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Vintage Japanese guitars in Japan?
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Just curious, can anyone who's been to Japan recommend any music shops in Tokyo that are good for vintage stuff? I'll have a couple of days in Tokyo this fall and would like to bring back some cheesy old Teisco or Guyatone that's different from what they exported to the US at the time.
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Big Beat - Posts: 77
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Good to hear from you BB, sounds like a fun trip.
To my knowledge, our most active forum member in Japan is sneakypete.
I know sneaky doesn't live in Tokyo, but I think he visits. Hopefully he'll stop by the forum before long and make some suggestions. If not, you might send him a PM, I don't think he would mind.
Enjoy the trip. The flight is tough but I'm sure Tokyo will be great.
To my knowledge, our most active forum member in Japan is sneakypete.
I know sneaky doesn't live in Tokyo, but I think he visits. Hopefully he'll stop by the forum before long and make some suggestions. If not, you might send him a PM, I don't think he would mind.
Enjoy the trip. The flight is tough but I'm sure Tokyo will be great.
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well, I` not that familiar with Tokyo, when I do go there I`m always with my wife and don`t want to bore her with my guitar related stuff...I am going to have to go there alone soon though so i can take my time.
You could get some guitar magazines...Player...or Guitar...sold in book stores, they have lots of ads from shops and you could ask hotel staff to tell you where to go and how to get there. Do a search on line and print out some maps...Japanese maps can be incredibly accurate, they show each and every building...the undeground looks like a bowl of spaghetti and you may need a little time to get it, and try to avoid the subway or train during rush hour...think you`ve seen people where you live?...no you haven`t...in the past I have watched from an out of the way spot behind a beam or something...and it is like a sea of people ebbing and flowing, simply amazing...as long as you don`t get swept away.
Super deals are hard to find nowadays though, too many people after the old MIJs and prices are often crazy, and every single foreign guitar player is looking too so ya gotta be lucky...I look at the pawn shop type chain stores too...like Hard Off and 2nd Street...they get guitars in and out all the time so luck plays a role for sure.
You could get some guitar magazines...Player...or Guitar...sold in book stores, they have lots of ads from shops and you could ask hotel staff to tell you where to go and how to get there. Do a search on line and print out some maps...Japanese maps can be incredibly accurate, they show each and every building...the undeground looks like a bowl of spaghetti and you may need a little time to get it, and try to avoid the subway or train during rush hour...think you`ve seen people where you live?...no you haven`t...in the past I have watched from an out of the way spot behind a beam or something...and it is like a sea of people ebbing and flowing, simply amazing...as long as you don`t get swept away.
Super deals are hard to find nowadays though, too many people after the old MIJs and prices are often crazy, and every single foreign guitar player is looking too so ya gotta be lucky...I look at the pawn shop type chain stores too...like Hard Off and 2nd Street...they get guitars in and out all the time so luck plays a role for sure.
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