How can they

Charles Davidson · From: Phenix City Alabama, USA

First off,I'm not sure if this is the right place for,if not Bob put it where you want.I have a long time friend and band member that owns a music store.He sells a ton of low price guitars,mostly New York Pros,[no they are not Gibsons or Martins]The fullsize acoustics go for less than a 100 bucks,and they are great sounding and great players.When I was a kid growing up in the 40's and 50's and wanted a quality guitar it was either a high dollar Gibson or Martin,All the cheap ones were crap.It amazes me that they such a good instrument can be made in China,shipped to New York,then shipped again all over the country to dealers,and they can sell them for 99 bucks and still make a good mark up.I bought one of the tele styles,raised the nut,made a lap steel out of it and it played and sounded great.Just curious.

Charlie McDonald · From: out of the blue

I've got a friend that plays a New York Pro (we call it 'The Hooker'). His other guitar is a Gibson classical, but he likes the way the Pro plays just fine, and it records great through it's piezo pickup.
It's quite a value for the price.

And no, I don't see how you can make a buck on them, Bama C.

[This message was edited by Charlie McDonald on 09 May 2006 at 04:13 AM.]

Donny Hinson · From: Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.

I just read an article yesterday about China's ability to produce cheap goods. Wages there run about $1.00 an hour, usually with sweatshop conditions, and little or no benefits. They also have a lot of the latest and greatest computerized machinery so they don't have to do a lot of hand-making of parts anymore. They probably make more guitars in a week than Martin and Gibson combined make in a year. Oh yeah, and their executives and CEO's don't make millions of dollars, either!

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