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Back around Thanksgiving of last year, my friend Tom invited me to go see Yuzo Kayama's monthly gig in Ginza. I brought the only Ventures model in my collection with me.



After the show while everyone was collecting their coats and filing up the stairs and onto the street, I snuck out the back door and down the alley to find Yuzo Kayama sitting in the club's makeshift green room, a clear vinyl tent outside in the loading dock. We had a lovely conversation, we geeked out over Mosrites, and he was kind enough to sign mine.





Occasionally being a foreigner in Japan has its perks.

Nice looking Mosrite. Is that a 64 ?

Thanks. It's actually a bizarre '76.

Cool! How was the concert? Does he do many instrumentals?

He puts on a great show. There were a few instrumentals mixed in, but the bulk of his fanbase knows him as a movie star and a pop idol, so the set was heavy with songs and banter. Still a great entertainer, and the cat can shred when he chooses to (kinda like Prince).

jealous man!! I always wanted to book Yuzo for the Guitar Geek festival. If I come to Japan we HAVE to go see him....

Deke