Nippon Scape

Rock and jazz, soul and country. Nearly every genre of music today owes a lot to the electric guitar. From swooning stage-side groupies to little kids playing air guitar in their living rooms, it has captured generations of the public imagination. If you’re talking brands; Fender, Gibson, and Fernandez are all big names that immediately come to mind. However, there is one little guitar manufacturer hidden in the mountains of western Tokyo with a staff of just two. Rumor has it that they sell out every guitar show they attend in the States. Exactly what is it about this tiny workshop? We took a trip out to their studio, Jersey Girl Homemade Guitars for a visit.

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