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FujiGen (FGN) BIL2M Electric Guitar (Telecaster Style) Expired

$420
$599.99
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FGN Guitars has its FujiGen (FGN) BIL2M Electric Guitar (Telecaster Style) on sale for $419.99. Shipping starts from $50 (varies by location)

Thanks to community member r.pad for sharing this deal.

Available Colors:
  • 3Tone Sunburst
  • Black
Features:
  • Body: Basswood
  • Neck: Maple U-Shape
  • Fingerboard: Maple 10"~14" Compound Radius
  • Scale: 25.5" (648mm)
  • Frets: 22F Medium C.F.S.
  • Tuners: GOTOH® SD91-05M
  • Bridge: FGN FJIL-6SSTD
  • Hardware Color: Chrome & Nickel
  • Controls: 1Volume, 1Tone, 3WayLever SW
  • Strings: D'Addario EXL120 (.009-.042)
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FGN (FujiGen) has some quality guitars on sale for Black Friday. For those not familiar with the company, they are a Japanese guitar maker that used to make many guitars for Fender. Listed here is the BIL2M, which is on sale for $419.99. It normally retails for $599.99. FujiGen has several models on sale for Black Friday, including Strat and Les Paul styles.

https://fgnguitarsusa.com/collect...ucts/bil2m
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jazzespresso
11-28-2022 at 01:03 PM.
11-28-2022 at 01:03 PM.
Quote from jazyje :
Are these shipped from abroad or USA? Wondering if these are DUTRY=FREE. I bought a guitar from Japan once, USED, and it came with a tax bill from uncle sam -- $120!!
i was wondering about it...
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MatrixClaw
11-28-2022 at 01:49 PM.
11-28-2022 at 01:49 PM.
Quote from dalto :
$1,189 for the Odyssey Expert seems like a pretty good price. Even after shipping. Not sure I can pass on that one.

Although it isn't for me personally, $945 for the Mythic seems crazy too. The Fishman Fluence Modern pickup set alone costs $200-$250 in most places.

All the reviews on these seem pretty impressive. I think Fujigen makes a lot of the higher-end Ibanez guitars.

They have been around a long time but don't do much in the way of marketing that I have ever seen. I expect resale value would be...not good. Although, at these prices you probably won't get killed.

Whoa. Was looking at these last night and somehow missed the Mythic. That's a great price!
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perpetualcoldbrew
11-29-2022 at 09:20 AM.
11-29-2022 at 09:20 AM.
Quote from jazyje :
Are these shipped from abroad or USA? Wondering if these are DUTRY=FREE. I bought a guitar from Japan once, USED, and it came with a tax bill from uncle sam -- $120!!
under $800 value MIJ instruments ship duty-free, otherwise, I believe it's an 8% tax, regardless of new or used.
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dalto
11-29-2022 at 07:11 PM.
11-29-2022 at 07:11 PM.
I know this information is too late to be helpful but I thought I would share for future deals that my guitar did ship from California.
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dalto
12-03-2022 at 02:44 PM.
12-03-2022 at 02:44 PM.
Since there is not a lot of info on these guitars I thought I would share my impressions of this guitar now that I have been playing it for a day. The guitar I purchased was their S-type guitar, the Odyssey. Specifically, the EOS-AL-R.

The fit and finish of this guitar is basically perfect. No issues with the finish, the fretwork is smooth and neither the fret rocker or my playing found any issues. The fret ends are well polished and rounded. The fingerboard edges are nicely rolled giving it a played-in feel. Both the trem system and the vintage locking tuners work well. The nut is well cut and there is no binding at all out of the box.

As far as the setup goes, the intonation was almost perfect out of the box and it was close to in-tune. I am guessing they must check these out in California because it can't have stayed in-tune all the way from Japan.

I only have two minor complaints. While the tuning keys are smooth and work very well I would prefer higher ratio keys. The trem arm is secured with a set screw so you need an allen key to remove/install it.

This is an amazing guitar. I would put it against the much more expensive guitars I own without hesitation. Definitely higher quality and workmanship than an equivalent guitar from Fender.

I wouldn't hesitate to get another FGN guitar in the future.
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