"Don't touch it Mr Di Bergi... And don't point... No, don't even look at it!..." You may be surprised, given my sham...

I feel that despite the numerous interesting points about this instrument, its dedicated post should begin with an old anecdote. It’s a quot...

This is a Strat I’ve been looking forward to covering for a long time. It’s the Fender MIJ (Made in Japan) ‘Hendrix’ Stratocaster , which wa...

The System I model in Olympic White ( which was not the same as original Olympic White - see here ). One of the most interesting things a...

I first saw The Fender ‘Jerry Donahue’ Telecasters advertised in a UK magazine in mid April 1992, so presumably they arrived in the shop...

I mentioned in my articles on the Fender MIJ ’57 Reissue and ’62 Reissue Strats , that in 1995, both models were replaced by a rather more ...

A Candy Apple Red beauty like this would have cost £295 brand new in 1992 with the heaviest discounters, but by late 1993 prices would more...

Candy Apple Red with a matching headstock was one of four finish options for the regular Fender Japan Vintage Jaguar Reissue. Fender’s ‘s...

For this piece I’ve assembled a historical snapshot of a classic and much loved range of guitars: namely, the Fender MIJ (Made in Japan) exp...

There's plenty about the actual guitars already on this site, but I thought I'd make this brief post to summarise the appearance and...

Whilst Fender ’s Made in Japan Vintage Reissue Stratocasters were carrying non-authentic pickups with moulded plastic bobbins by the late ...

Another mint condition Fender MIJ (Made In Japan) instrument – this time a gorgeous ’62 reissue Jazz Bass , which I bought brand new in Lond...

This is a completely mint Japanese made reissue of an early 1969 Fender Telecaster Thinline . A guitar for diehard Fender fans, who want th...

Some memories just don’t seem to be greatly affected by the passage of time. Summer 1985 was one of the most carefree times of my life. I wa...

In 1995, a nearby music shop picked up a number of special guitars from BMF ’95 – that year’s British Music Fair. They were instruments th...

The 1980s version (in black) with white plastic parts. Quality in the ‘80s was consistently high in my experience. Ah, the MIJ (Made in Ja...

These highly desirable instruments first appeared in the music shop ads of Guitarist magazine ’s July 1990 edition – which came out in mid...