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Some FujiGen-made Fender Japan models between 1982 and 1996 have necks made by Atlansia. Dyna Gakki took over the manufacture of the Fender Japan models in 1996/1997. The Tōkai-made Fender Japan guitars made for a few months while Dyna got up to speed were not exported. Terada made the Fender Japan acoustic guitars such as the Fender Catalina.
Fender Bronco [10] (Lives on through Squier as a bass guitar) Fender Bullet [11] (lives on through Squier) Fender Coronado [12] Fender Cyclone (lives on through Squier) Fender Esquire; Fender HM Strat USA/Japan; Fender Marauder; Fender Musicmaster; Fender Performer; Fender Prodigy [13] Fender Showmaster; Fender Starcaster [14] (lives on through ...
Dyna Gakki was founded in 1973 and have built guitars for several well-known brands. They produced Ibanez's Blazer line in the 1980s and have also made guitars for Fender, Greco (for Kanda Shokai), Gretsch, and Fernandes. Dyna also made the Yamaki/Daion [4] /Founder/Joodee solid body guitars for Daion in the 1970s and early 1980s. [5] Fuji ...
The Japanese companies ditched knockoffs in favor of their own unique guitars — with brands like Ibanez and Yamaha rising to prominence — while American giants like Fender struck deals to have ...
When CBS sold Fender to its current owners in 1984, there was a transitional period from 1984 to 1987 with limited Fender USA production resulting in mostly Fender Japan and leftover USA made guitars being sold. There are also Fender Contemporary Telecaster models with HSS or HH pickup configurations and switches for selecting pickup options.
In July 2021, Fender released a Japan-exclusive, limited run Fender-branded Super-Sonic in a Silver Sparkle finish. [5] It was largely a faithful reproduction of the original Vista Series models, and featured a basswood body, a U-shaped neck, a rosewood fretboard with a 9.5 inch radius, medium jumbo frets, and Fender Shawbucker humbuckers.
In 1981–82, Fuji obtained the Fender Japan contract which lasted until 1996–97 and in 1983 Fuji were producing 14,000 guitars a month with 80% of the guitars being made for export markets and 20% being made for Japanese domestic markets. In 1989, Fuji Gengakki Seizō re-branded, officially adopting the name FUJIGEN.
The Lyte is a sub-model of the Fender Precision Bass. Only ever produced in Japan, the Lyte came to be from the Fender Japan Deal that saw a joint venture between Fender, Kanda Shokai and Yamano Gakki . In 1982, production of Fender products in Japan began, and two years later the first Fender Precision Lyte model was made.