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Old 11-01-2007, 04:26 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Re: Buying Epiphone Les Paul Standard: The China vs Korea manufacture.

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Originally Posted by lp59aholicDon View Post
Many CHinese products are made in prison labor camps with less than decent materials, I would say try and wait till you have the money and search out a Korean
While this may be true, Epiphone has its own factory in China, and the Epi's are made there. I believe that prior to this, Samick was subcontracting to Gibson as their Epiphone manufacturer.

I have an Epi LP Standard Plaintop which I like a lot, and it was made in China. Therefore, I think that each guitar, regardless of manufacturing location, must be judged on an individual basis. Also, if you're waiting for a Korean Epi, it could be a long wait.

See this article: Epiphone debuts new models and first product from Gibson's China plant
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