I Bought 6 Guitars From Japan | Trogly's Unboxing Fender Guitars Vlog

[@knedy]

I got a Rickenbacker 320 today and I am loving the short scale!

[@hkguitar1984]

Congrats on the new Rick

[@theoversouls]

I bought a gloss sunburst/rosewood Strat version and I loved it so much I bought the matching Tele. I'm a 69 yr old pro player with mild arthritis and these will add a few years to my playing and gigging. I was playing 008's and considering 007's but 9-42 feels great on these! Paid less than $900 for each with free shipping from Japan. Shipping only took a week from Japan to rural New Mexico. I'm putting Lollars in the Tele and these will be my gigging guitars.

[@thenameless3271]

I'd love to hear that intro played on the next acoustic review, it's such a great little theme tune!

[@zoeyjune2193]

Pretty sure it's a royalty free thing. I've heard it used in other KZbin vids completely unrelated to guitar stuff

[@thenameless3271]

Yep! No copyright issues!

[@sgt.grinch3299]

Well done you made the podium for today. I’m glad to award you your Bronze Medal for your efforts.

[@markcheetah4960]

I saw a television commercial using Trogly's intro music. It went on for longer & had more parts to it. Trogly must be using a small sample of it.

[@angryheb1]

I kind of wish you compared side by side regular size and those guitars.. it's hard to tell.. lol

[@lesterksi4521]

Fender Japan made the most interesting fenders

[@leamanc]

OMG, I love that Jazzmaster! Hopefully that will get a review and demo here on the channel.

[@sonatabigdeal8683]

Jazz basses (with plastic knobs) always have a smaller tone knob :)

[@Greg-vd5om]

Trogly's in the HOUSE!!!

[@hkguitar1984]

Greg is in the House

[@markbaum9615]

Greg's up in there deep N early

[@sgt.grinch3299]

Greg in the house with a Silver Medal.

[@hkguitar1984]

Cograts on the Silver, well done

[@holstorrsceadus1990]

anyone else prefer satin finishes? I just feel like my hand glides better.

[@themichaelvonavicanale7515]

I got my first Japanese Fender yesterday, a Telecaster Daybreak. It's an amazing instrument. It's just as good as an American or better even. It's smooth, no fret buzz, neck is fast, etc. I'm in love. Next up is a Jaguar. God. I love Japan.

[@BoltRM]

They really take pride in their work & level of detail.

[@subezdo]

ah, i love the daybreak series, particularly the tele, very cool

[@steveparish9210]

Yes japanese guitar s are great, my Gretsch, Yamaha great quality. What is a tele daybreak?

[@themichaelvonavicanale7515]

@@steveparish9210 It is a fancy Tele, with black double binding, matching headstock, gold hardware, and a supposed 50's 7.25 fretboard radius (It turned out to be 9.5). It was a limited Japanese run, consisting of a small production run of only 277 for the Telecaster and Stratocaster each.

[@themichaelvonavicanale7515]

@@BoltRM Yeah, they are amazing, hardworking folk. I can feel it when I play the instrument. It feels like a 2k+ guitar.

[@JohnnyArtPavlou]

Yes to the Shell Pink Jazzmaster! ❤️❤️❤️

[@Joe___R]

It makes sense for that size to be released in Japan since Japanese people are generally on the shorter size. They would also be perfectly sized for kids.

[@jmacc9876]

That butter tele with that mint pickguard is beauty!

[@jimilee459]

I really dig them. I played in bars for years on a short scale bass. I’d love to have a short scale jazzmaster and / or a jazz bass.

[@AppaBoy]

Majority of jazz basses have smaller tone knobs, its pretty standard spec

[@deplinenoise]

Got my jazz bass yesterday. It’s really sweet!

[@frankierays]

Hand buffing (light to medium rubbing compound) the satin on my mij Fender junior jazz bass resulted in a much smoother nice even semi gloss. This bass is exquisite. Thanks for the great reviews!

[@thseed7]

😯🤘Love that they don't seem to skimp on materials and finishing

[@Furtheronmusic]

Just as an aside 24" scale has one very famous model. Brian May's famous Red special. So to simulate the feel tune to Eb then capo first fret.

