How does Fender Japan’s overall quality stack up against other Japanese manufacturers like FGN, or even MIM Fenders?
I understand this Hama Okamoto Signature P is made of basswood while MIM Ps are alder.
Just trying to triangulate which direction is a wiser choice. Of course, with an MIM P I’d have to get a Jazz neck whereas the Okamoto model has one already.
My MIJ is great quality-wise. Nice rolled fretboard, excellent fretwork, great fit and finish. Alder body (my preference), maple neck.
Definitely interested
Haha good catch. I’ve never taken Oxy and not in a big hurry to try based on reading about it!
Very cool. Thanks, Wombat!
I think I paid $250 for my Fender Mexican Jazz Bass neck for the Moolah Bass, which I didn’t think was too bad. It was definitely the most expensive piece.
Whoa! FujiGen must still make some. I wondered if they made mine and checked; Yes, yes they did 
They are basically fantastic.
@Barney could you please point me to that link you posted for the fancy wood grain pick guards? I don’t remember if it was in Bass porn or upgrades, or show us your basses or where i saw it, or if it was even you who posted it haha… but i’d like to check em out some more.
Here you go.
Yeah 
Thanks!
25 degrees in the shade. The new Roland cube is perfect for sitting on the back deck, playing a jam track thru the IPod and jamming. Happy days Bass buzzers.
I could dig some 25 degrees here, but in Fahrenheit. Screw this hotter than hell shit. Enough, already!
Very curious to see the tax, title and license quote on the Okamoto P. If the shipping cost is in the same ballpark it was in the FGN Mighty Power quote they sent me, it will be about half the cost of the bass. 
Nice! Hit 37 of your so called “degrees” here today.
My concern exactly. Keep me in the loop?
I thought it as the total cost of the bass, for a bass of this quality, workmanship, what would I pay here in the US? I made my decision on that.
Finally decided to pull the trigger on a Lakland Skyline 44-64 GZ. It was a Sweetwater demo model so that justifies the price, right?
This thing sounds beautiful, looks beautiful, feels beautiful. And the color is 105% up my alley. Only downside is that it weighs about 12 pounds but beauty is pain sometimes eh?
Very fine! Congrats.
You bet.
