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It's too bad you feel that way.
Myself and a whole lot of folks on here and Gibson owners all over would disagree.
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I have a Chinese made Recording King OM that cost €250 second hand and I also have a Collings 0002h which cost €3,500 second hand. Now the Collings is a better guitar no doubt, but it is not fifteen times better and when I play out with the Recording King people always admire the sound.
A fifteen year old boy is going to be quite happy with a Chinese made guitar. Also any Sigmas I have played have been excellent, the gap between the quality of cheap guitars vs expensive ones has narrowed significantly since I was young. |
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Whenever you throw things under one umbrella or in one basket you are staged for failure. "ALL" Chinse guitars is to broad. Then one questions if Asian or South Korean is also involved. Suffice it to say good guitars are made in many counties. America isn't the only country where good guitars can be made.
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Yeah, I avoid casting a wide net with statements that contain "all/always" or "no/never" as absolutes. The world rarely operates that way, and guitars are no exception. There are some great --- and some not-so-great --- guitars made from many countries, and China and the U.S. are only two of them.
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Actually only 4
Not a warehouse of guitars, just a problem. My guitar acquisitions tends to mimic my fishing - I practice a lot of catch and release. I am down to 4. Also I did have a Gibson J35, so I hit the USA Big 3. Absolutely nothing wrong with the guitars I no longer have. I just was interested in something else and I have stuck to a total spend limit. I use the sale of one (or two) to fund the next one.
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You can buy a quality instrument from any country in the world -
their are plentiful quality builders every where. The only question i have is of the company they build them for - they will build you a cheap ok guitar , or build you a master quality guitar but it will cost you a tidey sum- basically you ( or should i say the company that handles the make in the US or where ever you live) get what is paid for -if its a fair price for the quality presented- the main problem is that alot of companies want to buy low and sell high - in that case you loose -
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Come on, guys... let's stick to the topic.
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Ditto on that comment. Yes, Gibson has problems. But their guitars still provide a unique sound. A sound like no other.
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My opinion is that a lot of the Chinese guitars are very nice. But they do have a lot of QC issues. Improperly glued bridges that come loose, neck wood that is not properly cured and ends up twisting, finish issues galore, and in general not quite as 'clean' a build. If you get a good one, they can be very good, if you don't - well good luck.
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I have several Chinese made guitars ranging from $50 Rogues (Starter & RD-80) to a Blueridge BR-180 ($1,000+). I've found the lower priced guitars generally need some set up and often things like glue may be visible with close scrutiny. I have generally been impressed with the playability for the price. The Blueridge is probably my second favorite acoustic behind the D-41. Aside from the Dalmation pickguard I replaced, it is a great guitar and the finish work is excellent. I think the quality of build and tone have some correlation with brand and price. Not all Chinese built guitars are equal.
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