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The Best guitars were made by some great flamenco luthiers working with Bernie back in the day...
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Made in America???
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The Best guitars were made by some great flamenco luthiers working with Bernie back in the day...
Not really. I have basses from Mexico, Korea and the U.S. I only "prefer" the U.S.-made bass because of what it is: an Alembic.
My main bass is a 82 tokai jazzsound and it is made in japan. I think it can stand up against a lot of top quality us basses. You see a lot of foreign made basses are getting more popular these days. Especially from asia, like: bacchus, lakland skyline, atelier z, moon basses... . These are all top quality.
I don't think it matters where the bass was made. You also have a lot of great builders here in europe: Sandberg, Jerzy Drozd, Ritter, Clover, Hotwire, celinder and some less known: borjes, marleaux, shuker, de gier, andre vd end,.... These are all top quality, but I think people who don't live in europe will not buy them that much, because they are more expensive then e.g. us made basses for people who live in the us.
If I buy a sandberg here, it costs me as much as a lakland skyline. If you buy it in the states it costs a lot more, more like what you would pay for a metro sadowksy. And I think there are a lot of good builders in the us, that are probably important reasons for people from the us for buying us made instruments.
I don't think it matters where the bass was made. You also have a lot of great builders here in europe: Sandberg, Jerzy Drozd, Ritter, Clover, Hotwire, celinder and some less known: borjes, marleaux, shuker, de gier, andre vd end,.... These are all top quality, but I think people who don't live in europe will not buy them that much, because they are more expensive then e.g. us made basses for people who live in the us.
If I buy a sandberg here, it costs me as much as a lakland skyline. If you buy it in the states it costs a lot more, more like what you would pay for a metro sadowksy. And I think there are a lot of good builders in the us, that are probably important reasons for people from the us for buying us made instruments.
Mine was made in the Czech Republic in Europe. Before that, my Status was made in England and my Kubicki was made in California!
No other country in the Western Hemisphere calls itself "America."
This is a specious argument.
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I believe in "buy locally", and by that I mean as locally as possible. I've wanted a Lakland for a while now and part of the want is its a Chicago bass, same with Elrick. My Main is a Ken Smith, Followed by a Warrior followed by a MIA Fender. I'll will buy whatever sounds good & $, I'm currently gassin for a warwick, but if there was a illinois made high quality Warwick thumb copy.... I'd already own it
I'll buy bass from any country, so long as they have some decent labor standards - this would include USA, most of Europe, Japan, etc....but definitely exclude China and probably Mexico.
yeah this is a forum to talk about basses not a geography forum, but you will be surprised if you ask people from mexico, nicaragua, brazil etc if they are or feel they are americans, they answer will be YES, if you are ask what they call people from US they will say they are gringos or yankees etc but not only americans. Again lets talk about basses.
pride has not boundaries
All my preferred luthiers are in europe, and all my instruments are made here, apart from the ashbory and the eminence upright which are both made in asia.
I can not currently think of an american luthier whose work would REALLY tempt me.
My amplification is multiculti -Australian,, english, german, from new zealand and the mb150 combo from america.
I can not currently think of an american luthier whose work would REALLY tempt me.
My amplification is multiculti -Australian,, english, german, from new zealand and the mb150 combo from america.
As good as I'd feel if my basses were all exclusively American-made, it doesn't work like that. One of my two sixers - the fretted Peavey TL-Six - was handbuilt in the seedy establishment of Meridian, Mississippi, but my main sixer - a defretted ESP LTD B-206 - was built in Indonesia.
My dream basses would be handmade in the US, using my own hands. And if that doesn't happen, it goes straight to BassLab, located in Germany.
My dream basses would be handmade in the US, using my own hands. And if that doesn't happen, it goes straight to BassLab, located in Germany.
I voted "U.S. made" (1981 G&L L-1000), but the country of manufacture really had no bearing on the purchase.
Mike
Mike
My P-Bass is MIM. It doesn't make a difference to me. It's a reliable instrument that sounds good, feels good in my hands, and plays well. That's what is important to me. It's a tool to get my music out.
Joe
Joe
...but mexico is america, isn't it?
It does not say anything about "united states".
All of my gigging gear is made in America. I choose to go this route because it is good for American's and it IS good stuff.
God Bless America, My Home, Sweet Home....
Thank you Veterans!
God Bless America, My Home, Sweet Home....
Thank you Veterans!
What planet are you on?
And why did you even bother asking for clarification in the 1st post, we all understand in this forum American made means USA not N and S America.
were you waiting to display worth of knowledge.
im on planet earth living in America continent , USA country , Michigan state, "WE ALL" ACTUALLY MEANS US CITIZEN for many many people my friend, im so sorry if my vision is larger thatn yours