[@nouveaumanifesto]

I think alot of these are cool, im not sure how popular these got but I think they are perfect for younger people and maybe even shorter people

[@FloydYESterZep]

Satin or Gloss for the neck? Whats everyones prefernce? Gloss feels so nice and smooth, almost giving the impression of being faster if things arent damp and sticky. But if they are, it's no beuno. Satin is of course the opposite. No worries about hand getting caught or anything like that. Nothing fancy about it, just a feature of a working musicians tool that gets the job done. Personally, I just love the feel of that smooth slick gloss finish. My hands don't sweat much; I dont have issues with stickiness so my vote is for gloss.

[@lukespread]

Gloss.

[@thetoneknob4493]

i made one of these short scale strats by swapping in a 66 mustang neck on a strat body, with the bridge moved an inch. it was awesome!

[@fattone166]

I've been playing 24" strats for decades... love em

[@GeordieGuitarGuy]

All of the modern headstock truss adjusted MIJ Guitars post FMIC taking control of their own production after Fuji/Dyna (post 2015) get the black plastic insert as far as I'm aware - theres been a many full fat models released outside Japan that I've seen like that. The traditional neck heel adjustments (as the vast majority of these MIJ Guitars past and present are/were) retain the wooden plug.

[@BoltRM]

All the satin ones are the pastel colors @4:50 Nice!

[@b.rodclark7349]

The Telecaster appears to look butterscotch in the picture but that one looks more buttercream... and I would totally Rock the Junior Jazz Bass!

[@Calbertone]

These are cool, quality stuff as you always get from Japan and I have to say that bass is compelling….

[@ShredAimlessly92]

That surf green satin is breathtaking, I didn’t think I’d like it that much.

[@av.punk.801]

Duuuude never before have I wanted a strat this much! I like some heft in my gee-tar but having something to swing about on stage and not fold my neck in half would be nice

[@markcampbell7554]

I really enjoyed this episode. Fender guitar's are my favorites so this was a real treat. I have owned a few Japanese made Fenders and they were all good quality guitar's. I just wish it were as easy to buy them here as it used to be. That said, I really want to buy a couple of their newer Japanese model's soon.

[@steveparish9210]

Really like that shell pink jazzmaster

[@grayaj23]

i think I could get behind a short-scale strat with standard nut width and spacing

[@paulsadoff3661]

In the mid-'80's Robb Lawrence made mini-strats with Mustang necks and bodies from Tom Anderson . Funny that it took Fender this long to use the idea. I have a mini-strat with a '57 Musicmaster neck that was built by Robb sometime around 1985-the body is really tiny. The guitar is small enough to fit into overhead storage on a commercial plane.

[@Tensen01]

Standard Jazz Basses always have a small knob...

[@howardmaryon]

I am a smaller player, 5’2” and smaller hands. One of these would suit me perfectly, I currently capo my guitars at the 2nd fret, having detuned the guitar down two steps.

[@ThePonDePon]

It took 5 days for my jr stratocaster to come in, it spent 2 days in customs, I'd say it's easier to get one today than when they first released

[@andresilva8444]

Wow! Austin has never seen J bass knobs before. He was surprised one was small. Like in the very first one….

[@rheybusque9752]

Great one! Do you happened to have a squire mini to compare the size and the length of the junior stratocaster? Mahalo

[@hkguitar1984]

To anyone considering ordering a guitar from Japan yourself, I would recommend purchasing through Austin or similar service. I recently purchased an R4 through the Japan Tokai Custom Shop and ran into some issues, unexpected issues because Id never purchased a guitar from Japan prior. The instrument was held-up in U.S. Customs because a Declaration wasn't filed for the type of glue used in the construction of the Lifton hardcase! Yeah, crazy. It seems since the 1970s there are a class of adhesives not allowed for import. With the hardshell case not having the proper paperwork/declaration U.S. Customs by default assumes the worst and flags the shipment for a hold until the paperwork issue is resolved. All I'm saying is that it is worth paying extra as opposed to yourself jumping through all kinds of hoops you had no idea where there to begin with.

[@markbaum9615]

Congratulations...it'll be worth the wait....I considered the love rock ll However, I wasn't hip on love rock plastered on the head stock....I do like the Tokai company emblem...I bet your new custom will blow away most Gibson offerings...shhhhh Don't tell the Trog....

