Best japanese electric guitar brands?

[olive shadow]

Ibanez

Edwards/navigator

They are under esp but make other guitars

Then fender Japan

[fair fulcrum]

Fender MIJ of youre looking in the 1k range

[sweet lodge]

Caparison

Momose

Vola

ESP has a few sub brands under it, edwards was already mentioned, grassroots is anither

[rich berry]

Fender are probably on the cheaper side

Still great for what you can pay

Charvel and Jackson have Japanese guitars that are neat as well .

[olive shadow]

Yeah I omitted grassroots just cause they are cheapest

[winter dirge]

ESP is (shockingly) best bang for the buck for buying in Japan, followed by Fender Japan probably

Ibanez prices are better in the US

Schecter Japan is very, very good

[opal cedar]

Japanese Fernandes are some of the best guitars

[neat berry]

fender japan are arguably superior quality to usa

[fair fulcrum]

mia and mij are the most comparable in fender's entire lineup

I literally won't buy a fender guitar that isnt mia or mij now

[neat berry]

their naughties MIK stuff is of pretty good quality too

i’ve seen the lite ash tele be called fenders best kept secret

[olive shadow]

Yeah but like look at mij fender beautiful guitars

[fair fulcrum]

A lot of the modern aerodynes are ugly

[olive shadow]

Didn’t mean those

I meant fender Japan not mij imports

[fair fulcrum]

Oh most fender japans just look like normal fenders but with good build quality lol

[neat berry]

their art guitars are stunning

[olive shadow]

They have some very unique looking Strats

[fair fulcrum]

isnt that just a literal picture though

Not real wood

[olive shadow]

No it’s real

It’s quilted maple top

[fair fulcrum]

Fender japan made "foto flame" guitars for a while

They look cheap

[olive shadow]

This is real quilt

[hard galleon]

Haven't tried one but heard that Saito Guitars are pretty good