Any sexy new basses you've got your eye on?

[howard]

@roddie

When y’all suggest this, are you talking about the “Made In Japan” series or is there a specific model that I should be looking for?

Literally Fender Japan, ordered from Japan from a reputable store like Ikebe Gakki.

See my thread here:

Quick Guide to Buying MIJ Instruments From Japan

Japan is famous for producing extremely high quality musical instruments at very reasonable prices, both from well known international brands and also smaller local shops. There’s also some very nice Japan-exclusive models offered by Fender and other large international brands. As of 2022-2023, we are seeing historic highs in the JPY/USD exchange rate. This makes it an outstanding time to buy from Japan. I thought I would make a thread to help out people who don’t live here as the international…

The OP is a little out of date but the list remains accurate.

In your price rage other good MIJ choices would be Bacchus Woodlines, many different Fujigen models, or ESP Edwards (various models).

For Fender Japan I really like the Hybrid II line; I owned a Hybrid II P-bass and it was great.

For a vendor I recommend Ikebe Gakki or Kurosawa Gakki. Ishibashi is fine too.