Fender MIJ Guitars

Fender Made In Japan Guitars

Never Before Available in the US - Now Exclusively Available at CME!
Fender Made In Japan models are known for quality at an unusually low price, and the MIJ Traditional Series presents time-honored Fender models–complete with classic Fender tone, foreign market finishes and premium components like rosewood fingerboards–for under $1,000 USD.

Previously available only in Japan and SE Asian markets, the MIJ Traditional Series offers classic finishes like Arctic White, Surf Green, Black, and 3-Color Sunburst, as well as the sought-after Torino Red and Candy Tangerine and the rarely seen Flamingo Pink, Candy Blue, and California Blue.

Each MIJ Traditional model is equipped with specific, period-inspired hardware, solid rosewood fingerboards, and top quality electronics designed to emulate the look, feel, and sound of various key eras in Fender’s history. From Stratocasters to Tele Customs, Mustangs and Fretless Jazz Basses, some of the most iconic Fender builds of the 20th century are represented, perfectly replicated for the modern player seeking a classic instrument at player’s price.

Shop Fender MIJ Traditional Series guitars and basses at Chicago Music Exchange now to see what happens when you combine historically lauded tone with internationally renowned quality. You won’t believe what you get.

TRADITIONAL '60S & '70S STRATOCASTERS

The Fender MIJ Traditional 60s Stratocaster is a period-inspired stunner that somehow features premium vintage-style hardware, a trio of vintage-style single coils, and a genuine solid rosewood fingerboard for under $900 USD. Throw on a range of finishes primarily available only in Japan and SE Asian markets and it’s just too hard to resist.

Modeled after the ‘71 Strat, the Fender MIJ Traditional 70s Stratocaster is a vintage-style stunner, featuring the large late-’60s headstock, micro-tilt neck with 3-bolt neckplate, period-inspired plastics, a trio of bright Stratocaster single coils, and a genuine solid rosewood fingerboard for under $900 USD. Throw on a killer Surf Green finish and it’s just too hard to resist.

TRADITIONAL '60S JAZZ BASS + LEFTY

Modeled after the ‘62 Jazz Bass, the Fender MIJ Traditional 60s Jazz Bass is built using a high-quality basswood body designed to produce the same rich mids and defined low end as the original, while leaving enough room in the budget to add a premium rosewood fingerboard without pushing up the price. Throw on a Flamingo Pink finish only available in Japan and SE Asian markets and it’s just too hard to resist.

'60S FRETLESS JAZZ BASS & '70S JAZZ BASS

The Fender MIJ Traditional 60s Jazz Bass Fretless is an absolute wonder. This period-inspired fretless Jazz Bass is available in two timeless finishes and built with an alder body and reverse winding tuning machines, yet with enough room left in the budget to add a premium rosewood fingerboard without pushing up the price to offer unmistakable Fender soul and limitless tonal possibilities at an unprecedented value.

Modeled after the ‘75 Jazz Bass, the Fender MIJ Traditional 70s Jazz Bass is built using an ash body and vintage-inspired pickups designed to produce the same rich mids and defined low end as the original, while leaving enough room in the budget to add a bound maple neck with block inlays without pushing up the price. Throw on a California Blue finish only available in Japan and SE Asian markets and it’s just too hard to resist.

TRADITIONAL '60S TELECASTER CUSTOM LEFTY & '70S THINLINE TELECASTER

Modeled after the ‘62 Tele Custom, the Fender MIJ Traditional 60s Telecaster Custom is built using a double-bound alder body that is thinner than your average Tele, and alnico-magnet pickups and a spiral-saddled bridge designed to produce the same illustrious tone as the original while leaving enough room in the budget to add a solid rosewood fingerboard without pushing up the price. (This guitar is LEFT-HANDED.)

The Fender MIJ Traditional 70s Telecaster Thinline is built using a timeless single-f-hole, semi-hollow body and dual wide-ranging humbucking pickups designed to produce the versatile array of tones you expect from a workhorse tele, as well as some you don’t. Throw on a solid maple neck and a Flaming Pink finish only available in Japan and SE Asian markets and it’s just too hard to resist.

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TRADITIONAL '60S & '70S MUSTANG

Modeled after the extra-hot ‘65 Mustangs, the Fender MIJ Traditional 60s Mustang is built to virtually the same specs, like the decal with patent number, aged button “F” tuners, period-correct plastics, grey fiber-bottom alnico magnet pole piece, and a vintage-style tremolo, all with enough wiggle room left to add a solid rosewood fingerboard. It’s slick. It’s small-scale. And it’s the spitting image of where it all started.

The Fender MIJ Traditional 70s Mustang is a perfect recreation of the timeless, small-scale favorite, beloved just as much for it’s compact size and lightweight body as it is for its alnico pickups and fat, round low end. Throw on a solid maple neck and a Flaming Pink finish only available in Japan and SE Asian markets and it’s just too hard to resist.