[@hkguitar1984]

@@markbaum9615 I've had many Gibson's through the years. My current Gibson is a custom order 1986 Les Paul Custom in natural with a maple fingerboard and 1-Piece Mahogany back and neck, she is beautiful and has been rock solid since I purchased it 25 years ago. The Tokai I just bought is every bit as nice in both quality and materials, yet cost less than half of what a Gibson costs. The thing about the Tokai Love Rock on the headstock, you don't even notice it. Also, the entire mahogany body and neck are figured mahogany! Its crazy cool as the Tokai top carves are more pronounced like a real '50s Les Paul. Also, this is my first Les Paul carved top with a wrap tailpiece and P90s, I love it. If you get a chance to play a Made in Japan Tokai you owe it to yourself to give it a play.

[@charlesbolton8471]

@@hkguitar1984 I would love to have a Les Paul with a maple fretboard. I’m obsessed with maple fretboards for aesthetic reasons. Last week I even inquired about ordering a Gallagher acoustic guitar with a maple fretboard. I’m still waiting to hear back from them regarding the price and if they are willing to build it.

[@stringlocker]

If I ordered a Japanese Tokai Les Paul I would insist it said love rock. That's part of the history. If you have a chance to own a Tokai Les Paul and you turn it down because it says love rock then you will be missing out.

[@hkguitar1984]

​@@charlesbolton8471 You would really like this one, over the years I've had her dressed in creme plastic with exposed Dimarzios, although right now she wears the traditional black plastics with a pair of gold Burstbuckers. How I got this guitar is a crazy story, back in 2000 I showed my wife the ebay listing for it because I was enamored by the maple fingerboard, especially rare on a mid 1980s Gibson. To my total surprise she purchased it without my knowledge. I came home from work one day and found a guitar shipping box laying against the side of our house! WTF, I was even more surprised when I opened it up. I will caution you, a re-fret for a lacquered fingerboard Les Paul will cost close to $1400. This price includes replaning the fingerboard and application of a fresh coat of gloss lacquer. Totally worth it, IMHO.

[@quarter_bob]

pretty sure all jazz bass tone knobs are smaller than the two volume knobs

[@john564holloway]

Beautiful set of axes! Definitely I love the 'mint' green Strat.

[@NothingNowhereNoOne]

That jazzmaster is gorgeous.

[@andriebayuajie6503]

How them sounds?

[@tomschrein417]

That bass would be great for use around the house, rather than the full size. I’d love to have one.

[@HardwareLust]

I was thinking the exact same thing.

[@gazzy_burns]

The Jazz bass has a smaller control knob normally.

[@davidhansen2748]

Tony Levin (if you don't know the name, look him up, great bassist) had a Music Man bass whose color he described as "Barbie flesh pink". Hard to get that image out of your mind...

[@aliensporebomb]

"Scaled down Strat style body with the feel of a Les Paul" -Terry Bozzio on Jeff Beck's "Guitar Shop" record.

[@cruzer02]

How were you able to purchase your Fender MIJ Junior Collection guitars for delivery into the US?

[@chrislathwell3653]

Those jazz bass pickups are so close together

[@malcolmhardwick4258]

Bridge on the tele looks huge, maybe thats why the guitar looks small !

[@SuitcaseSamBand]

Black teles are a classic look. I believe the original "pinecasters" were black w/ a white pickguard.

[@andrewcollins7481]

I agree. I’m the one who bought the black Tele on this video. Wasn’t even tempted to buy the satin finish. Did contemplate the Sunburst but glad I got black.

[@krisrandall3086]

What is the fretboard radius of these? Same? I imagine the Strat is the flatest?

[@buddhamus]

The first video you did on these models piqued my interest, and now that I've seen them, I'm kind of interested in getting either the Jazzmaster or the Strat. How should I message you about this?

[@gregoryclift2439]

what a Fender Friday! woo hoo!

[@gregmackey7517]

How much do they cost for USA customer?

[@markbaum9615]

First Fret Neck Depth

[@hkguitar1984]

width @ the 12th

[@markbaum9615]

@@hkguitar1984 .....trogster really likes the sat-in finish...

