I couldn't find a "K-ON!" KLP-Yui for sale in the USA. so I got this instead.
Now I just need the stickers and patches for my gigbag!
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 2:02 pm
by JJLipton
ultratwin wrote:Maple + Nato for a Japanese guitar? The CIJ Beck Telecaster suddenly looks rather enticing.
Now for some NATTO!
I hate that stuff!!
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 2:09 pm
by JJLipton
The photo flame actually looks good! LP copies are a dime a dozen here.
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 5:03 pm
by Concretebadger
I saw a few instances of Fender Japan cashing in on the popularity last time I was over there, but sadly the exchange rate was so atrocious I walked away from Ochanomizu empty-handed. There was a leftie J-bass (a Squier iirc) in one of the places but it wasn't anywhere near the quality of the MIM Fenders. There were some drop-dead gorgeous Bacchus basses though.
Oh, yeah: a friend of mine bought a red Mustang because of this show. True story.
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 5:19 pm
by westtexasred
JJLipton wrote:The photo flame actually looks good! LP copies are a dime a dozen here.
Thanks! The Sky LP was $139 with free shipping. Actually yesterday right after i ordered this guitar I got an email from a store in japan. They have the real K-0N! Yui LP with matching hardshell case. Only problem is the exchange rate is so bad it would cost $650 to get it. The exchange rate is $1.00= 76 yen! When did this happen? When I worked in Japan in the 80s and 90s the exchange rate was $1.00= 120-140 yen,lol.
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 5:22 pm
by westtexasred
Concretebadger wrote:I saw a few instances of Fender Japan cashing in on the popularity last time I was over there, but sadly the exchange rate was so atrocious I walked away from Ochanomizu empty-handed. There was a leftie J-bass (a Squier iirc) in one of the places but it wasn't anywhere near the quality of the MIM Fenders. There were some drop-dead gorgeous Bacchus basses though.
Oh, yeah: a friend of mine bought a red Mustang because of this show. True story.
Awesome!
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 5:26 pm
by westtexasred
I heard that there is a 2 year waiting list to get a left version of Mio's bass.
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 5:29 pm
by dezb1
I don't get this whole cartoon school girl fettish thing... t'is a les paul copy.
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 5:30 pm
by BillClay
westtexasred wrote:I couldn't find a "K-ON!" KLP-Yui for sale in the USA. so I got this instead.
WHY THE FUCK ARE THEIR CLOTHES SO SHINEY!?!THIS IS NOT HOW CLOTHES WORK!!!
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 7:11 pm
by westtexasred
Yes,just the guitars should be shiny
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 7:50 pm
by paul_
It's possible that they're all drenched in completely non-sexual white goo, as you sometimes fancy as a schoolgirl out there.
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 8:02 pm
by Concretebadger
westtexasred wrote:I heard that there is a 2 year waiting list to get a left version of Mio's bass.
Two years?! That's nuts! The one I found looked like an inexpensive copy intended for beginners (the target audience, really) so I assumed they weren't hard to find.
These were everywhere though. My buddy imported the Dakota Red '65 iirc, but the show proved what we all already knew: CAR looks better! There's so much choice in specs and finishes on the Japanese market that we don't seem to get from the USA or European catalogues. I was seeing Jazzmasters with matching headstocks, hollowbodied versions...
I'm actually surprised that Fender Japan didn't capitalise on the K-On thing more than they did; you couldn't walk into a comic book shop without seeing ads for it while it was on TV over there. I'm sure JJLipton can vouch for how the franchise is HUGE. Beck it ain't, but it has its moments. Shame the musical aspect wasn't as prominent in the second season, because I got a real kick out of scenes like the live shows where they don't know what they're doing. Considering the audience it's aimed at, the attention to detail in how the instruments are drawn and animated was pretty surprising.
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 11:16 pm
by BillClay
paul_ wrote:It's possible that they're all drenched in completely non-sexual white goo, as you sometimes fancy as a schoolgirl out there.
A: what?
B: dude, aren't these little dudes supposed to be kids, like 12 years old or some shit? WTF is up with drawing them with triple D s and underpants hanging out?
I'ma be a prude dude.
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 11:37 pm
by 61fury
Nice crotch shot, WTR you need to keep looking.
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 5:10 pm
by Concretebadger
They're in the last two years of high school so I'd say they're between 16 and 18, so yeah...it's the fans who are sexualising it (Rule 34 and all that). The series itself is PG rated on DVD over here; honestly, there's less violence and sexual content/nudity in there than in your average Studio Ghibli movie!
I initially thought it would be like this, a movie I've wanted to watch for ages...if only because James Iha did the soundtrack.