Thread: Vietnam Guitars
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Old 08-23-2010, 05:34 AM
PaulCypert PaulCypert is offline
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Having lived overseas in Southeast Asia for a long time now I'd caution anyone who thinks of great deals from a Southeast Asian anything. Of course they do exist and can be found... but the single biggest problem over here in all lines of work is consistency. While they're very good at getting 80% there quickly and cheaply... that last 20% or so is hit or miss based on the day. This goes for food, shirts, DVD's, and particularly musical instruments.

I need to figure out who my friend's retired father is buying. He's amassed 10+ acoustics from a particular luthier. The way people talks it sounds like you can pick your tree to be chopped down and built for you I doubt that's the case, but he's happy with his.

To me they're just not worth the risk unless you can play one in person. And if you're **** sure about it... I mean that's a lot of shipping to get it back and have warranty work done on it should a need arise. Suddenly your 1200 dollar dream can be a nightmare...
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