[@sgt.grinch3299]

Well said

[@hkguitar1984]

@@markbaum9615 Ha ha ha, indeed YES

[@seanwoodburn2616]

First off this was a fantastic review. How tempting! Some comments: I am not sure why everyone assumes that manufacturers of short scaled guitars are targeting younger or smaller statured players. This is simply not the case...most of the time anyway. I have had some very young students shred on full size classical guitars. An eight year old student went entirely through the old Frederick Noad method on a full sized S.Yairi guitar that was passed down from his 13 year old brother who moved up to a Ramirez after 5 years with the Yairi. The advantages of a short scale instrument or narrow necks are mostly imagined by folks who did not practice much. Brian May's famous red guitar is 24 inches and I own a couple of Byrdlands that are 23.5 inches. At close to $10k per, I am pretty sure they were not beginners or kids guitars. The Fender Music Master and a few other early models WERE targeted at novices but I think more for the cost than scale length. Those very nice beginners guitars were produced at the same time as the Jaguar...definitely not a kids guitar! In my mind there are two compelling reasons for playing short scale instruments at standard pitch and tuning. 1. As attested by Byrd and Garland, they facilitate extended chord voicings. This is especially useful for chord/melody styles. 2. They sit differently in the mix. If you are sharing the same sonic space with another instrument or are sharing a stage with more than two guitars it is really wise to play something very different than the other two. You can be distinct without being over bearing. Bassists have been hip to this for years. It is easy to slag a short scale bass for lacking bottom and that can be true if you are playing a Bronco or EB-3 through some combo amp at Guitar Center...but they really record well specifically for how they sit in the mix. The attack envelope is very fast and they emphasize mid and upper overtones. This allows you to boost the bass but not be muddy. Think Jack Bruce, Victor Wooten or about half of the country records ever produced in Nashville. Using a good D.I. such as the Radial J48 or any with a Jenson transformer brings HUGENESS to short scale basses on live stages. 95% of my own playing is on full size or even extra long scale instruments but these 22.5 to 24 inch guitars can really make a difference in some playing situations. Just food for thought. Cheers!

[@martin-1965]

Brilliant points all and really helpful to everyone including myself. As a guitarist, I find regular sized bass guitars too hard to get used to playing so one of the shorter scale ones as seen in the vid would be ideal for me.

[@BoltRM]

I prefer the slinkier feeling strings with less tension.

[@J_Braz_]

The pickup selector on the jazz master is to close to the neck pickup for me. I'd be constantly hitting it

[@zbillster]

Any customs or duties issues getting these through from Japan?

[@dbspecials1200]

IMO every guitar looks better in gloss and I wouldn't pay for anything else no matter how hard they try to stylize it. In the coatings world it's much cheaper to turn out, that's it.

[@VincentBrick]

I'd love to see a comparison between that Strat and the '90s Fender Japan 24" Strat.

[@fattone166]

Me too, I have 2 80s Japan 24 inch strats. The main thing with the earlier ones is they came with tiny frets but after I put jumbos on them they play like butter.

[@luthravin4774]

Are those fret markers white plastic dots.. I’ve never been a fan of those..but I do like the bass’s a lot!!

[@graftongodofmemes]

After all that I still can't work out if they're short scale guitars or full ???? I still dunno

[@Trog]

24” scale

[@dustintate1599]

What's the scale length of the jazz bass?

[@barrygoins6900]

painted headstock on those would be cool

[@davidbassplanc]

I need to know how much that bass is and how I can get one!!

[@ereimul1444]

Kinda dig the bass, just the right size.

[@fattone166]

Dude, the fret spacing is not the same as a 25 1/2 inch scale. They scaled down the body to match the short scale. One could could use a full size body but it just wouldn't look right.

[@vadenk4433]

These are sweet but man they dropped the ball with the plastic truss rod cap. I have a couple pet peeves about guitars and the plastic ala Mexico plastic truss rod liner is one of em. The others are ANY guitar with 3 screws in the the truss rod cover and any Gibson without 6 mm tuner bushings. I hate the 10mm & the nut and washer it just kills that classic Gibson headstock beauty. But I’m a picky bastard

[@sgt.grinch3299]

Z is for late again! I just can’t believe my performance drop off. Love the collection.

[@Livelaughlimpbizkit]

I want one of these so bad now

[@sassycat]

Will you be demoing any more of these before shipping them to their owners?

[@fluxerflixer1]

No demo?

[@bukwok]

if these junior tele body scaled down to 94%, then cory wong signature guitar just slightly smaller body ,i guess scaled down to around 98% ,no one can tell the body slightly smaller, but down to 94% i think you can tell the whole thing smaller,maybe because neck shorter..? if put a normal tele neck on this junior tele body, i think you still can tell the body smaller.

