[kj] OT: 'Gibson' [coughs] es295 for $375.00!

[B. Oliver Sheppard]

China/Hong Kong seem to be just havens for this sor of thing. I have to 
admit, I have sen some high-end, name brand fashion stuff for very cheap 
on eBay - only to see the originating place was from Hong Kong or China. 
I was like, "Hmm - is this legit?" I ordered the stuff anyway. And I did 
in fact get it. If they were/are bootlegs/fake designer clones, they did 
a damn good job at it - some of the clothes are indistinguishable as far 
as I can tell, have gotten compliments on them, have held up very well 
over a couple of years, etc.

Of course, clothing is wayyyy different than instrument quality, esp. if 
you are a serious musician looking to use the instrument in a serious, 
studio sorta way. Still, the bootleg thing in China seems to extend 
wayyyy beyond ilegally copying DVDs, etc.

-Oliver


powens wrote:

> My God you're right...howr could they have stamped "Made in the USA" 

> on the necks if they weren't made in the USA? It's just impossible...

>

> john-paul

>