willows-62 said:
JVsearch said:
My first instinct is that it is not MIJ.
That model number is usually associated with the lower ranges, and indicates a guitar that costs 70k yen.
If it is that type of model that is being offered for $1200 AUD you may be at risk of being royally shafted.
Can we see the advert/offering details for this LP you're interested in?
One of the more expensive ebay sellers has a genuine MIJ Bacchus Vintage Series LP for less than that price (without shipping)
but it has been listed for months so maybe try him with a lower price and see if he goes for it.
From the information I have received, my interest has diminished.
The link is www.guitarsjapan.com
I am now looking at a couple of Burneys' with koiz-guitars (ebay). He has a vintage Bacchus listed BLS 59 Same one?
Cheers; Brad
Yes, it was Koiz I was talking about, he knows his guitars and gets some very good stuff, but can be a bit hard to communicate with.
But that's to be expected - Aussies are usually rubbish at speaking Japanese!
The other place doesn't sell on ebay...
And I would be very surprised if that Bacchus was MIJ.
You know there's a Bacchus dealer here in Melbourne with a lot of good stuff, although they don't seem to have much in the way of used LPs at the moment.
Maybe drop them an email, at least you'll be able to check a guitar out before you buy it.
You could also look at buying a Bacchus off Yahoo Japan using Rinkya - there are 3 or 4 good deals on there right at the moment.
However, there are obviously risks involved with this.