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Playing post-NAMM catch-up this week 😅 but just a quick break here to check out this 2018 Fender Japan Midnight Special Strat. And when I say quick, I mean so quick that I didn’t even polish the thing before taking these pics. 🤭 Let me give you a key working phrase here, though: SWEET AXE, PLAYS GREAT. #fender #fenderguitars #fenderguitar #strat #stratocaster #blackstrat #midnightspecial #fendermidnightspecial #fenderhq #fenderaz #fenderscottsdale #scottsdale #scottsdaleaz #sweetstrat #sweetaxe #playsgreat #instaguitar #guitarsofinstagram (at Fender) https://www.instagram.com/p/B74tiLXBspl/?igshid=1kfw5gy6tkpx

38 year old original issue Japan release of Billy Squier’s Emotions in Motion in Good (G) condition. Plays great, and sounds really nice and clean. I wasn’t really surprised, because I only paid ¥100 (96¢) for it. The only thing I found wrong with it was a minor scuff on side B. I always liked Billy Squier. #vinylcollection #vinylhuntingjapan #playsgreat #billysquier #emotionsinmotion #capitolrecords #toshibaemi #recordhunter #100yenrecord #gotmymoneysworth #artrockno1 #artrockno1kyoto #greatrecordstore #gotojapan #京都市 #京都府 (at Wanitakashiro, Otsu-shi) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIH-0JnJmSN/?igshid=cz24quhoxs98

Just back in from a desperately-needed setup: this lovely mid ‘80s G&L S-500. Playing far better this morning than it has in decades, probably! My first “real” guitar - and the one that really ignited my appreciation for the works of Leo Fender - was one of these in clear red (hint: I’ve posted pics of that one earlier in my feed). I always thought at the time that it’d be cool to one day find one in clear blue. And ... it happened! 🤓 Thanks to the fine folks at @patrunoguitarrepair for bringing this one back to life. It’s suffering from a typical case of missing-tremolo-arm-itis - but there are solutions in motion, not to worry. 😎 #guitarsetup #playsgreat #gandls500 #vintageguitars #vintagegear #guitarcollector #guitarcollectors