Whitstable Guitars
A selection of good quality, used guitars and specialising in imports from Japan since 2008
2021 Fujigen History HTL-STD 3 Tone Sunburst Telecaster MIJ & new Hard Case
£629.00 + Shipping
JAPAN IMPORT
You may not have heard of "History" but you have probably heard of the factory where it was made. Fujigen-Gakki is one of the best known guitar makers in Japan & over the years has been responsible for nearly all of the finest Japanese made guitars. Ibanez, Orville, Fender, Greco, Epiphone Elite, Yamaha & many others were/are all made at Fujigen. Fujigen make their own FGN brand and also make guitars for Japanese distributors Shimamura & these are the History & CoolZ brands. You don't see them outside of Japan as they are for the domestic market only but they are built to Fujigen's usual high standard. I've had a few History & CoolZ guitars on the website over the years & I have to say, they're very good.
This History Telecaster Standard is a very nice Japanese made Telecaster from Fujigen. It's in fantastic condition and looks to have been barely used. It plays very well & Fujigen's own (probably GOTOH) alnico pickups sound great
Alder body & one piece Maple neck & Rosewood fretboard. Finished in popular 3 tone Sunburst. Fujigen's famous Circular Fretting System (CFS) for accurate intonation. Colour matched headstock, Through body stringing with a 6 saddle bridge for perfect intonation. The back of the neck has a lovely satin finish although the headstock has a gloss lacquer. It is fitted with Fujigen's own Alnico Tele pickup at the bridge & a single coil "lipstick" pickup at the neck.
This particular guitar was made at Fujigen in 2021 and has been really well looked after. Other than a few minor nicks on the back edge that is about it. I had a real job finding the spec and I had to ask one of my Japanese friends to help me out. Hopefully I've now got this right.
2021 Fujigen History HTL-STD Specifications:
Body: Alder
Colour: 3 tone Sunburst
Neck: Maple with Rosewood fret board (bolt on) Satin wood finish
Fingerboard: Maple 250 mm Radius (9.8")
Profile: Slim "C"
Weight: 3.39kg
Scale Length 25.5"
Width at nut 42mm
At 12th Fret 52mm
Pickup: (Neck) FGN Single Coil lipstick style Alnico
(Bridge) FGN Single Coil Alnico
The tone control has a push/pull option which, when activated puts the pickup in series - replicating a humbucker sound & giving the guitar a boost
Hardwear: Chrome
Tuners: Kluson Style Chrome button GOTOH
Bridge: Vintage style FGN with through body stringing
3 way Switch
Controls: 1 Volume, 1 Tone - with pull/push facility (Neck & Bridge), Lever 3 Way SW
Pickguard: Tortoiseshell 3 ply
Hard Case: Thomann/Gear4Music Black Plain or tweed
As stated many times, due to courier damage, all my guitars are shipped in hard cases (usually new) this one being a plain black one. If you are collecting, I'm happy to knock off the price of the case (About £50) & I may even have an old gig bag you can have to take it away in
So to sum up, an excellent guitar from Fujigen Japan. This model is not so easy (or as cheap) to find here in the UK unless you import it. Why not play something that's just a little bit different?
If you are further interested in this guitar, you can either email me with any queries & I'll do my best to get back to you within 24 hours.
Or, you can buy quickly and safely using the PayPal "buy now" button and I will ship to most UK addresses the next working day. Highlands and Islands can be slightly dearer but I'll keep the cost as low as I can.
I can accept credit card payments by phone and will also offer a small discount to purchasers using bank transfer payments.
Overseas customers are very welcome but please email me first for shipping quotes.
