1970s Fresher FN-281 "Mercury" Competition Mustang (MIJ)1970s Fresher FN 281 "Mercury" Competition Mustang (MIJ) Fresher guitars first started in 1973 and were primarily a domestic brand of guitars and basses, made in the famous Matsumoto region with many models starting off as rudimentary clones of mainstream American and UK brand guitars. As the 70s progressed, the accuracy and quailty of these instruments improved vastly, with Fresher now a legendary name in the world of Japanese copies. The FN 281 was