MIM MIJ and men in black

Depends on the year. Most folks will say MIJ is generally better, but even Japanese production has had down years now and then, and I'm sure some true gems have come out of Mexico. IOW in both cases it's best to try the actual bass in hand rather than thinking about the country of origin.

 

i've heard that MIJ's are better than some MIA's

 

"Depends on the year. Most folks will say MIJ is generally better, but even Japanese production has had down years now and then, and I'm sure some true gems have come out of Mexico. IOW in both cases it's best to try the actual bass in hand rather than thinking about the country of origin."

Well put. I have owned some great mim and mij basses. In my opinion the Fujigen factory produced Fenders (1987 - 1996 I believe) are really great basses for the money.

 

I mostly agree with the above...and MIB was better than MIBII

 

Ditto!

 

OP your username is "special"

 

weather?? Here in Florida it's hot, humid and rains every afternoon. As far as basses, MIJ/CIJ are far superior..........IMHO of course.

 

What does CIJ stand for?

 

CIJ = Crafted In Japan

 

I see, is there a difference between CIJ and MIJ Fenders? Do they actually have a factory for hand crafted instruments in Japan?

 

I think Fender Japan simply changed the acronym from mij to cij in the mid to late 90's......the c meaning crafted but not by hand.

 

Clever marketing, I see.

 

I've only played a few CIJ basses, but they seemed a tad more consistent then a lot of MIMs and MIAs I've played as of lately.

 

mia good = tank mij = looks

 

I own both MIA and CIJ. CIJ are superior in my view.

Davo

 

both of my fenders are CIJ (jaguar and paisley P) ive played and had the cash for MIA fenders BUT all of the ones i tried the ones i have played and sounded better IMO.

but then my true baby is CIUK (Crafted in UK) LOL and i prefer my status to my fenders for most situations.