tele shopping in tokyo...

igman · July 26th, 2005, 06:46 PM

can anyone recommend some cool guitar shops in tokyo?
i'll be playing there next week and obviously plan to take advantage of that and buy some used gear...if anyobody's out there and feels like watching some loud tele-fueled rock music, these are the dates:

Aug 1 2005 RIPS Hachioji
Aug 3 2005 Tau Kitchen Shibuya
Aug 4 2005 ACB Shinjuku
Aug 5 2005 Guilty Ebisu
Aug 6 2005 Egg Man Shibuya
Aug 7 2005 Pumpkin Yokosuka
Aug 9 2005 Vogue Kumagaya

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Hugh O'Connor · July 26th, 2005, 08:46 PM

There are many guitar shops all over Tokyo but this area has many within a few blocks all near the train stop. I bought a '71 RI CIJ (of all things) at the Ishibashi shop here, best tele I have ever had, my CS '59 Esquire is now for sale at 'the' local shop here in SF, sorry guys. Expect very small guitar shops packed tight (small pieces of foam in between so they will not scratch) with new and used guitars. I'm ready to go back and get another one, maybe a 50's RI?
Have Fun,
Hugh

sneakyjapan · July 26th, 2005, 10:37 PM

well looks like you won`t be coming to Sendai... nobody does. Too bad.
I do my guitar shopping up here...less choice but less competition too. Look for the custom editions specially made for chain shops... the Big Boss chain has some real nice teles made for them with Duncans and colors found solely on those models... theres a sonic blue and a burgundy mist that look great.
Plus... see if you can find an ExTrad... cery rare but top notch.
While you`re in country... you have got to play some Van Zandts and Seymour Duncans... try everything from his Traditional series on up... real nice guitars. Both of these are not cheap but they are exceptional.
Eat the natto...if you dare. Remember...food tastes better when it`s trying to get away.
A bit of advice I got when I first arrived... some Japanese girls will like you because you`re a foreigner...some girls won`t have anything to do with you because you`re a foreigner. A bit over simplified perhaps but turned out to be true for me most of the time.
Ganbare ne.

igman · August 11th, 2005, 04:07 PM

ochanomizu was indeed a good place to go, a few blocks with just guitar shops :) they even had an extrad in one of the shops, but it was a bit modified...sounded awesome though. in general i loved japan, the shows were great and the food as well - nobody dared to try natto though...chickenhearts were the closest thing to eating anything strange, hehe.

sneakyjapan · August 11th, 2005, 09:55 PM

what.....no tuna eyes or squid guts? Grilled sparrow? Raw horse mayhaps? NO? Well you`ll just have to come back eh.

July 26th, 2005, 06:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
igman TDPRI Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 55	tele shopping in tokyo... can anyone recommend some cool guitar shops in tokyo? i'll be playing there next week and obviously plan to take advantage of that and buy some used gear...if anyobody's out there and feels like watching some loud tele-fueled rock music, these are the dates: Aug 1 2005 RIPS Hachioji Aug 3 2005 Tau Kitchen Shibuya Aug 4 2005 ACB Shinjuku Aug 5 2005 Guilty Ebisu Aug 6 2005 Egg Man Shibuya Aug 7 2005 Pumpkin Yokosuka Aug 9 2005 Vogue Kumagaya www.purevolume.com/theplusnomination

July 26th, 2005, 08:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
Hugh O'Connor TDPRI Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 61	Ochanomizu There are many guitar shops all over Tokyo but this area has many within a few blocks all near the train stop. I bought a '71 RI CIJ (of all things) at the Ishibashi shop here, best tele I have ever had, my CS '59 Esquire is now for sale at 'the' local shop here in SF, sorry guys. Expect very small guitar shops packed tight (small pieces of foam in between so they will not scratch) with new and used guitars. I'm ready to go back and get another one, maybe a 50's RI? Have Fun, Hugh __________________ Hugh http://homepage.mac.com/hoconnor/

July 26th, 2005, 10:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
sneakyjapan Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nippon Posts: 2,493 3 Photos	well looks like you won`t be coming to Sendai... nobody does. Too bad. I do my guitar shopping up here...less choice but less competition too. Look for the custom editions specially made for chain shops... the Big Boss chain has some real nice teles made for them with Duncans and colors found solely on those models... theres a sonic blue and a burgundy mist that look great. Plus... see if you can find an ExTrad... cery rare but top notch. While you`re in country... you have got to play some Van Zandts and Seymour Duncans... try everything from his Traditional series on up... real nice guitars. Both of these are not cheap but they are exceptional. Eat the natto...if you dare. Remember...food tastes better when it`s trying to get away. A bit of advice I got when I first arrived... some Japanese girls will like you because you`re a foreigner...some girls won`t have anything to do with you because you`re a foreigner. A bit over simplified perhaps but turned out to be true for me most of the time. Ganbare ne. __________________ quasi mojo

August 11th, 2005, 04:07 PM	#4 (permalink)
igman TDPRI Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 55	just got back! ochanomizu was indeed a good place to go, a few blocks with just guitar shops :) they even had an extrad in one of the shops, but it was a bit modified...sounded awesome though. in general i loved japan, the shows were great and the food as well - nobody dared to try natto though...chickenhearts were the closest thing to eating anything strange, hehe.

August 11th, 2005, 09:55 PM	#5 (permalink)
sneakyjapan Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nippon Posts: 2,493 3 Photos	what.....no tuna eyes or squid guts? Grilled sparrow? Raw horse mayhaps? NO? Well you`ll just have to come back eh. __________________ quasi mojo