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I'll warn you now, that many of the posts to follow this, will all point to the negatives they have towards the headstock logo - Ignore that and ignore them - If it plays well and you like it then go for it
Suhr, Anderson, Tyler tend to be 3 of the top 'boutique' modern Strat models out there - Personally I favour TA and Tyler out of the 3
I've not actually played a Jap version so can't help you on that score
But IMO if you like the quality of the TA, then the Tyler won't let you down either
Both bought sight unseen from GuitarGuitar, both had the 59 neck which is a pretty perfect profile for me. Superb quality, great sound, perfect setup and tuning stability
I went back to a CS strat for a slightly more vintage feel, but will def have another Tyler in due course.
I haven't tried a MIA version, and given the price premium I think I'd stick with MIJ.
Both sold on here, so I'm sure @Kebabkid and @Aidanspaghetti will chip in!
In hindsight, shaving the neck would've been a good option and I've since found out they do a thinner neck. Otherwise, the guitar was perfect for me and so much so that I had Tyler pickups installed in my Rob Williams superstrat.
I can't see what the difference is between an MIA and MIJ other than where assembled and it being a couple of grand cheaper. The MIJ quality is high with superb fretwork and I'm glad mine went to a good friend.
I've had several Suhrs, a Custom Shop Schecter a Tom Anderson Drop Top and my Tyler MIJ Black Classic was up there with the latter.
If a Tyler MIJ Landau or preferably a Dann Huff one came up with a thinner neck, I'd be very tempted.
Expect to pay £2-2.5K for a used MIJ Tyler but bottom line, they're very good.
EDIT: Having spoken to Tyler Guitars, whilst they don't sell replacement necks, if you were to ship your existing one to them, they'd reshape it for you
The neck shape is a funny one. I'd come from 7+ years of chunky to huge necks, and the Japan model Tyler that came my way last month had the extra slim, which is not a million miles from a modern Fender C shape. So I didn't expect to get along with it at all, and reserved the option of returning it. I did bork my left hand pretty badly over the first week with it and had to take a course of anti-inflammatories to get it back working. But decided that the extra reach on the lower strings justified some effort in adjusting my own technique, which has worked out quite well making this a keeper.
BTW, I did re-try one of the US guitars, to compare the stock "59" neck and decided I now prefer the thinner one.
Also, ignore any opinions on the headstock including your own. Once one of these gets under your skin you will come to like the headstock.
Thanks!
Not sure how to post a photo on here though …