Deviser: Nagano’s Best-Kept Secret Since 1977
Deviser guitars all come from one company in Matsumoto, Nagano, the maker behind Headway, Bacchus and Momose. If you are […]
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Bacchus Guitars: Japan’s Best-Kept Value Secret Since 1994
Bacchus guitars are the electric-guitar and bass brand of Deviser, the maker in Matsumoto, Nagano that also builds Headway and
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Headway Guitars: Japan’s Best Acoustic Secret Since 1977
Headway guitars are the acoustic brand of Deviser, the maker in Matsumoto, Nagano that also builds Bacchus and Momose. Founded
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Vemuram Las Lunas: 2 Drive Modes and a Rare Trimmer Pair
The Vemuram Las Lunas, the brand’s first full distortion, pairs two switchable drive voices, a passive 3-band EQ and a
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Fender Active Modern: 4 Rare Japan-Only Models
Fender Active Modern is a Japan-only Limited series that puts an active noise-cancelling circuit and a push-push clean boost inside
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Fender Japan-Inspired Stratocaster: 5 Rare Japan-Only Models
The Fender Japan-Inspired Stratocaster arrives in five limited finishes, built around indigo denim, shuriken, torii gates, katanas and matcha. Japan
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Matsumoku: The Japanese Factory Behind Aria Pro II, Westone and Epiphone
Aria Pro II, Westone, the old Epiphones. What do these guitars have in common? They are all Japanese-made, but that
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The Matsumoku History of Japan’s Greatest Guitar Factory (1951-1987)
Matsumoku is the most important Japanese guitar factory that almost nobody outside Japan can name. Between 1963 and 1987 this
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Tokai Guitars History: From Harmonicas to the Copies That Beat the Originals
Tokai is the Japanese brand that made the phrase “better than the original” stick. It started out in 1947 building
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BOSS Pedals: The Japanese Standard Every Player Has Stepped On
BOSS is the guitar and bass brand of Roland Corporation, a Japanese manufacturer that designs and builds its own gear
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