GEISHA wrote:
This is a fine guitar in my book. In have seen some of their products on a Japanese trade fair and I must say, nothing to complain about.
To even think that Chinese products are (always) inferior borders on blindness.
There are a zillion Chinese and just suggest that only 4 or 5 hundred of them are craftsmen (hear me laughing). Anyone seen the opening ceremony of the Olympics.........
Suppose that only 100 Chinese have any concept of how to make a good guitar.
Do I need to say more...........
I never understood the difference between a good Japanese, Chinese, American or European product or do I fail in the department of nationalistic arrogance.
I agree. Reminds me how was looked upon Japanese guitars in the 70's and 80's, Korean made ones in the 80's and 90ties, Taiwanese, Indonesian since '00, etc...
I think we need to agree that most of them are indeed fine guitars and fill a niche of their own. So the Chinese ones are ok and will probably be praised as well after Epiphone and squier move their production elsewhere...new taglines like "chinese made "insert brand and type here" much better then current production" etc...lines like these always make me laugh...
The age of really crappy guitars is past us now, thanks to CNC I guess...
I like clones, based upon good designs...Who cares where they are made. As long as they don't want to sell them off as the real thing (illigal copies) then I'm fine with it...
Gives everyone the opertunity to buy a guitar.