Fender Japan Factory~DYNA GAKKI.

[JOE69]

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this is the factory that makes FENDER-JAPAN today.

they are DYNA-GAKKI. one of the best quality factories

in japan. DYNA-GAKKI exclusively makes FENDER-JAPAN

since a few years ago. before TOKAI & DYNA made them and

FUJIGEN from 1982~1997?. all 3 made excellent fender japan gtrs.

joe

 

[dreamingtele]

Oh man! I want those double bound tele's!!!

 

[mellecaster]

Very Impressive !....Thanks for posting that Link.

 

[Jazzerstang]

If only they were regularly available in the US...

 

[Mark Davis]

Ya they make Epiphone Eilte hollow bodies and made some of those great Orvilles too.

TERADA-GAKKI is great.

 

[JDRNoPro]

Great link - thanks!

Someday I'd like to get a fender japan product, but not sure what yet........I've always liked their sonic blue though lol. Actually I like a lot of their color offerings......better than the current non-CS USA choices.

 

[JOE69]

Ya they make Epiphone Eilte hollow bodies and made some of those great Orvilles too.

TERADA-GAKKI is great.

sorry tele-guys here. i was very sleepy so wrote wrong.

they are actually DYNA-GAKKI not TERADA-GAKKI. a big mistake!

fender-japan was made by FUJIGEN from 1982~1997?

then TOKAI & DYNA made them until 2009 or so?

then only DYNA-GAKKI making them since.

all 3 equaly made the excellent stuff thru the years.

FENDER-JAPAN is sooooo consistant/reliable, great job!

joe

 

[IPLAYLOUD]

Anybody for a ROAD TRIP!!!!!!!!?????

 

[GaijinRick]

Road trip?? I live here!!

 

[teleswisster]

It has always seemed weird to me that the rights to make guitars in Asia shift from one firm to another. Isn't there a steep learning curve every time a new factory picks up the contract? Maybe I don't understand the business model. How exactly does it work?

 

[triviani]

Would they let you visit the factory? I would buy a "souvenir" at the shop..

 

[whitecat]

It has always seemed weird to me that the rights to make guitars in Asia shift from one firm to another. Isn't there a steep learning curve every time a new factory picks up the contract? Maybe I don't understand the business model. How exactly does it work?

1. Feed specs into CNC machine - press 'go.'
2. Profit.

Not a tonne of "precision" stuff is done by hand - and what may be done by hand is probably not dissimilar at all from make to make (fretwork, for example).

I'm sure they "prototype" a few before putting things into production to figure it all out.

Any company who makes it their business to manufacture for others will adapt very quickly.

 

[James J LaRue]

I always wanted to go to Japan for a guitar shopping trip...Guyatone pedals, Fender Japan, and Edwards > ESP, IMO.

 

[Vizcaster]

Isn't there a steep learning curve every time a new factory picks up the contract?

Have you seen the build challenge threads here?

 

[bigballs]

Finally, an age-old mystery SOLVED!! Joe, we modern MIJ owners are forever in your debt!

 

[teleswisster]

Have you seen the build challenge threads here?

No. Enlighten me.

 

[teleswisster]

1. Feed specs into CNC machine - press 'go.'
2. Profit.

Not a tonne of "precision" stuff is done by hand - and what may be done by hand is probably not dissimilar at all from make to make (fretwork, for example).

I'm sure they "prototype" a few before putting things into production to figure it all out.

Any company who makes it their business to manufacture for others will adapt very quickly.

That makes a fair amount of sense.

 

[Junior59]

54 Limited Edition Strat

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this is the factory that makes FENDER-JAPAN today.

they are DYNA-GAKKI. one of the best quality factories

in japan. DYNA-GAKKI exclusively makes FENDER-JAPAN

since a few years ago. before TOKAI & DYNA made them and

FUJIGEN from 1982~1997?. all 3 made excellent fender japan gtrs.

joe

I just picked up a 54 Limited Edition Stratocaster. I believe it came from Dyna Gakki. As a hardcore 'Made In USA' guy that was a little bit of a tough pill to swallow. But I couldn't over look the fact that this guitar is super resonant and light weight. Unplugged, it has a beautiful warm tone. Plus it has a baseball bat neck that rivals the girth of my Historic '57 Les Paul. I also like the old style bridge and tuners. The only thing I see on first glance that isn't 'vintage style' is it has a poly coating instead of lacquer. Plugged in sound and tone wise, it sounds a lot warmer and fuller to my ears that my '69 RI C.S. Strat, which has been my favorite Strat for 20 years. I really like this 54 a lot.