Counterfeit Guitars

[audiokostas]

Πάντως αν ισχύει θεωρώ πολύ πιο έντιμες τις Godin που κατασκευάζονται στον Καναδά και συναρμολογούνται (εξακριβωμένα) στις ΗΠΑ.

 

Και εγώ τα SX μπάσα που φτιάχνονται και το φωνάζουνε στην Κίνα παίζουν μια χαρά και μου ζητάνε λιγότερα από ότι αν τα έφτιαχνα μόνος μου.

[Superfunk]

Πάντως αν ισχύει θεωρώ πολύ πιο έντιμες τις Godin που κατασκευάζονται στον Καναδά και συναρμολογούνται (εξακριβωμένα) στις ΗΠΑ.

 

Εγω προτιμω τις Fender που κατασκευαζονται και συναρμολογουνται ΕΞΑΚΡΙΒΩΜΕΝΑ στις ΗΠΑ. :)  (Αλλα και ολες τις Fender που κατασκευαζονται και συναρμολογουνται ΕΞΑΚΡΙΒΩΜΕΝΑ στο Μεξικο,Αλλα και ολες τις Fender που κατασκευαζονται και συναρμολογουνται ΕΞΑΚΡΙΒΩΜΕΝΑ στην ΙΑΠΩΝΙΑ (ειναι αλλη εταιρεια βεβαια αυτη)) :)

[audiokostas]

Αλλα και ολες τις Fender που κατασκευαζονται και συναρμολογουνται ΕΞΑΚΡΙΒΩΜΕΝΑ στην ΙΑΠΩΝΙΑ (ειναι αλλη εταιρεια βεβαια αυτη)) :)

Και μια μπύρα από μένα στο παλικάρι.  ;)

(ε,ε,έρχεται......)

[marathon]

Και μια μπύρα από μένα στο παλικάρι.  ;)

(ε,ε,έρχεται......)

Σύμφωνα με παράλληλο θέμα...

http://www.noiz.gr/index.php?topic=178455.msg466168;topicseen#new

Φίλε Superfunk, μάλλον, θα περιμένεις πολύ ;D ;D

προηγούνται άλλοι...

[epikouris]

Ευχαριστώ όλους σας για το ξεγκάβωμα. Μακάρι να είχα τις μισές από τις δικές σας γνώσεις ειδικά του superfunk. Ζηλεύω όμως και το Αριστοφανικό χιούμορ του audiokostas. Να είστε όλοι σας καλά. Δεν βρήκα αυτό που έψαχνα, βρήκα όμως κάποια θέματα σχετικά με τις overpriced guitars. Ρίξτε του μια ματιά. Πάντως, αν και αρκετά άσχετος, και κατ' επίφαση κιθαρωδός, αν πέθαινα και ξαναγυρνούσα ως αντικείμενο στη γη, θα ήθελα να ήμουν telecaster σε κάποιο καμπνισμένο Blues juke joint στο southside του Chicago. Έχω 3. Μία baja, μία μεξικάνα πειραγμένη από το Μάρκο το Γαλαντή τότε που δούλευε στο μαγαζί του συγχωρεμένου του Λάζαρου και μία part caster με σχετικά φτηνά ύλικά αλλά πολύ αξιοπρεπή ήχο.

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http://www.chinalawblog.com/2006/12/gibson_guitars_from_kalamazoo.html

http://www.edroman.com/rants/overpriced.htm

I have discovered more guitar manufacturers than I ever knew existed since I

joined this NG, and the latest guitar maker I was taking a look at was PRS,

and I thought they made some excellent guitars. Anyway, there I was,

rumaging around their website and slobbering over the myriad of beautiful

instruments they had there. I especially fell in love with the McCarty

model....'Oooh! ;) As I perused these guitars, I sort of "priced them" in my

head and wondered how close I'd get to the real cost of them. I recall

thinking "Aw, that McCarty must be at least half a gand"! Then I checked out

the prices on a seller's site....'I couldn't believe it! TWO THOUSAND

POUNDS! Geez! The more "up-market" models were retailing for £3,500. I

always wondered at the mentality of those Gibson fanatics who justified such

high prices in the strangest of ways, but to come across what to me was a

previously unkown make, 'and', find them going for such an astonomically

high price was a real eye-opener. Okay, the PRS guitars are made from nice

woods and have cool finishes and their pickups are really good too, on spec.

But, the point I am making is, "is 'any' guitar actually worth that amount

of money"? I mean, what is it exactly that makes one piece of maple

different from the next piece of maple? Or, a coat of paint, or a knob and a

wiring job? In a previous post I asked about the Mr Potato guitars, and I'm

not saying they are in direct competition with one another....'coz they're

not! But, is there really a justifiable price differential here? I can find

a sub-£100 guitar in the UK and it is playable...'just! For £200 I can

definetely find a nice piece of wood and stick a pair of Seymour Duncs on it

and it will sound great , so what about the huge price of the PRS models

now? Mahogany back, maple top, rosewood fretboard, a couple of pickups and

some knobs....'comes to £3,500?? Hmm! Not only can I not afford that kinda

cash, but doubt that I would pay it even if I did have it. Am I just being

naive or am I missing something important here? Personally, I am having real

problems equating this amount of cash to this amount of guitar.

C.C.

http://www.myguitarsolo.com/usenet/threads_guitar/113244-1.html

Mountaineer 

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Gibson quit makin quality instruments when they left Kalamazoo! You want a late model gibson? Buy a Heritage.

I have a '82 LP I wouldn't sell unless I was starving.

I just bought a 2000 American Tele that I can't put down.

Fender finally decided to make the Americans better than the Mexicans. The maple fretboard on this thing is awesome.

I can't complain with my Mexican PBass Special. It makes my old bass sound like a toy. My Japanese Strat? Oh well, it's noisy as hell. I raised the strings real high and use it to practice slide . . . about all it's good for.

 

Regards,

PAPicker

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Perhaps others here will agree when I say that what a lot of us are expressing is not disdain for Gibson but a certain chagrin at the sad state of affairs now compared to what was and could perhaps again be a truly magical name among musical instrument brands.There are many Gibsons out there that are truly wonderful instruments for which the original owners paid a reasonable price,it's a shame to see what has happened in most of their current production.

http://homerecording.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=21342

http://twbrit.com/2009/05/27/gibson-fender-and-taylor-with-others/