Charvel moving production to Japan?

[Jessie Sammler]

Re: Charvel moving production to Japan?

And we're back to ragging on Gibson with the vaguest possible accusations about quality in three... two... one..

Gibson USA disapointed me as no other guitars did it. I bought 3 Gibson USA and, I resold them 1 month later. They want 2000$ for something that you can get for way less and with better workmanship?.

I get that a lot of people buying expensive guitars want (no, demand) that they look like some kind of perfect museum-quality replica of a working guitar, but I don't go for the case-queen aesthetic. I want a guitar that plays and sounds like it has a soul, and the Gibsons I've played have delivered. I like that handmade look; it's a bonus to me if there's the occasional flaw that makes it seem like the guy who built it knew what he was doing but might have been a little hung-over on a Monday and tryin' to get his sea legs again. That's Americana, dude, and they don't make that in those shiny new factories in Guangdong.

 

[kramer.geetar]

Re: Charvel moving production to Japan?

As far as I heard the necks on the production Charvel's was made in Mexico. I'm not 100% certain on this but heard it a number of times. If they do decide to move to Japan on these production models I see that as a good thing. Besides, we all know the old joke. Made in Mexico by Mexicans or made in Corona, California by Mexicans lol. Not trying to stir up sh*t here.

 

[Jessie Sammler]

Re: Charvel moving production to Japan?

Agree. Awesome guitar.
If it goes to good hands in Japan, by example, and you can buy one for half price... should be interesting, right?.

I can see them still being great guitars; the Japanese have been turning out great guitars of different brand names for decades. I doubt they'll be half the price, though. More likely they'll be priced similarly so that Charvel can make money on them.

 

[Jessie Sammler]

Re: Charvel moving production to Japan?

Mate, I will rage about anything that costed me more than it really worths.

This wasn't the point.
I was looking for TONE, quality wood, quality workmanship (nut, frets, ...), you know.
I am not talking about Gibson Custom, just Gibson USA. 3 big ****s I received for that money.
I bought a 400$ guitar that had way more soul than those 3 together.

I wasn't thinking in China. Maybe in 5 or 10 years but, not now.
Lot of good guitars are made everywhere but, probably without a great name behind.

Did you have the opportunity to play these guitars before you bought them? Did you buy them all at once, or one after the other? I'm just trying to understand. I remember a forum member in Australia saying that Australia got really bad American-made Gibsons for some reason; maybe they "dump" the castoffs in other countries. That's kind of shameful; you'd think they'd want everything that leaves the factory to be something they can be proud of. I remember reading a newspaper article about Gibson CEO Henry Juszkiewicz, and it seemed to be saying that's what he was all about.

What I do know is that the Gibsons I've played here in the US have all been good guitars, from used Studios to brand-new Classics and Standards, the Gibson Les Paul has delivered for me. Maybe I'm becoming something of a Gibson fanboi, but I like their designs, and I like the way their guitars feel and sound. It annoys me a little bit to learn about them outsourcing the building of fretboards on some models; I'd rather they do simpler inlays in the US for the same money, or just charge whatever it costs to have it done in Nashville.