Members schenkadere Posted October 14, 2009 Members Share Posted October 14, 2009 I guess this is true. I'm seeing it on many forums and I saw a pic of a new pedal with Made in China on the label. That sucks...really takes away from the line. Unless they drop the price considerably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ItchyFingers Posted October 14, 2009 Members Share Posted October 14, 2009 Yeah, I'm sure nothing else you own was made in China. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members weakflesh Posted October 14, 2009 Members Share Posted October 14, 2009 yeah, the hardwire series is a reasonably priced smd constructed line of pedals, really it doesn't matter what country they are made in as they are made on big ole robots. may as well be Chinese robots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members schenkadere Posted October 14, 2009 Author Members Share Posted October 14, 2009 Yeah, I'm sure nothing else you own was made in China. Not pedals. I don't really care...but it would make sense for a price drop. Wasn't making a federal case about it...just mentioning that I think it sucks. Any production taken out of the States sucks...hope they maintain the quality. Not sure how me owning anything from China has to do with the Hardwire line, but back at ya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TJSmitty Posted October 14, 2009 Members Share Posted October 14, 2009 Welcome to capitalism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members schenkadere Posted October 14, 2009 Author Members Share Posted October 14, 2009 Welcome to capitalism. Absolutely, but I really think Made in the USA was part of the appeal of that line to a lot of people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members c+t in b Posted October 14, 2009 Members Share Posted October 14, 2009 how long ago did this happen? i bought one in may Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members melx Posted October 14, 2009 Members Share Posted October 14, 2009 Absolutely, but I really think Made in the USA was part of the appeal of that line to a lot of people. nah, it's what put me off. :poke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members claytonjohn18 Posted October 14, 2009 Members Share Posted October 14, 2009 Welcome to capitalism. Hooray! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members schenkadere Posted October 14, 2009 Author Members Share Posted October 14, 2009 how long ago did this happen? i bought one in may Not sure...check the label on the bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TJSmitty Posted October 14, 2009 Members Share Posted October 14, 2009 Absolutely, but I really think Made in the USA was part of the appeal of that line to a lot of people. Yeah, I doubt the quality will necessarily decrease, but I agree its disappointing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members schenkadere Posted October 14, 2009 Author Members Share Posted October 14, 2009 nah, it's what put me off. :poke: Are all of your 17,000+ posts this insightful and informative? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members andreas Posted October 14, 2009 Members Share Posted October 14, 2009 Well, that's just capitalism. They did the same with the Bad Monkey etc - the early production runs were made in the US, and after a while the production moved to the far east. Also, many "Made in the USA" pedals have circuit boards that were etched and populated in the far east, technically making them "Assembled in the USA" pedals. Or "Assembled in Sweden", in the case of EBS To me, "Made in the USA" means nothing special - I don't live in the US, so... I think the same goes for melx. /Andreas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members eudaimonia02912 Posted October 14, 2009 Members Share Posted October 14, 2009 If I'm going to help people by buying products, I'd rather buy products from a poor Chinese person than a rich American. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HeartfeltDawn Posted October 14, 2009 Members Share Posted October 14, 2009 Are all of your 17,000+ posts this insightful and informative? This coming from a man of 50 posts, of which those made today are focused on complaining about TGP and complaining about China. Are all of your posts this tedious? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NetStar Posted October 14, 2009 Members Share Posted October 14, 2009 Is China next to America? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rogueweez Posted October 14, 2009 Members Share Posted October 14, 2009 I always thought they were made in China, being a Harmon International product and all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SharkMinusBear Posted October 14, 2009 Members Share Posted October 14, 2009 If I'm going to help people by buying products, I'd rather buy products from a poor Chinese person than a rich American. Here's a hint, chinese workers don't see any of the money. You heard of communism before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Offthiscentury Posted October 14, 2009 Members Share Posted October 14, 2009 Being made in the USA didn't stop my never gigged and gently used SC-2 from crapping out on me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members eudaimonia02912 Posted October 14, 2009 Members Share Posted October 14, 2009 Here's a hint, chinese workers don't see any of the money. You heard of communism before? Here's a hint: Look up what has happened to the standards of living of Chinese workers since Deng Xiaoping's reforms and as a result of our buying products from them. It's true that they don't pocket most of the money, but they pocket a lot of it, all things considered. Our buying cheap crap from Walmart lifts 500,000 Chinese out of absolute poverty yearly. Since I am a humanitarian rather than a nationalist, this makes me happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jhamnett Posted October 14, 2009 Members Share Posted October 14, 2009 Are all of your 17,000+ posts this insightful and informative? Do not hassle the Melx. Maybe after you get a limited release boutique pedal designed after YOUR avatar... Anyway, does this mean the value of my MIA DL-8 goes up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TJSmitty Posted October 14, 2009 Members Share Posted October 14, 2009 Here's a hint, chinese workers don't see any of the money. You heard of communism before? You ever heard of state capitalism? Hint: that's China. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members plowkraut Posted October 15, 2009 Members Share Posted October 15, 2009 If I'm going to help people by buying products, I'd rather buy products from a poor Chinese person than a rich American. There are plenty of poor Americans to buy products from if it makes you feel better, but I'm sure the poor Chinese workers rich boss will appreciate your money. Worker exploitation is everywhere, but China is pretty notorious. Pick your poison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members eudaimonia02912 Posted October 15, 2009 Members Share Posted October 15, 2009 There are plenty of poor Americans to buy products from if it makes you feel better, but I'm sure the poor Chinese workers rich boss will appreciate your money. Worker exploitation is everywhere, but China is pretty notorious. Pick your poison. The poor Americans aren't that poor compared to the Chinese. Why are people arguing with me? What I am saying is not controversial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Loxley Posted October 15, 2009 Members Share Posted October 15, 2009 I'd buy one if they were made in China just the same. So long as they were the same. I've had one for a while now, I figured it was made in China this whole time anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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