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Posted: **Fri Jul 27, 2007 7:52 am**

Wow, I can't believe how cheap it is! I didn't expect it to be a CIJ guitar.

Posted: **Fri Jul 27, 2007 8:14 am**

The color on the EM website ain't bad at all...but that flake is huge enough to trip over or draw blood from your poor hand...

Posted: **Fri Jul 27, 2007 9:54 am**

$875 ain't bad for a MIJ Fender off the rack. For the most part, the quality of the workmanship is very good...where they fall short is the quality of the electronics which is often upgraded by many players...so..the question is..if you have to swap out the pup's/switches/jack/pots and wiring, why not buy a USA model in the first place? When the MIJ models FIRST hit the USA. the necks were soooo much better then what Fender USA was offering..also the overall construction/fit and finish was way better. Unless you really want that finish on this model, you're better off buying a USA made...

Posted: **Fri Jul 27, 2007 9:57 am**

Walter, that is a very thoughtful and though-provoking review. (Not the least because it reinforces my own preconceptions about this guitar!)

A Fender that plays like a Les Paul is like a Ford that drives like a Chevrolet. Oh, wait a minnit...Fords DO drive like Chevrolets, and the Major guitar guys are now beginning to tread into Branding Hell.

All except for RIC, that is...

Posted: **Fri Jul 27, 2007 10:01 am**

My CIJ '59 JM replica, as well as my CIJ '65 Mustang replica (both bursts, and the Mustang has a MOTS guard) were both around the same price, including 48-hour shipping from Japan, and quality is still excellent on the Japanese Fenders, I hasten to add.

Except the pickups...they are WEAK, to say the least. So there's $150.00 to spend right there. But I am not complaining.

Posted: **Fri Jul 27, 2007 11:20 am**

My family is from the Wroclaw vicinity. Beautiful country!

Posted: **Fri Jul 27, 2007 1:03 pm**

We have a town named after us..."Wilczyn"...a Polish friend says I ought to go back and see if our house is still standing; that it is possible to hire a lawyer and reclaim the property, since a good deal of this land passed through Nazi hands and lost its provenance at that time. Property records, however, were saved...

The Polish Prince

Posted: **Fri Jul 27, 2007 4:53 pm**

I'm very please with the fit & finish of my CIJ 62 RI Tele. However, all of the electronics has been replaced, much like George had indicated.

As far as the finish on the J.Mascis signature JM, it looks as if was paint scheme was chosen after a visit flea bag hotel that was last decorated in the 60s.

Posted: **Sat Jul 28, 2007 2:42 am**

Paul, do you refinish submarine screen doors?

yuk yuk yuk

Seriously - I can't believe no one has made DCM comparisons yet. It's a pretty similar color scheme.

Posted: **Sat Jul 28, 2007 7:36 am**

"Polish" as in, "I'm gonna Polish my Ricks today."

I did think about the DCM comparo, so here it is:

The metallic particles on the Mazzy are HUGE. The ones in the DCM (which are mica or synthetic pearl) are appropriately tiny.

And therein lies the difference between fleabag motel and the Four Seasons.

Posted: **Sat Jul 28, 2007 7:58 am**

Fender bashing alert!

Posted: **Sat Jul 28, 2007 8:18 am**

Aye LUFF Fenders. Gotta find a Tele now that floats my boat.

But my heart belongs to my Ricks.

Posted: **Sat Jul 28, 2007 9:05 am**

Understood Paul...ask me about Tele's...

Posted: **Sat Jul 28, 2007 1:46 pm**

'62 Reissue, Paul. Gotta love that double-bound body.

Posted: **Sat Jul 28, 2007 3:00 pm**

'62 RI is sweet CAR w/rosewood..yum

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What do you think of the J.Mascis Jazzy?