Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 9:01 pm
Greco made them. also, I just found a picture of this Fresher Mercury.astro wrote:Who else made accurate copies?
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Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 9:11 pm
I think there were quite a lot of accurate Japanese copies. Maybe they were built in the same place and just distributed by different brand names? I dunno. This link has a picture of a group of mustangs, all copies:
http://fendermustangstory.com/J-copy/Atama_Kikaida.htm
Some of the brands mentioned are:
Thunder
Navigator
Fresher
Westminster
Watson
etc etc
http://fendermustangstory.com/J-copy/Atama_Kikaida.htm
Some of the brands mentioned are:
Thunder
Navigator
Fresher
Westminster
Watson
etc etc
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2010 1:09 am
I decided to save some of the photos of the Mustang copys. I will post them here:
El Maya "Artist Model". Silver sparkle w/black stripe + black guard:
Fernandes. Blue w/blue stripe + white guard:
Fernandes. White + brown tort:
Fresher "Mercury". White + white guard:
Gibbon. Black + pearl guard:
Guitars.R.Us. Genoa Blue + pearl "square" guard:
Guitars.R.Us. Wedgwood blue + Pearl guard:
Hisonus "Excellent Guitar". White + Tort:
Navigator "Esparto". V White + tort:
Thunder "Super Sounds". Blue w/white stripe + pearl guard:
Watson "Electric Guitar". Natural + Black guard:
Westminster "Electric Guitar". Sunburst + pearl guard:
I think they're pretty interesting. The "Guitar.r.us" ones have Fender parts? Real fender parts? GOLD MUSTANG PARTS. Also what is with the weird square pearl guard, very strange.
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Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2010 5:30 am
I think the Guitars R Us are a small builder of some sort. those guitars look custom built.
I think Thunder is another brand name for Greco because "Super Sounds" and "Brazen Picker Professional" are the same lines used on Greco's Fender copies. I have seen a Greco branded mustang before though. and supposedly teh kurdtz played one.
I think Thunder is another brand name for Greco because "Super Sounds" and "Brazen Picker Professional" are the same lines used on Greco's Fender copies. I have seen a Greco branded mustang before though. and supposedly teh kurdtz played one.
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2010 3:02 pm
Cool.
The 'Westminster' and the 'Watson' both are very similar. The logos use the same font and have "electric guitar" as the model. Different tuners though and stuff like that. I think they all look pretty accurate, I wouldn't be surprised if some were made in the same factory as the japanese Fenders.
The 'Westminster' and the 'Watson' both are very similar. The logos use the same font and have "electric guitar" as the model. Different tuners though and stuff like that. I think they all look pretty accurate, I wouldn't be surprised if some were made in the same factory as the japanese Fenders.
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2010 4:06 pm
That "pearl square" pickguard is pretty awesome.
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2010 7:45 pm
That's a cool post, DanHeron. Thanks.
I din't know Navigator made Mustang copies too.
I din't know Navigator made Mustang copies too.
Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 2:33 am
Wow, DanHeron, thanks for the awesome post!
Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 11:52 am
+1 really useful resource
Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 9:27 pm
anyone ever have ebay luck w any of these? i want a mustang/jag so bad but i can't find a knockoff for the life of me.
Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 9:58 pm
where are you located? if you're in the US, they are very rare here. They were mostly produced for the Japanese domestic market. Any one you might find in the US would have been individually imported.
Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 9:59 pm
save up and buy the real thang son.