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As I know, the factory that made the old Fender Japan is now called Tokai. Tokai are excellent inexpensive Japanese instruments (in Russia they cost around $500). But when it comes to uncompromisingly good Japanese guitars, most people name Atelier Z, Kikuchi and Momose. I also have an inexpensive K. Yairi and it's a really good guitar. In my opinion, the neck of K.Yairi is thinner than that of Ibanez (I had Ibanez MTM). My K.Yairi was made in 1999 and is in perfect condition. So I can recommend K.Yairi instruments if you need an acoustic guitar. A few days ago I bought a Momose bass guitar to replace my Ibanez SR-1206. I'll share my impressions later.

My tracks are a work in progress. But if you want to hear what inspires me, here's a short list: Dir En Grey - Vinushka This is a song by a Japanese band with a Russian name. The title translates as "guilt," but in a diminutive form. The diminutive form of the word is often used to describe something dear to you, something you love very much. The song "Vinushka" is about the war that is ingrained in human nature. The only thing we can do is accept this war within ourselves. Dir En Grey's song "The World Of Mercy" is on the same theme. Dir En Grey combine metal, opera and orchestra into a very dark, gloomy and stylish avant-garde sound. I highly recommend listening to Sukekiyo, including 白濁, 艶 and their other songs. This music needs to be given a chance, it is very different from other music, so you might not like it at first.

Propagandists have taught Russians to hate democracy and liberalism. Today, the word "liberal" is an insult in Russia. As long as Putin lives, Russia will remain a fascist country. As long as television talks about the need for war with Europe, as long as people talk about the national superiority of Russians over others, Russia will not accept democracy.

To some extent, I justify the sanctions. People in Russia truly support the war, and they deserve these sanctions. Starting in April, the internet will be completely blocked in Russia. In some regions, the state began to take away people's property and forcibly send people to war. People do nothing about it, many even support this policy. I could have been drafted into the war too, so I moved to Belarus and am planning to change my citizenship. Old people in government do terrible things. I'm on Ukraine's side in this conflict. Russia's real enemies are in the Kremlin. In Moscow and St. Petersburg, people don't feel the sanctions at all. All the brands that left the country are easy to find there. Russia still has a huge selection of musical instruments, which are imported through Kazakhstan or China. People suffer much more harm from the state.

I'm from Russia, and there are quite a lot of different Japanese instruments here. There's even a Xotic, but it's too expensive (around $4,000). In the US, brands are popular, people love labels. But here people don't have that much money to pay for an inscription on the headstock. That's why a lot of Japanese guitars are imported here. I know it's practically impossible to find Momose guitars in the US, but I've found a few in Russia. Even despite the sanctions, people find a way to bring these guitars here.

I've always used D'Addario. But it's no longer sold in my country due to sanctions. I've switched to Ernie Ball. But for bass, I prefer DR Strings Hi-Beams.

The headstock of your bass guitar looks very similar to a Bacchus

Hi everyone! I'm from Russia, but I live in Belarus (you probably know why). I really love Japanese music, including visual kei and more. My favorite bands are Sukekiyo, Dir En Grey, and many others. I only use Japanese musical instruments. It's important to me to have the best instrument I can afford. So now i use ESP FRX, Momose MJ bass and K.Yairi 1999's acoustic guitar. I sincerely wish to create the same experimental and progressive music that the Japanese make. There are quite a lot of imitators in Russia, but nothing really worthwhile. So at the moment I write music alone. I hope to release an album this year.

It's good that the moderators created a corresponding thread in which you can request the removal of the incorrect post. Because I use Equipboard to find out what gear my favorite musicians actually use. It would be sad if someone, after seeing the incorrect information that Toshiya uses a Sadowsy Metroexpress, buys this guitar, only to find out that Toshiya actually used a model 10 times more expensive.

It would be nice to have the ability to delete incorrect information. I made a mistake and I ask moderators to remove this post https://equipboard.com/submissions/520390 Toshiya don't use MetroExpress, he use NYC Sadowsky

Since I play a variety of music, I needed a versatile bass. I decided to buy Momose basses because they really sound good in any genre. They're underrated basses that no one talks about. Momose basses are handcrafted in Japan without CNC machines. Many people know Moon basses; they're incredibly cool. Zon Sonus is a very rare bass guitar, almost none in my country, but the sound is incredible. Tune bass guitars are also very popular and sound great. Atelier Z - one of the best bass guitars made in Japan, but Momose sounds better (I compared Momose and Atelier Z side-by-side). Kikuchi is a very expensive bass guitars from Japan, an alternative to Sadowsky. As far as I know, Kikuchi is made by the same people who make Sadowsky TYO. I chose Momose not only because they are very good bass guitars, but also because of the price. Of course, if I had 10000$, I would buy Sadowsky or Kikuchi. But I think Momose makes the best bass guitars for 2000-3000$. I compared the Momose and Sadowsky. The Sadowsky sounded slightly better, but the price difference isn't worth it.

Lakland, Zon, Dingwall, Sadowsky sound a little more aggressive, which is why they are popular in metal music. But u can find peoples who use Dingwall to play jazz, or Sadowsky Jazz Bass to play metal. Look, this dude use Dingwall ABZ for funk https://youtube.com/shorts/JGolDnoVnho?si=RwdNP_XoR5iHwYjY Juna Serita use Sadowsky for funk, Toshiya use Sadowsky for metal, Yuchi from Sukekiyo use the same Sadowsky for experimental avant-garde music. All these bass guitars sound amazing in any genre.

I use Momose MJ2-STD with noisless Aguillar pickups for any music. Before this I had an Ibanez SR Premium and it also sounded good with absolutely any music. But I can't call the Ibanez SRs great basses.

I recently found myself in need of a new bass guitar. I spent several months choosing the best bass for the money. I listened to a lot of different instruments, talked to bass players, and looked at what bass guitars professionals play. I thought someone might find it useful to see my list of the best bass guitars.

Sadowsky NYC Modern ≈ 8000-10000$ Kikuchi ≈ 7000$ Dingwall ABZ ≈ 5000$ Atelier Z ≈ 1500-2000$ Moon ≈ 1500-2000$ Lakland USA ≈ 3500$ Momose ≈ 2000$ Xotic ≈ 3500$ Zon Sonus ≈ 4000$ Tune TWB ≈ 1000$

Idk i like this type of headstock Momose headstock looks similar and i really like it more than classic fender headstock

Apparently it's because Fender can't make quality guitars anymore (if they ever made them at all). There are now a ton of brands that make Stratocasters and other shapes much better than Fender (Deviser for example). If I have $2,000 to spare, I definitely won't buy a Fender. I trust more Japanese manufacturers such as Momose, Atelier Z, Moon. What would you think if you bought a Fender Custom Shop and found out the neck was crooked? What if the frets come out of the fretboard? Fenders charge too much for the quality they offer. That's why they have to destroy their competitors in such ways.

ESP original FRX - best guitar in my life

K. Yairi is amazing, and even if I ever sell it, I'll just buy another K.Yairi

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No, this is definitely not a Ural. I've encountered many Ural guitars, and this one, while similar, is definitely not a Ural. At least a different logo. I think it's really look like Teisco.