So I've been thinking of getting an electric lately, just to bang around on, play some nirvana, etc, etc... Either a solid or a semi. Anyhow, Gibson is the only American made electric I have been able to find,, still looking of course, know of any others?

 

fender.... they have a good range of stuff from the basic made in mexico guitars, to the expensive made in usa stuff.



peavy, gretch, ibanez etc etc

 

i couldnt find where ibanez is made, I'll take a look at the peavy's

 

its been my experience that the gibson's, even the epiphone non "gibson certified" guitars play the best IMO. my SG epiphone plays like butter, my next fav is the fender strat, then everything else.

 

Ibanez is japanese company started in Nagoya Japan making knockoff spanish guitars.

 

Looks like the epiphone line is made in China, not sure what I am going to do, I may just buy something of craigslist since it's not going to get near as much use as my acoustics. I've been watching craigslist, you can get some ******* deals on there right now on guitars, people are ******* broke.

 

yep. from about 88-2000ish both gibson and fender made some great axes. newer than that, and it seems like they've been making way way way more, so they get really inconsistant.



i personally like my fenders, they offer lefties for less than the price of a house

 

Yea I dunno, i just refuse to buy anymore made in china junk

 

the chinese make what you ask them to, its the americans that have no standards, except price. when it comes to guitars...

 

Yea well I prefer to buy american made stuff, even if it costs me more.