Does anybody here read Japanese?

[daveman]

No, it's not a trick question. I'm getting the pickups rewound on my mid-70's Ibanez Explorer copy. When I pulled them out, I found some cool and unexpected characters (I assume Japanese since the bass was made there...) painted into the cavities. I would love to know what these say. Anybody?

 

[BassFishingInAmerica]

Google has an app. You just point your iPhone camera at the foreign language characters, and it will show the translation. Sorry, I can't remember the name of it.

Edit: I think it is Translate Photo.

 

[fingerguy]

Google has an app. You just point your iPhone camera at the foreign language characters, and it will show the translation. Sorry, I can't remember the name of it.

Edit: I think it is Translate Photo.

Tried it and getting nothing.

 

[DiabolusInMusic]

@Joeykun does. I would assume @Photobassist does. I think @Ghoul XIV does but I am not sure, he sure love awesome Japanese basses.

 

[steve_ss]

It doesn't look like anything I've seen on a sushi menu. But maybe if you have a sushi place or Asian grocery store near by you can show them a picture and get it translated?

 

[DiabolusInMusic]

It doesn't look like anything I've seen on a sushi menu. But maybe if you have a sushi place or Asian grocery store near by you can show them a picture and get it translated?

 

[Funky Ghost]

Made in U.S.A.

 

[MJ5150]

@Joeykun does. I would assume @Photobassist does. I think @Ghoul XIV does but I am not sure, he sure love awesome Japanese basses.

When I had a question like this one, @Photobassist helped me out.
Translate Japanese to English please

-Mike

 

[D M C]

I read Japanese, I just don't understand it.

 

[sissy kathy]

"Some foreigner is going to want want this translated" and in the pickup route cavity "All that research for nothing."

Spoiler

Not really, I'm in the same situation as @SitDMC.

 

[daveman]

Google has an app. You just point your iPhone camera at the foreign language characters, and it will show the translation. Sorry, I can't remember the name of it.

Edit: I think it is Translate Photo.

Tried it and getting nothing.

I did find a translator app called Yomiwa (for iOS.) It's not working great, perhaps because of the photo quality. The first character might be "Pure". I will keep at it and let you guys know.

 

[daveman]

"Some foreigner is going to want want this translated" and in the pickup route cavity "All that research for nothing."

Spoiler

Nor really, I'm in the same situation as @SitDMC.

I was thinking something like, "Do not remove this pickup."

 

[BassFishingInAmerica]

I did find a translator app called Yomiwa (for iOS.) It's not working great, perhaps because of the photo quality. The first character might be "Pure". I will keep at it and let you guys know.

That is its biggest flaw. The characters need to printed clearly.

 

[daveman]

When I had a question like this one, @Photobassist helped me out.
Translate Japanese to English please

-Mike

Thanks, Mike. I hit up Photobassist to ask him.

 

[Joeykun]

@daveman It says or translates to: Production Technique

 

[daveman]

@daveman It says or translates to: Production Technique

Awesome. Wonder why they'd put that there.

 

[bolophonic]

@daveman It says or translates to: Production Technique

This answer has zero sex appeal.

 

[Joeykun]

Awesome. Wonder why they'd put that there.

2nd photo is upside down. First 2 characters means Production. Second 2 mean Technique. Not sure why it's stamped that but could be during the law suit era with Gibson.

 

[Joeykun]

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Found this if interested on a little history of the Destroyer model bass.

 

[daveman]

Very interesting. Thanks. Mine does not have a serial number. I've owned a number of lawsuit era Ibanez basses and this is one of the nicest.