Meeting with the FujiGen Founder Family [ FGN (FujiGen) Guitars Information Thread ]

Pete.R · April 18

I had two Boundaries, hard to beat for the price

got each of them used for the price of a MiC Squier (~€300-350)

and I don't care if the body is basswood on a 'cheap' guitar

https://i.imgur.com/Le1pOIy.jpg

meanwhile the two ^^ are sold and got replaced by this pair

https://i.imgur.com/c9hsaEy.jpg

Dave_Mc · April 19

TTBZ said:

Black/black pickguard with maple neck is my favourite look for a tele so the looks are fine for me! I prefer the sleeker look of this to the standard control plate and squared off pickguard too.

Yeah I've only ever had one basswood guitar and didn't love it, but considering teles can be pretty bright guitars anyway I thought it might work in its favour for dirtier tones at least.

Ah yeah everyone likes different colours. I like the brighter sparkly ones! (I like black/black too on a Tele

)

I think I prefer the looks of the pickguard like you said, but it makes pickup/electronic swapping and tinkering more awkward.

That's a good point about the basswood thing- you may be right!

Pete.R said:

I had two Boundaries, hard to beat for the price
got each of them used for the price of a MiC Squier (~€300-350)
and I don't care if the body is basswood on a 'cheap' guitar

Me neither, at least to a certain extent- the problem is that you *can* get the right woods on even cheaper guitars. Don't get me wrong, I strongly suspect the FGNs are far superior guitars... but personally I'd prefer them to use alder or ash, even if they had to charge slightly more. They could still be substantially cheaper than the Standard series.

Pete.R · April 20

https://i.imgur.com/LVber7T.jpg

Happy weekend !

Dave_Mc · April 21

Dave_Mc said:

TTBZ said:

Black/black pickguard with maple neck is my favourite look for a tele so the looks are fine for me! I prefer the sleeker look of this to the standard control plate and squared off pickguard too.

Yeah I've only ever had one basswood guitar and didn't love it, but considering teles can be pretty bright guitars anyway I thought it might work in its favour for dirtier tones at least.

Ah yeah everyone likes different colours. I like the brighter sparkly ones! (I like black/black too on a Tele )

Not sure why that came up as a passive aggressive sarcastic winky smiley, I just meant it to be a bog standard smiley! Stupid typos... I've edited it now.

@Pete.R Yeah I saw those new models on the FGN site the other day... nice!

Pete.R · April 28

https://i.imgur.com/ZGqLLIl.jpg

the first ones are in store @ white-city-music

Pete.R · May 5

my weapons of choice for today:

https://i.imgur.com/nj3TDww.jpg

bluenile · May 5

looks like there are some new Boundary series coming out, moving production to vietnam. I like the older FGNs with the small headstock like yours @Pete.R. Look like a good cheaper alternative to Fender Japan if I can find one

Pete.R · May 5

bluenile said:

looks like there are some new Boundary series coming out, moving production to vietnam. I like the older FGNs with the small headstock like yours @Pete.R. Look like a good cheaper alternative to Fender Japan if I can find one

Yes, the new Boundary models are made in Vietnam, their serial#s are starting with V

Every company needs to make profits, offering the older MiJ Boundary series around €600-700 doesn't get them much profit I guess, so the move makes sense to me.

It was a great deal as long it lasted, and there are used MiJ ones out for €350-450 which is what other brands MiC guitars are offered for

rhinofeet · May 5

I've seen a couple of history and coolz available that are made at fujigen. How do these compare quality wise?

Pete.R · May 5

rhinofeet said:

I've seen a couple of history and coolz available that are made at fujigen. How do these compare quality wise?

History and CoolZ are brands for the Japanese Shimamura store, both made by FujiGen.

I would say the History line is comparable to FGN Standard and NeoClassic line,

some might even be in the Expert range.

CoolZ is the entry level line.

Some History series like 'Performer-series' are meanwhile made in China

I've got a CoolZ ZST-V 'strat' via Zen-Market from Japan,

hard to beat at ~€ 200 + shipping/Tax/VAT still below € 400.-

I'd rate it at least comparable to Squier made in Japan which are offered here for €500-1000

https://i.imgur.com/hGZQqZF.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/T4BQsvD.jpg

Pete.R · May 17

This pair of guitars & amps will be played over the weekend

https://i.imgur.com/U6CakqM.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/cW80GsP.jpg

Schnozz · May 17

What Laneys are those?

Kittyfrisk · May 17

Schnozz said:

What Laneys are those?

Look to me like VC30 112's.

Pete.R · May 17

Kittyfrisk said:

Schnozz said:

What Laneys are those?

Look to me like VC30 112's.

VC15-110

both probably made the same day, serial# is NJB9925 and the other is NJB9928

made in UK

Kittyfrisk · May 17

Dammit, so close

Enjoy them

Pete.R · June 16

Pete.R said:

Shoji Yokouchi (the eldest son of the FujiGen founder) and his family made a trip across Europe - and we've met a few weeks ago in Würzburg (Bavaria) which is close to where I live.
We had been in contact for some time on facebook, he's a contributing member of my FGN (FujiGen) Guitar Fanclub group with close to 2000 members https://www.facebook.com/groups/563422544374288 ;
( If I'm not allowed to post this link, feel free to delete it )
He brought me a present.... handsigned from the 95 year old FGN founder and him in perfect teamwork.
Needless to say I feel honored to get such a nice present!
I gave him a picture of the FGN Fan Club's 'leadership team' taken last year at the guitar-summit in Mannheim and a gift of wine from my region.
It was a pleasure to meet Shoji Yokouchi and his family,
hope we'll meet again in 3 years when I'm retired and will visit him in Matsumoto.

https://i.imgur.com/M6Lv130.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/wLPufW3.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/0VuoVZr.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/wSjmSOO.jpg

https://imgur.com/g9VMuHr
https://i.imgur.com/GVQy2eK.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/NFaicWo.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/e86wxnn.jpg

One year ago (16.June 2023)........

Next year (9.May 2025) we will meet again in Würzburg,
Shoji and some classmates will do a trip to Germany, Austria and Czech Republik.
One of the classmates is Susumu Tamura, the creator of the legendary
Maxon/Ibanez TubeScreamer.

And in 2026 I will finally do my trip to Matsumoto...

Offset · June 16

@pete.r - are you perchance related to @Paul_C ?

Pete.R · June 16

Offset said:

@pete.r - are you perchance related to @Paul_C ?

Not that I know....

Does @Paul_C ; like black Japanese Ladies, too ?

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