Made in the USA guitars - Where are they?
Hey guys, I'm doing some research for an article we're working on for Gear-Vault.com. With the latest Cort / Cor-Tek controversy, I would like to help smaller 'Made In America" guitar manufactures / companies get press and recognition.
If you were looking to buy a Stratocaster and eying the higher Squier Strats for $350, wouldn't you rather save a few extra bucks towards buying a Treker Classic '57 Stratocaster, which features David Bunker's state of the art Sustainium neck? I know I would! In fact, I really want that guitar after looking over it's price and features :D Okay, getting off topic here as I am drooling over that Treker. -- I'm looking for Made In America guitars only that sell for under $1,000. If you know of a company that builds/sells MIA guitars, post the link here. I'm going to post an article on Gear-Vault.com for hundreds of thousands to read... Lets keep jobs in America by helping the small companies. Join us in the fight for jobs in America and post the link here. :w: |
Carvin guitars (!) They are some really nice axes!
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Wood, sound, craftsmanship, jobs, appreciation/depreciation, just to name a few things. A lot of MIJ are fine, but other stuff they make couldn't be sold as a toy.
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Has anyone heard of Heritage Guitar out of Kalamazoo Michigan? Apparently they bought Gibson's machinery after they moved out of state.
From their website: Quote:
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I just buy Gibsons used. Win-win.
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I'm a big fan of Hamer guitars, a small shop now owned by Fender. They don't sell much under the $1k mark anymore, but they are very undervalued on the used market. So you can get boutique build quality for around $1k, used, pretty easily.
Of course Fender offers their Special and Highway One series which fall under 1k. And Gibson has some offerings under 1k too, I believe with their Junior/Melody Maker/Special types. |
Have you checked out the US and Canada guitar maker, Godin Guitars? I would love to check out one of their Redline Series. Looks like a nice shredder.
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I've only tried out a couple of Godins, but they seemed like a lot of guitar for the money. The ones I tried were more out of curiosity, and not really my style, but if I found one that I really bonded with, I'd definitely pick one up.
Is Seagull an arm of Godin, or a different company altogether? I used to have one (an S6, I think?) with a cedar top that sounded great. |
I like Fender guitars :)
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