Tokai LP inbound from Ishibashi - NGD!

impmann

I've just ordered a Jaguar from Ishibasi - I can't fault their communication or courtesy so far.
My reason for buying from them was I'm pig sick of dealing with useless UK based sellers who have let me down left right and centre - both private and businesses. Plus the prices are ludicrous. Even after paying shipping from the other side of the world and import its cheaper than buying s/h MIJ Fender in the UK.
When it arrives I'll do an NGD for it.

equalsql

impmann said:

I've just ordered a Jaguar from Ishibasi - I can't fault their communication or courtesy so far.
My reason for buying from them was I'm pig sick of dealing with useless UK based sellers who have let me down left right and centre - both private and businesses. Plus the prices are ludicrous. Even after paying shipping from the other side of the world and import its cheaper than buying s/h MIJ Fender in the UK.
When it arrives I'll do an NGD for it.

  Nice one @impmann , I hope your experience with them is as good as mine. Certainly others who have used them on this forum have been impressed. I look forward to your your NGD 

57Deluxe

I hate your poncy tassels...

equalsql

57Deluxe said:

I hate your poncy tassels...

  You mean my sophisticated tassels don't you 

Actually I'm no fan of them myself, bloody dust-traps if you ask me,  but they belong to the wife and me putting up with them is a small price to pay considering how much GAS she lets me get away with...although there was a slightly threatening look on her face when I returned with this Tokai on Saturday.

To quote "Oh... it's a Les Paul.. I thought you had one of those already?" :-S

mudslide73

I can store it for you if you like?? pm'd you @equalsql

monoamine

gibson-killer

Octahedron

Oh wow that is stunning.

Initially, seeing only photos of the box, I was getting ready to make some crude remarks. Then I saw there was another two pages and "Oh haha look you've got a guitar in there!" 

And it's stunning.

It was a nice box though... but I think the contents steal the show.  

equalsql

Thanks @Octahedron, I decided to show the delivery info and unboxing because I know a few chaps on here are looking to buy from Ishibashi, so I figured that it might be helpful to document the process and show how the guitar is packaged. which fortunately was pretty-good.

ROOG

/\ appreciated.

equalsql

@ROOG. I swear you have the coolest user-name and avatar on this whole forum!

equalsql

And finally here's how the tracking went:
Firstly from EMS

State occurrence dateIn local time if occurred overseas）
Shipping track record Details Office Prefecture / Country ZIP code（Postal code number）
04/17/2014 20:24 Posting/Collection SHIBUYA TOKYO 150-8799
04/18/2014 00:14 Dispatch from outward office of exchange TOKYO INT TOKYO 138-8799
04/20/2014 21:37 Arrival at inward office of exchange COVENTRY PARCELFORCE UNITED KINGDOM
04/25/2014 05:22 Departure from inward office of exchange COVENTRY PARCELFORCE UNITED KINGDOM
04/26/2014 01:28 Processing at delivery Post Office P21947 UNITED KINGDOM
04/26/2014 Retention UNITED KINGDOM
04/26/2014 11:59 Final delivery UNITED KINGDOM

And then using the same tracking number on Parcel-Force

26-04-2014 12:06 Stoke Depot Collected by addressee
26-04-2014 11:59 Stoke Depot Collected by addressee
26-04-2014 08:08 Stoke Depot Awaiting payment of charges
26-04-2014 08:07 Stoke Depot Awaiting payment of charges
26-04-2014 01:28 Stoke Depot Received at delivery depot
25-04-2014 20:48 National Hub Received and processed
25-04-2014 05:22 International Hub Forwarded for UK processing
25-04-2014 04:44 International Hub Received from Customs - charges to be paid
23-04-2014 11:52 International Hub Awaiting Customs Charging
20-04-2014 21:37 International Hub Received in destination country
18-04-2014 00:14 TOKYO INT BAG Forwarded for export
17-04-2014 20:24 Delivery Agent - JAPAN Collected from customer

This should be a useful reference for other Ishibashi customers.

mudslide73

That's pretty quick assuming you bought it on the 16th/17th. Things I've had from the US have taken longer than that.

ROOG

equalsql said:

And finally here's how the tracking went:
Firstly from EMS

State occurrence dateIn local time if occurred overseas）
Shipping track record Details Office Prefecture / Country ZIP code（Postal code number）
04/17/2014 20:24 Posting/Collection SHIBUYA TOKYO 150-8799
04/18/2014 00:14 Dispatch from outward office of exchange TOKYO INT TOKYO 138-8799
04/20/2014 21:37 Arrival at inward office of exchange COVENTRY PARCELFORCE UNITED KINGDOM
04/25/2014 05:22 Departure from inward office of exchange COVENTRY PARCELFORCE UNITED KINGDOM
04/26/2014 01:28 Processing at delivery Post Office P21947 UNITED KINGDOM
04/26/2014 Retention UNITED KINGDOM
04/26/2014 11:59 Final delivery UNITED KINGDOM

And then using the same tracking number on Parcel-Force

26-04-2014 12:06 Stoke Depot Collected by addressee
26-04-2014 11:59 Stoke Depot Collected by addressee
26-04-2014 08:08 Stoke Depot Awaiting payment of charges
26-04-2014 08:07 Stoke Depot Awaiting payment of charges
26-04-2014 01:28 Stoke Depot Received at delivery depot
25-04-2014 20:48 National Hub Received and processed
25-04-2014 05:22 International Hub Forwarded for UK processing
25-04-2014 04:44 International Hub Received from Customs - charges to be paid
23-04-2014 11:52 International Hub Awaiting Customs Charging
20-04-2014 21:37 International Hub Received in destination country
18-04-2014 00:14 TOKYO INT BAG Forwarded for export
17-04-2014 20:24 Delivery Agent - JAPAN Collected from customer

This should be a useful reference for other Ishibashi customers.

@equalsql Together with the packaging details, this goes a good way to alleviate the distance trading anxiety.

The big problem is that I have now started trawling their stock pages!

@equalsql, defo got my best side when taking the image for my avatar.

EdGrip

Plain-tops are where it's at. What a lovely looking guitar! I hope it plays and sounds as good as it looks.

ThePrettyDamned

I love browsing u box.

http://www.ishibashi.co.jp/u_box/e/select.php?cd=08-316013008

Cor.

They have some amazing looking non eu guitars, too...

equalsql

ThePrettyDamned said:

I love browsing u box.

http://www.ishibashi.co.jp/u_box/e/select.php?cd=08-316013008

Cor.

They have some amazing looking non eu guitars, too...

I agree, it's like a drug ain't it