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GuitarJapan.com

DaBassman

DaBassman

Mar 25, 2002
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Oneonta, NY
#1
Has anyone purchased a bass from these guys? I was wondering about the customs duty they tell me I might have to pay. They say they think it is 5.4%.

Just wondering if there might be other fees also. They ship via EMS (USPS) so it can be tracked.

thanks
 
#3
the 5% consumer tax >?

thats B******, you dont need to pay that unless you are japanese.

i would recommend ishibashi , they are more reputable and reliable. excellent sales service.

you can go google up their name. very very famous online japanese web-shop for music instruments , especially fender japan
 
#5
DaBassman said:
Has anyone purchased a bass from these guys? I was wondering about the customs duty they tell me I might have to pay. They say they think it is 5.4%.

Just wondering if there might be other fees also. They ship via EMS (USPS) so it can be tracked.

thanks
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I got my 62 RI Jazz fretless from them last October. There are only shipping charges. No Customs or Tax charges. They use EMS which is like our USPS Priority Mail. Your local postman will be the one delievering your bass. The shipping on mine was $110.....and that was it.
 
#6
Thanks! I thought it would just be the $120 shipping.
What did you get? How was the quality?
I'm a lefty and they have a great selection of lefty basses, stuff you can't find in the US.
I found another Japanese site this morning that even had an Epiphone Viola (Gibson just told me yesterday that there were no lefty basses available in Epiphone line at all....)
 
#7
DaBassman said:
Thanks! I thought it would just be the $120 shipping.
What did you get? How was the quality?
I'm a lefty and they have a great selection of lefty basses, stuff you can't find in the US.
I found another Japanese site this morning that even had an Epiphone Viola (Gibson just told me yesterday that there were no lefty basses available in Epiphone line at all....)
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I got a '62 Reissue Jazz Fretless. Hands down, the best made Fender I have ever played or owned. The quality and construction is flawless. Came perfectly setup right out of the box! If I were to buy another Fender.....no doubt it will be from Japan.

62_jazz_bass.jpg
 
#11
Folmeister said:
I just bought the best P-Bass ever from them last month. The shipping was $120, but It was packed very well and I had it in a week. I am more than willing to advocate buying from them!
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Yes, mine was also packed great. And just like they told me, it took 1 week. The only problem I had was it arrived the day after Hurricane Wilma! I had to wait a week for the power to come back on so I could fire up my amp to hear it! :crying:
 
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here ya go buddy

look at the bottom few. there are leftys there. dont hesistate to email ishibashi for queries and ask if they have any lefty's there. they tend to have A LOT of stock in real stores and not the web-shop.

for instance , they have a pretty healthy range of ESP and EDWARDS basses in there, but it isnt listed on the web-shop.

my only complaint against them was that my bass was not set up properly when it left the shop. action was pretty high.
 

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