Gibson vs Chibson

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I loved the "inside the control cabinet we find a crime scene..."
 

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It's unfortunate that they're getting so close in appearance. It's really pretty easy for the casual fan to get duped. I've seen a few on my local Kijiji (canada's craigslist lol) where the seller is actually trying to sell it as a Gibson, but most of them declare it to be a Gibson Copy which is as good or better than a real Gibson. It's pretty sad. You usually can tell from the ad text as easily as the pictures.

Very random, but I cannot stop staring at the top on the LP in your sig, it's beautiful. Third picture from the right. What finish is that?
 

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I agree and buying one is just unpatriotic too.If China was any good at making guitars,they would not have to use the Gibson name.


Like relic owners,they will make excuses all day as to why the have one.

There are some fine guitars coming out of China under the names Ibanez, Epiphone, and more.
 

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.If China was any good at making guitars,they would not have to use the Gibson name.

Right. Because a billion and a half Chinese all build guitars of exactly the same quality level. Meanwhile, there have never been any crap American guitar companies.....

The Chinese have been producing superlative craftsmanship in wood for 5000 years. The fact that Uncle Fang's Cheapo Knockoff Shop produces garbage says nothing about the ability of the rest of the country.

It's funny, I'm old enough to remember when people said the same thing about Japanese-made goods: "cheap Jap junk."
 

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Right. Because a billion and a half Chinese all build guitars of exactly the same quality level. Meanwhile, there have never been any crap American guitar companies.....

The Chinese have been producing superlative craftsmanship in wood for 5000 years. The fact that Uncle Fang's Cheapo Knockoff Shop produces garbage says nothing about the ability of the rest of the country.

It's funny, I'm old enough to remember when people said the same thing about Japanese-made goods: "cheap Jap junk."

Yep, my first electric and still main guitar used to get the guffaws for being 'crap' based on geography and blind ignorance. At the time, 'only American hands' could make a good guitar. This, despite a centuries old Japanese tradition of crafting ornate and complex stringed instruments as well as producing electronics that were the envy of the world.
 

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Yep, my first electric and still main guitar used to get the guffaws for being 'crap' based on geography and blind ignorance. At the time, 'only American hands' could make a good guitar. This, despite a centuries old Japanese tradition of crafting ornate and complex stringed instruments as well as producing electronics that were the envy of the world.

I find the argument that the Chinese can not produce a quality musical instrument because they are Chinese to be pretty hilarious. They were making instruments before Rome existed. I suspect they've gotten the hang of it.
 

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Nope.

More like comparing Steak and Lobster to dog turd.

I was gonna go something like that, but now that you've done it, I will smack you in the face with "like"

Take it like a man

"smack"
 

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