100% made in the Philippines.

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These guitars have been expertly handcrafted by Filipino luthiers in RJ Guitars’ factory, originally set up and run by our Japanese partners—Deviser (STR, Momose, Bacchus guitars, among others).

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Years ago, Deviser guitars from Japan were exploring different parts of Asia to expand their production. While other countries could make guitars, the Japanese found that there was something special about the guitars made by Filipinos; in their words, the guitars had “Tamashi?” or SOUL.

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RJ Custom Shop Guitars combine over 80 years of manufacturing experience from both RJ Guitars of the Philippines and Bacchus guitars of Japan, fully harnessing the talent, ingenuity, and craftsmanship of Filipinos with Japanese discipline, know-how, and technology.

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This guitar comes with RJ custom hand-wound pickups, developed through 25 years of research and development. The essential components of these pickups are imported from the USA.

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The pickups are also hand-wound in the Philippines and serve as the engine that drives this tone machine, which was hand-built to the highest Japanese standards.