I keep pretty close eye on on acoustics and electrics. There is not much to choose between a good Chinese guitar and a good North American guitar except price. I suspect there are still some badly made ones to be had, but if it has a major name brand on it, I think you are pretty safe with Chinese. Epiphone for instance owns their own factory in China and a lot of the other well known brands manage their imports closely. You may find the electronics are not quite as good as a premium US made guitar, or maybe the fretwork is a little rougher, but the woodwork is fine and they don't fall apart. I actually played a Yamaha APX500 recently that played and sounded great plugged in - about $300.

Colin

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