Re: Japanese made messed-up production
Ok girls, I have read the thread and here are the rules.
We dont make fun of people based on race, origin, sexuality or any other thing that can be dispariged apon. At the same time we do understand that there are common terms to describe certain items that are not meant to been understood as hurtful. Hurtful is the object of that sentence.
A little history lesson for all of you:
Back in the 70s, Americans guitars were turd cutters. Fender with their 3 bolt necks, Gibson with pancake bodies. They were internalizing profit and passing it off as quality goods on their name but it didnt float. I owned a few and for the most part they were shoddy. Not always but often.
The Japanese started building better guitars at a lower cost and chewed up the market. My father owns a late 70s Ibanez Birdland which is one of the finest guitars I have ever played and is still to this day a fine musical instrument. I also ownes a 92 Ibanez RG-550 and I would have put that guitar up against any Fender product made in the last 40 years. It was a rock solid instrument.
When I say a guitar is a "Jap-Strat", it is a compliment because those guitars were awesome. They are the reason that American guitars are what they are today. Without the Japanese guitars from the 70s throught the 90s, American guitars might still be junk. I played an original Jackson in black cherry back in the early 80s (think model 6) and instantly fell in love with the color and fret work. I still dream about that guitar.
If you want to say that Japanese internment camps were a good idea you will probably get banned or barred. But in my opinion "Jap-Strat" is a compliment. I would love to own one again.
Don't be mean but also, don't be too fussy. There is always enough love tro go around.