Eisboch wrote:
"Tim" wrote in message
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On Mar 10, 10:21 pm, wrote:
On Mar 10, 4:53 pm, Tim wrote:



I'm wondering when John Hall (CEO of RIC Int'l) will come down on them
like a hammer. He might not get the job done seeing their solde direct
from China. I kinow that JC Penney tried to amrket them about 4 years
ago, and Hall's legal team put the ka-bash (or, K-Bong!) to them in
short order.

Rickenbacker is very protective of their trademark[s] and people that
try to infringe upon them.

that's one reason that if you see a "Ricken-faker" on Ebay, the
auctions usually get pulled down pretty quickly.

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Fender is marketing a "Jay Turner" model "Strat" in the US. I looked at
them yesterday at the local music shop I frequent.
Guitar and little Peavey practice amp is $199 dollars. The guitar is made
in China. Paylessguitars.com lists a similar Fender for $170.

My Gibson Les Paul has a MSRP of about $3793 on the Gibson website. $210
on paylessguitars.com.

Eisboch


Eisboch,
I purchased one of the inexpensive Gibson Les Pauls for my son's first
guitar, it was about $200-$250. It would not stay in tune, and he
would break one or two strings every time he used it. The metal they
use on the base of the strings is so cheap it could not stand the
pressure of the strings and would get tiny burrs that would cut the
strings. I got him an American made Fat Strat and the guitar would stay
in tune longer and no more crazy string breaking.

Their is a world of difference between the American made and Mexican and
Chinese made versions.