Japanese Acoustic junkies - show your guitars...

[sachi]

Originally Posted by akivisuals

I'm Japanese and I'm an acoustic junky. Does that count?

Maybe. Are ya cute?

[musical5]

Conn C300 classical. Solid body and top.



Morales.....loudest, coolest sounding acoustic I own.



I wont bother with my main player...Takamine Santa Fe....boring

[shawlie]

This is our 1974 Takeharu "folk" guitar. I don't know anything about them, really, it was from my wife's brother. Zero fret, adjustable saddle, pretty fat neck. Not a great guitar, but I would play around with it more but don't trust the bridge (one corner is either not good glued or it's coming up a bit). Quite high action, too.

But it got played a lot from the 70s up to the 90s, so it has been enjoyed.

Dogs always have to see what's going on, of course...

[sneaky]

Takeharu guitars I see in Japan were made by Suzuki, there seem to be a lot of em around.

[chas52]

(~ 2005??) takamine an10 (liked it so much I bought another one.)

1977 takamine c132s

[GibbyPrague]

My 1983 Japanese made Ibanez Concord (Hummingbird copy) next to my Furch OM.

Utterly Love it.



PS: How do you do it so you can post a pic directly into the thread as a lot of foks have done here, rather than placing the link to the pic - like i have ?

[Doubleneck]

1983 Yairi, they imported these for about 3 years. I talked to the factory once and their may have been only about a 100 brought over. One of the few production acoustic doubles. Daion made one about the same time and they are really rare. If you play out you will get noticed.

[lord_nikon]

Big fan of Yairis

Yairi DY-67 (1986 & 1989)




Yairi WY-1 12 (1998?)




Yamaha LLX26C (2009)

[SpruceTop]

Originally Posted by plaintop

I've been hearing a lot of '70s Japanese knockoffs that are very good guitars. I'm just curious if anyone else has a Made in Japan guitar that they like.

Brian

My current Takamine TF430SS, with CoolTube CTP-2 preamp, rocks as has every one of the Takamine guitars I've owned since 1979.

Regards,

SpruceTop

[markd]

I've had numerous Taks and Yairis that were fantastic guitars for the price paid. This is my 1974 DY-85. Great to look at and even better to play.

[TaylorTele]

Originally Posted by ship of fools

They made some very fine guitars at times in Japan that could give any make a run for their money, example 1;

And the next one on the right I have been hunting for for awhile now.
.Ship

I have a early 82ish Washburn Harvest sj D-67 s/n 821420 looks just like your guitars mine has the squares on the bridge and a wood plaque inside hand made
mine has ovangkol back and sides and its a Collins-Martin killer I have never heard a better sounding guitar

acording to this page http://www.bjharvest.co.uk/jlguitar.htm the Harvest series Guitar was made for this band "Barclay James Harvest" = Harvest SJ D67SW Guitar

If you scroll down theres a photo of one simular to mine on this page http://www.bjharvest.co.uk/jlguitar.htm

[Bridgepin]

I'd like to add a up date, I have picked up a Hohner HG-940 a few months back, I just love these guitars

[Archbacker]

Here's my Norlin-era MIJ Epiphone PR795AE. Nice guitar.







-Arch

[barrangatan]

I have quite a few Yamahas, Taks and even a Yairi or 2 over the years, but this one is one that I will alway miss and regret letting go: ~'69-'70 FG-500, formerly owned by moga on the forum, and now is back home in Japan in a private collection.

[acousticmist]

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