> people, but their management/government is cutting corners and it's The only thing I've seen from China that has been First they killed our Pets, then they tried to kill us And don't get me started on the Poisoning fiasco's (which > impressed with the quality of things coming out of China (any > I'm more worried about China based stuff. No construction or visual imperfections at all. > My Epi Les Paul Ultra II was built in Unsung, Korea (Code = U) and they Side note, I have a MIM Fender 50's RI, the finish on the Korean SquierĮnd of the day if you have something in mind play it and see -) Generally would not compare them to Japanese or Korean manufacture. Also, while Chinese guitars can be good (I have one) I These days any Fender from Korea will most likely haveĪlnico pups. That to ALL my guitars -) They were fitted with ceramic pups, adequateīut not my style. I have changed the pups on both electrics mind you, but then I've done Personally thing that Samick make better stuff than Cort. USA SG, the finish on the Samick was better (15 odd years ago tho). When I bought my SG it was sitting next to a Gibson That I have very little in the way of knowledge of much outside ofįenders or Samicks. I am generalising, there is crap in every stable after all. I'dĪlso add that my MIK's are as good as any US models I've ever played There to be 3/5ths of 5/8ths of fuck all difference in MOST cases. I have played Japanese and Korean Fenders and found I'll say this, first generation of anything is generally shit. I'd rack any of them up against whatĮver you like. An 1990 Squier Strat, a 1993 Fender CatalinaĪcoustic and a 1992 Samick SG-90 (made when Samick were making Epiphone > I see many guitars made in Korea on eBay.
In China.I put in new pickups and it is a surprisingly great guitar! Like you.right behind me is an Epi G400 made Guitars are garbage, I meant most people "consider" them garabage next I did not mean that "I"thought the Chinese >If the plant is equipped and the workers are trained, quality can be very >Much more important is the plant and the workers where the item is made. >China, and it is a very, very good guitar. Behind me there's a new Guild GAD-40C, made in
> guitars are considered good to great.and the Chinese are considered > are!).until they started making guitars in China. > Korean guitars were considered garbage by many (not saying they >I see many guitars made in Korea on eBay. The point is that you can't generalize on quality based on country of Parts went by), and after 25 years they are still very good. Of guitars based on Strat necks from those guitars (I worked in a shop, Plants that had been producing copies, to produce the lines including the When Fender execs bought it back from CBS in the 80's, they contracted with Tokai guitars started showing up in that period too, and they were excellent I've got an Ibanez LP StandardĬopy from that period, and it's as good as Gibson production was, if not Ripping off the Guild headstock instead). Point where Ibanez stopped ripping off the Gibson headstock (and started But there were a number of quality instruments made, at the (HoeverĮven those probably compare well with Stellas and Harmonys from earlier Was junk produced, for example laminated bolt-on LP type guitars. Tthis depends on what was ordered, at what price point. It’s tragic – although the guitar has nothing to blame, the evildoing of the owner makes me repel the guitar.>Some Japanese guitars are very nice. The owner still haven’t employed them back.Īlthough Cort guitars still have good quality, everytime I see them I feel the guitar carries an inhumane air. This was despite the fact that the Korean workers were given minimum wages – they received around $1000 a month only. These Korean workers were fired simply because the owner wanted the factories to Indonesia, as wages were cheaper there.
I read about an article where former Cort guitar workers from Korean Cort factories going all the way to Germany to protest against the owner of Cort, as they had been fired. However, one day I heard a disturbing news. I also felt proud at the fact that Korean guitars were receiving such good reviews. Which is why I always dreamed about buying a Cort A4, which is apparently the best bass guitar that Cort has to offer. It made very good cheap bass guitars (when I say good, I mean the quality was awesome despite the low price)
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