Is it me, or is QC getting better on entry level instruments?
Posted by scottfrein on April 2, 2008
I’ve been playing guitar a long time. My first guitar was a Hondo. It was a cheap import Les Paul copy. I thought it was the coolest thing in the world but I know now (I guess I did back then too) that the playability on that thing was terrible.
Fast forward 25 years.
I picked up my brothers Jasmine acoustic and I was pleasantly surprised. It played pretty well, the action was a little high but nothing a little fiddling with the bridge wouldn’t fix. It sounded pretty balanced. Not to much high end, not to boomy. And it wasn’t buzzing all over the place. Not bad for an entry level guitar.
I think this is becoming the status quo with these import instruments. I love it. This means that kids won’t get discouraged when they pick up the six string they got for Xmas. It will be playable and they will be inspired. Now I know nothing beats the quality and craftsmanship that go into a top of the line USA made guitar but the fact that $200 gets you a playable decent sounding axe is a beautiful thing.
Now that you are armed with this information, go to your local guitar store and buy your loved one a guitar, they’ll never forget it.
goofydawg said
Saw a post from a guy who just got a guitar from Korea-based Custom Guitar Workshop. The build quality looks excellent: http://www.customguitarworkshop.com/.
You gotta dig these. Besides, it’s how the guitar feels and sounds to you that matters. A couple of years ago, I chose to get a MIM Strat as opposed to an American, even though I could afford the American at the time because the MIM just sounded better to me.
GoofyDawg