Fender Japan has announced two ultra-desirable new electric guitars, the Made in Japan Limited Collection Indigo Dye Stratocaster and Telecaster, inspired by the traditional Japanese art of ‘indigo dyeing’.
To achieve an effect similar to that seen on denim clothing, the guitars’ bodies were dipped into jars of indigo dye over a dozen times over a period of time, producing myriad shades of blue across their alder bodies and quilt maple tops.
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