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  1. Lenny was his wife... Lenny sounds like the kind of name you might give to your penis...
  2. My first guitar, which is a Washburn WI64, was called "the Bluesbreaker", but I got rid of it because naming property sounded rather silly.
  3. Too many stuff get out-sourced nowadays. I want my gear to remain American. For guitars & amps, I buy ONLY American made. A bit more expensive, yes. But here's where I draw my line. I don't want my hobby & passion to be outsourced in any way. wow, that's quite a commitment. What drives you?
  4. I won't bite that... but still - Edwards are great guitars, if they are made by chinese ... I salute them What do you got against chinese people ? You know, americans are not that much better.. ...It sounds good doesn't it ? Get a grip ! I find their languange incredibly irritating No seriously, it's a lie that the Chinese produce cheap {censored}. Many of the things we (foreigners) have are made in China, and we don't know it. They seem to lack originality, but they produced good stuff.
  5. Sorry dude, but your wrong. Go ahead and tell yourself they are Japanese guitars, but you'll just be lying to yourself. The Japanese are very proud of products made in Japan, and always have the "Made in Japan" stamped or stickered somewhere on the guitar. My Yokoyama Ken Signature Edwards came with plastic and stickers all over it. None of it said "Made in Japan" anywhere. The small stack of papers and the brochures that came with it were also devoid of the "Made in Japan" anywhere on it. Pretty weird that not one single Edwards comes stamped with a MIJ sticker anywhere on it dont you think? Anyway like I said the guitars are Chinese, then shipped back to Japan for finishing and final setup. The hardware used is top notch stuff, and the guitars are the same for the most part as the higher end LTD stuff. Okay, so why does it say "made in japan" in Japanese on the catalogues?
  6. that's because the profit margin for a 3000.00 versus a 300.00 is A LOT!! makes a lot of sense...
  7. Do the Japanese language forums have threads about how bad the QC is with Ibanez or ESP compared with American made Gibson or Fenders? Lets give this a rest already....at least until some "news" pops up. YES Every time I go to a guitar store and discuss guitars, they always praise Fender USAs and Gibsons over Japanese made guitars I've lived in Japan, and I have played alot of guitars in Japan. I have played alot of Edwards, hell I even own an Edwards. My personal findings. If your in Japan and you buy a product that does not have "made in Japan" on it, then guess what? It isnt made in Japan. Edwards are not made in Japan. They are made in China. Its a fact that alot of Edwards fanboys here dont want to admit. Next would be that most of the Edwards I have seen held, played, including my own were good deals 5 years ago, but now with the price increase and the dollar getting its ass kicked now, they are no longer a deal. At $1000 they suffer the same QC problems that many LTD's suffer from. Bollocks, they are made in Japan. The cheaper end ESPs, like Grassroots, are made in China.
  8. Very true , its very hard to find a Tokai these days.. And it's a shame 'cause Tokais are really nice guitars never played em before
  9. I appreciate your post since you are in Tokyo and able to really try a bunch of examples to help confirm where the state of Japanese vs. Gibson / other guitars are right now. Did you try any Tokais? Are they still holding up in quality as well and how did they compare to the Edwards? They rarely have Tokais these days. Most of the Japanese-made les pauls are generally Edwards or Epiphone Elitlist ones. I thought it was pretty interesting that when I was in Japan every band I saw seemed to be playing Fender or Gibson, even though Japanese factories churn out generally equal or superior quality instruments for less. Based on the Gibsons I've seen, it seems USA and Japan had actually a much better selection of good ones, but that may be just because they get more of them than stores here in Finland. In any case it's still way too easy to find Gibsons with poor fretwork, too much neck angle and finish issues. Add to that the hollowed out bodies and the average modern Les Paul isn't exactly the coveted solid body guitar of the 50s/60s. It's probably the brand name that's attractive. I'd rather have Edwards create guitars for me that has "Gibson" on the head, just to pretend I have the real {censored}. Funny, I realized that too. The frets and the neck seem very poorly done in many of the les pauls I've played.
  10. Forgot you were in Japan and here in Eg, do you have any info about this? http://acapella.harmony-central.com/showthread.php?p=38727554#post38727554 I've never seen a Fujigen before...
  11. The past month or so, I've attended various guitar shops all over tokyo and I've played Gibson Les Pauls and Edwards Les Pauls. I noticed that there's something extremely "lacking" about the Gibson's. What is it? I don't feel like I'm playing a platinum-quality guitar like I'm supposed to, unlike the Edwards ones that are just fantastically amazing. It's not bad, but I won't pay more than a thousand dollars for them. Are Gibson's declining in quality?
  12. Edwards super strats are just amazing... I hate the locking nuts, but everything else is great
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