[@The.Adam.D]

Yay!!

[@GreggRoberts]

Is that strat light? I need light strat. My Charvel san dimas is 10 pounds 7 oz.

[@charlesbolton8471]

As long as you’re not buying a Strat made in the 70s almost any Strat you can find should be lighter than your Charvel. If you want a really light Strat there have been several limited edition Thinline Strats in recent years.

[@unclefungus7395]

the fender museum in california had six seafoam green usa strats that were short scale when i went as a kid. they let us play them before telling us that they were the only ones in the world. lol

[@jakeparker3655]

Hi trogly always love a fender episode! Very much hoping to see you check out the Hitmaker Stratocaster! I think you’ll love it as much as I love mine

[@slimkickens]

I'd probably make the jump if the jazz bass was medium scale (32")

[@qtoelke6208]

I really want a guitar that is made with the shrunken j-bass body

[@patprop74]

might just be a perfect guitar for smaller hands like mine

[@Megarobotsquadron]

oh hell, I want that blonde tele

[@bassicly4250]

the smaller tone knob is standard on Jazz Basses Trogly

[@michaelmoore7975]

Scalloped frets? Malmsteen: _"So you can grab the note by the bwalls."_ Also Malmsteen: Sonic hernia checker.

[@michaelmoore7975]

@David Kraft Haha! Dude there's a song in that!

[@robertanderson5237]

so odd to feel smoothness with knuckles or back of hand. enjoy your videos.

[@Yosser70]

Not as greasy as your fingertips, so saves cleaning a new guitar for his customers maybe.

[@TheRealBKSchyster]

I was hoping you would play that JAZZ MASTER with the whammy bar IN.... the whole trem system on that guitar is wicked cool!!!! Wicked SMALL, AND WICKED COOL!!!!! ANYWAY, KEEP ON KEEPING ON BROTHER ROCKER!!!!!!!!!! PEACE !!!!!!!!!!🤘🏼

[@larryburwell8550]

Love your channel great guitars and you give alot of knowledge but these guitars I'll just pass on judgements. Normal fenders I'm not fond of. These are smaller ones I'm not fond of

[@holstorrsceadus1990]

japan 4

[@hkguitar1984]

Congrats Holstorr, Great going Happy Friday

[@rondobondo6600]

You just won the fabulous Wallmart award for the very first comment wooohooo you are absolutely amazing 🍪 🍪 🍪 🍪

[@sgt.grinch3299]

Congratulations on climbing to the summit of the mole hill. I have a Gold Medal to award you.

[@hkguitar1984]

#4 Wooo Whoooo

[@holstorrsceadus1990]

sup HK. happy Friday.

[@hkguitar1984]

@@holstorrsceadus1990 This is a weekend I will pamper my Wife and play my guitar! Life is good. I do hope your Friday has been well and your weekend even better

[@holstorrsceadus1990]

@@hkguitar1984 on the way back from the packie. my trajectory looks much the same as yours. Hope the wife enjoys the craft beers and wine spritzers I got her.

[@sgt.grinch3299]

Number 4 is sooo close. I’m waiting for the day I can award a Medal to you brother.

[@hkguitar1984]

@@sgt.grinch3299 I'm going to be installing my Starlink this weekend...........maybe that will help!

[@pawnmack]

You have never handled a Jazz Bass? Congratulations.

[@larryherrera5194]

Why don't you demo the strat? Seriously you always pick Tele's, jaguars, mustangs I wouldn't play one of any of those you gave me one but Stats CAN be cool it be cool to hear how it sounds

[@rhinobuggy]

- too see Greg Koch playing one of these ...

[@MikeE-]

The bass was cool

[@harrytruman3146]

The smaller bass looks so jarring as a bass player

[@JKM395]

Why on earth would they make these a Japan exclusive? There are at least two that I'd like to have, and I can't imagine that I'm the only one. It seems like they're just minimizing their profits on these.

[@Megarobotsquadron]

oh man...that bass!!!!

[@roberttakatsu3926]

These are cool for my elementary school kids. But waybout of the budget

[@otakuholly8885]

With the smaller size lol have your tallest friend play it and then give em a complex

[@cclark3905]

"Unsheathe" 🤣

[@JONNIE_ROCKER]

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