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I was just thinking the other day about how the majority of my guitars are Japanese. Haven't done an official head-count by country of manufacture, but will report back later....

Fran wrote:

iCEByTes wrote:about i think Fender Toronado GT was made in Korea by Cort in Oem , amazing guitar.
samick made some top lines of Squier.

Yes it was.
I believe the Lite Ash Fenders and Pro-Tone Squiers were also. There were some obscure ranges too like the Deluxe Specials; anyone remember the quilt top Cyclone and Toronado?

Always been a fan of the Korean stuff and if you had asked this question a few years ago they would have made up the majority of my collection.

I just read that Squier book you had Fran and its fascinating reading looking at the production sites and some of the reasons why they moved ranges about. Top read for anyone interested in the last 30 odd years history of Fender

^^ Word. I read through my copy in one sitting. it certainly filled in a lot of blanks for me. I had no idea about the Mexican made big Fender, little Squier logo Strats.

lorez wrote:
I just read that Squier book you had Fran and its fascinating reading looking at the production sites and some of the reasons why they moved ranges about. Top read for anyone interested in the last 30 odd years history of Fender

Is that 30 years of Fender's budget brand book? Fancy getting that.

gusman2x wrote:

lorez wrote:
I just read that Squier book you had Fran and its fascinating reading looking at the production sites and some of the reasons why they moved ranges about. Top read for anyone interested in the last 30 odd years history of Fender

Is that 30 years of Fender's budget brand book? Fancy getting that.

Yes, its well worth buying.
Thought you would enjoy it Chris. Everyone here would enjoy it i think. In many ways the Squier brand saved Fender and has since become a brand in its own right, but it is Fender at the same time, quite a bizarre story.

i think it would be interesting to see how far east production saved a lot of other brands as well and I think James' thread might hint at that.

Sorry James for the hijack on the thread

Japan - 3
Korea - 5
China - 1
Canada - 1

That's not counting the hybrid Esquink, which is being "dealt with" at the moment.











Gratuitously redundant Korean babes pr0n shot:

fender jaguar: mexico
squier "esquire": china
squier stratocaster: indonesia
epiphone p90 les Paul special: china
Kay acoustic: china
harmony stella: USA

on a slightly unrelated note, my bass (epi eb1) is made in china, my amp (peavey studio) is made in USA, and my drums (old heit kit) is made in japan.

Tele 72 custom reissue: Mexico
Fender acoustic: Korea
Red Squier Strat: Indonesia
En Bluego: Indonesia
Magnatone Typhoon: 'Murika
Hollow Strat: 'Murika
Romo Bronco: 'Murika
Oahu Lap Steel: 'Murika

USA x 2 Highway 1, Melody maker
Italy x 1 Ranger 6
Mexico x 1 blacktop tele
Korea x 1 Riviera
Indonesia x 1 Fender dg4
China x 2 Dano 63, Burns cobra

Wut, no-one else has East Germany yet?

Its safe to say you will always be king of eastern bloc guitars Tim.

I think WTR has some crazy Russian junk, unless he's sold it (highly likely!)

UK - 1 (JJ)
Spain - 1 (Alhambra)
Canada - 1 (Larrivee)
China - 1 (Eastman)

My current clutch of keepers:

Fender Jazzmaster, Custom 335 copy, Grant Thinline Tele copy, Grant Strat copy, Commodore Strat copy, Columbus Jazz Bass copy, No-name (actually has a badly-painted Fender logo on it) Tele copy - Japan
Rickenbacker 360/12v.64, Fender Mustang, Schecter Hellcat Bass - USA
Seagull S12+ - Canada (or Quebec, if you prefer)
Schecter Hellcat 6-string, Encore Shortscale Precision - Korea
Takamine EG-10 - Taiwan
Squier Precision Plus bass - Indonesia
Unbranded Hand-made Acoustic - UK (probably)
Valencia Classical Guitar - Spain

I think I could afford to lose a couple of basses....and maybe some electrics!

USA= 2
China= 1
Mexico= 1
Japan= 1

3x USA Fenders
1x USA Gibson
1x UK Burns
Japanese ? (60s)
Japanese? Hondo II
Chinese? Tanglewood acoustic
Chinese? Texas J-bass

1 - USA
1 - Indonesia
1 - China
1 - Mexico
1 - handmade mutt from USA

also, apart from the mutt guitar, the USA was the cheapest.

USA - 1 (faded brown Les Paul)
Mexico - 2 (Taylor 110CE & Classic Series 60's LPB Strat)
Japan - 1 (197X Epiphone Caballero)
China - 1 (CVC Telecaster)

I honestly have no idea for a lot of my stuff apart from a chinese squier and a mexican fender bass