There is a compromise with an import, as well there should be.
I'd bet for the money, it'd be hard to top the import, as I've heard/read, Eastmans in general do have a very good reputation.
And it's a good thing that players are given options that fit what they can afford in the kind of guitar they want.
but to say a 500 dollar import is "the same" as a $4k usa made guitar, I've played a bunch of the import copies, (Samicks, Epis, etc,) and I own a bunch of Gibson's and I've owned a # of Epiphones.
There is a difference. Not everyone will care, or some even notice.
For those of us that do notice, well it's a "it is what it is" situation all the way home.
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