Guitar prices in Japan

[jjbeers]

I have been told by a mutual friend that the price of Guitars in Japan are well cheap, although they charge through the roof for a hard case to suit. I was looking at getting a Rickenbacker at a cost of about $3,000.00 Aus, he told me i could pick one up for the equivalent of $1,000.00 Aus plus prob $200 - $300 for a hard case.

He said head down to the Ochanomizu area in Tokyo.

Do any peeps know if there is any truth to this story? Sound s a bit to good to be true.

[MMM]

Originally Posted by jjbeers

I have been told by a mutual friend that the price of Guitars in Japan are well cheap, although they charge through the roof for a hard case to suit. I was looking at getting a Rickenbacker at a cost of about $3,000.00 Aus, he told me i could pick one up for the equivalent of $1,000.00 Aus plus prob $200 - $300 for a hard case.

He said head down to the Ochanomizu area in Tokyo.

Do any peeps know if there is any truth to this story? Sound s a bit to good to be true.

I have been to a few music stores in Japan, and I have never heard of the situation you describe. American guitars are, if anything, more expensive.

[VampireGirl1314]

Originally Posted by jjbeers

I have been told by a mutual friend that the price of Guitars in Japan are well cheap, although they charge through the roof for a hard case to suit. I was looking at getting a Rickenbacker at a cost of about $3,000.00 Aus, he told me i could pick one up for the equivalent of $1,000.00 Aus plus prob $200 - $300 for a hard case.

He said head down to the Ochanomizu area in Tokyo.

Do any peeps know if there is any truth to this story? Sound s a bit to good to be true.

yikes i got my guitar of of ebay and it was new and only $50 bucks and that was with shipping and handling the only problem was they said it was red well when i got it i found something pink that was supposed to be my guitar.

[Nyororin]

I don`t know all that much about guitars, and nothing about their prices, but here is a link for Rickenbacker models that seems to reflect the general prices around the net. (Discount)

If you tell me the model number, I`ll be happy to do a quick search for specific prices.

[jjbeers]

Ok thanks, I am looking at a standard R-330 in black or blue. They retail over here for $3,400.00 no including a hard case.

[Nyororin]

Originally Posted by jjbeers

Ok thanks, I am looking at a standard R-330 in black or blue. They retail over here for $3,400.00 no including a hard case.

The cheapest I could find anywhere was in the 250,000yen range. So... It does look like they are cheaper than in Aus - but certainly not at the levels your friend suggested. But it appears that most places in Japan include the hard case.

[MMM]

How does the Aus. dollar compare to the yen?

[Henbaka]

250,000.00 JPY = 2,428.8637 AUD

(xe.com)

Seems like a nice deal to me if theyre 3,400 AUD over there.

[JoshAussie]

Originally Posted by Henbaka

250,000.00 JPY = 2,428.8637 AUD

(xe.com)

Seems like a nice deal to me if theyre 3,400 AUD over there.

just incase any1 wanted to know what the currency was dollar for yen

(xe.com) ><

1.00 AUD

=

102.965 JPY

[jjbeers]

Originally Posted by Nyororin
The cheapest I could find anywhere was in the 250,000yen range. So... It does look like they are cheaper than in Aus - but certainly not at the levels your friend suggested. But it appears that most places in Japan include the hard case.

Approx $2,500 with a hard case still sounds like a pretty good deal to me.
Thanks for your effort.