Here it is!!!! Korean Prestige!!!

[spiro]

Cant say yet but it came from Someone who has nothing to do with Ibanez Guitars but from Other Companies who have Fuji Product...

[darren wilson]

Slide top? Right.

If they had pieces of lumber large enough for a one-piece top, why would they cut it in half and offset it to give the "illusion" of a poorly bookmatched top?

It's probably more like they have a bunch of pieces that are too small to make a full top, and too thin to re-saw and bookmatch for a carved top, so they pick two that have similar flame and grain, and "sort of" match them up.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by spiro

Cant say yet but it came from Someone who has nothing to do with Ibanez Guitars but from Other Companies who have Fuji Product...

Usually the best sources, if they're getting told the truth. But I just don't get it. It's a fairly sizeable producing factory. They're just going to shut it down?! Or are they going to start building pianos or something? This bites, but those luthiers have to go somewhere. Ibanez has a great oportunity putting them to work in a smaller facility, their own factory for once, but that'l never happen.

[spiro]

Quote"but those luthiers have to go somewhere"

J CRAFT!!! Hint Hint

[Rich]

Spill all the beans will ya!

So that label is actually more than just marketting hype/Prestige line diferentiator for the year?!

[spiro]

Possibly.. I dont know those details..

[darren wilson]

Maybe "J Craft" is Ibanez's way of making the Fujigen factory more of a "premium brand" than simply an "F" in front of the serial number.

[Rich]

Or hiding the F so when it changes nobody notices.

[darren wilson]

Yeah, i guess that's the flip side of it. Maybe they're going to be setting up shop elsewhere. With the weak U.S. dollar, maybe they'll come over here and set up a factory like all the auto manufacturers did.

[AndersPGM]

they are ceasing production??
no more MIJīs??

this is so sad...I canīt believe it...why?
oh man this is gonna be hard to get used to...*sighs*
I guess the "used" market will get a boost tho...

[spiro]

I dont think they will cease production of MIJ's but from what I heard Fuji will cease production..... there are still plenty of japanese factories...

[spiro]

the gio is now an sz series

[spiro]

I think there is an s Prestige Korea as well

[spiro]

artcore Custom to replace the Artcore United!! Prestige neck???

[Rich]

Originally Posted by spiro

artcore Custom to replace the Artcore United!! Prestige neck???

Now we have Chinese Prestige?! Or will it be MIK at least?!?!