many ways, it just doesn't make any sense. First of all, weren't all Mustangs competition models by 1969? Plus these have chrome button Klusons, incorrect headstock decals, basswood bodies, and completely different colours. Considering how fanatical about details the vintage guitar fans can be, it's a weird marketing decision to release a reissue that bears so little resemblance to the originals.

Of course, that's not to say that the 69's are bad guitars... far from it. Apart from mediocre (I wouldn't go as far as to say "shit") pickups, they're wonderful guitars. Mine rocks, and I wouldn't mind having a million of its babies.