Say bye bye to MIJ Ibanezes :(

[rottenramone]

Cos' the manufacturer Fujigen Gakki has decided to stop all guitar production in 2006.

http://www.ibanezcollectors.com/discus/messages/17/9003.html?1106550051

Sad day....

 

[vernplum]

Does this mean guitars made in Fuji Gen will go up in price?

Yay!

 

[satch]

haha, yeah, my rg will rise!!!!!!!!

 

[Newbie]

Muahauhauhauaha i love Ibanez! Weeu weet.!

 

[subversion]

we might just see Ibanez going the ESP way- top of the line- Jap/ others- korean...

keep in mind that Fujigen also makes Fender guitars, we might see the demise of this as well, unless Fender has other plans of course...

 

[subversion]

good to see J-Craft taking over Fujigen for the Jap models....

 

[Enigma]

heh heh

heh heh, unless Fender Jp comes up with alternate plans. that means those of us who own Fender JP right now, our guitars will increase in price.

 

[subversion]

it depends. current speculation says it will but who's to say that it will surely appreciate in value? personally, i won't pay any higher for the Fujigen models if the current batch are as good/ better. i'd advice others to do likewise...

 

[rottenramone]

..

If J Team's QC is top notch and surpasses Fujigen, the earlier ones would be not as collectable.

And besides, the only true collector's items only come from limited editions and from the 50s and 60s.