“A brazen new model designed for the progressive guitarist seeking a spectrum of sound beyond the norm”: Charvel gets in on the made-in-Japan hype with new Superstrat-inspired MJ San Dimas models

Charvel's new, Japanese-made San Dimas models.

With a new flagship Tokyo store and a run of stellar recent releases, the hype over Fender Japan's electric guitars shows no sign of stopping – and as we recently discovered, the fandom is well-deserved. Now other brands under the company's umbrella are now getting in on the party with their own MIJ releases.

Earlier this year, Jackson dropped the spectacularly overhauled MJ Series Rhoads, and now, not to be outdone by its FMIC comrade, Charvel has released two new, Japanese-made instruments of its own – a pair of Superstrat-inspired MJ San Dimas models.