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Originally Posted by RFR
we live in a world where it is almost impossible to avoid cheap chinese made products.
My beef with instruments is this;
Cheap Chinese and Korean instruments, reduce the acceptance level of a whole new breed of musicians.
It is similar to a kid being raised on MP3s and thinking it is "fine audio".
Thank god for places like this that keep the bar high.
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Times are nuts, and ethics for many in this country are goin down the tubes, Make a buck , save a buck, Send your biz where ever the labor is cheapest, Dont worry about the materials or the conditions or the employees, just make bucks, This is how Corporate America is treating us, Make Cheap, if it breaks and they want another they will buy it, it doesent have to last. Gibson Les Pauls, were always the high watermark of electric guitars , because of design and craftsmanship . Some Japanese guitar makers have reached that bar , but I havent found a Korean nor a Chinese guitar that comes close. I own three Japanese licensed Replica model guitars, I didnt lower my personal bar of tone and quality standards, the Japanese raised theirs, Since I cant afford super nice vintage guitars, these guitars meet my needs and requirements. BTW , the Japs in the last 30 some years havent threatened to nuke us, as China has repeatedly, they also havent downed and stolen any of our military aircraft, as the Chinese also have