CIJ vs MIJ- differences and comments?

[jmattbassplaya]

I think the impact of any unintentional smartassery diminishes after 16 years.

No kidding. I saw KeithBMI as the third poster and immediately started wondering which decade this was from.

 

[Luckydog]

Fender Japan - Wikipedia

 

[felis]

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Japanese Fenders, be the ones they sell in the USA or the ones that are only for the asian market all are CIJ.....

My 2012 Mustang reissue bought new locally in the US was MIJ.

 

[jimi55lp]

The CIJ 1951 P Bass has original correct tuners where the MIJ uses different makes. The CIJ is always higher priced over MIJ.

 

[jimi55lp]

I don't mean the first (earlier) MIJ 1982 thru 1996 but meant the later MIJ reissued 1951 P Bass. I've never touched a first addition MIJ, but have examined the CIJ to confirm they're very accurate presentations!

 

[gln1955]

Fender Japan - Wikipedia

Thank you fro posting this. There's a lot of wild baseless speculation in this thread.