Just as Aska had his signature guitar the VG his partner Chage had his which was the MGS, not to be confused
with the totally different MSG.
These guitars are officially known as Chage signature models.
As shown in the small pictures above there are two models the standard which came in Sparkling Red or Blue Sunburst
and the Custom which was only available in Sparkling Red.
Standard | Custom | |
Price | 66,000 yen | |
Neck | Bolt on Maple | Bolt on Maple |
Body | Basswood solid | Mahogany Semihollow |
Fretboard | Maple | Maple |
Radius | 350mms | 350mms |
Scale | 648mms | 648mms |
Frets | 22 | 22 |
Hardware | Gold Finish | Gold Finish |
Bridge | TL-800 | GTC 201 |
Pickups | Live G56 AlnicoV and Live G57 Alnico V | Live G56 AlnicoV and Live G57 Alnico V |
Pickup Switch | 3 way | 3 way |
Controls | 1 volume 1 tone | 1 volume 1 tone |
Sparkling Red or Blue Sunburst | Sparkling Red only |
Some pictures of a Standard I have no pics of the Custom other than the small one above and the catalogue scan.
Dec 2018
I was lucky enough to spot a blue MGS Standard for sale on Ebay. It obviously pretty rare
so perhaps few people knew what it was so I picked it up for £265. It is a beautiful guitar and plays
excellently.