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Unread post by Mikel41 » Sat Sep 18, 2004 7:36 pm

I went to look at guitars today. My options were an Ovation, Takamine, a lower end Martin, and a lower end Taylor. I do not like the style of the ovation. The Martin sounded ok and the taylor was also ok. The Takamine sounded real good but i noticed it was made in some asian country and that turned me off. Does it really matter where it is made? The Taylor and Martin were american made but did not sound as good.
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Unread post by onid41 » Sat Sep 18, 2004 7:38 pm

my seagull is made in canada and its a great sounding guitar for the price (around $300)
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Unread post by filmdude100cms » Sat Sep 18, 2004 7:38 pm

depends, (btw yes the ovations are shit) country doesnt matter, its more the quality and the name, takamine is a good brand, so country really doesnt come into play.
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Unread post by Pickles » Sat Sep 18, 2004 7:50 pm

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Unread post by Macht » Sat Sep 18, 2004 7:54 pm

filmdude100cms wrote:depends, (btw yes the ovations are shit) country doesnt matter, its more the quality and the name, takamine is a good brand, so country really doesnt come into play.
unless were are talking about fender
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Unread post by mbgreen » Sat Sep 18, 2004 7:57 pm

get whatever sounds good to you. Taks have a pretty solid reputation, so don't sweat it if theyre made overseas. With cheaper guitars its not really much of an issue. Its not till you get into the higher end stuff that you have to watch it.
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Unread post by Mikel41 » Sat Sep 18, 2004 8:32 pm

what price range is lower priced
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Unread post by czech » Sat Sep 18, 2004 9:00 pm

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Unread post by Coldchillin » Sat Sep 18, 2004 9:29 pm

Taks rule. End of story
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Unread post by Thomas » Sun Sep 19, 2004 1:41 am

Coldchillin23222 wrote:Taks rule. End of story
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Unread post by kcw » Sun Sep 19, 2004 7:58 am

Coldchillin23222 wrote:Taks rule. End of story
No they dont! But my electric was made in Taiwan and it sounds great. It doesnt really matter where they were made.
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Unread post by Mikel41 » Sun Sep 19, 2004 8:40 am

I would buy an electric from asia but acoustics are different
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Unread post by filmdude100cms » Sun Sep 19, 2004 12:05 pm

Macht wrote:
filmdude100cms wrote:depends, (btw yes the ovations are shit) country doesnt matter, its more the quality and the name, takamine is a good brand, so country really doesnt come into play.
unless were are talking about fender
yes, unless it was made in america all fenders are shit.
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Unread post by filmdude100cms » Sun Sep 19, 2004 12:06 pm

Mikel41 wrote:I would buy an electric from asia but acoustics are different
allot more acoustics are made in asia than you think.
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Unread post by czech » Sun Sep 19, 2004 12:46 pm

Mikel41 wrote:I would buy an electric from asia but acoustics are different
how so?
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