If it says, "Gotoh", then it was made in Japan. If it has 'Jin Ah', or JINAH' stamped on it, the bridge was produced in Korea. Say, check out the underside of your bridge, if you can remove it easily The waters are a bit muddy though, since many of the parts of Korean-made guitars came from Japan. It is said that the Japanese Memphis guitars are much higher-quality than the later Korean ones. Production of Memphis guitars moved to Korea in 1982 or 1983, but I cannot confirm which factory cranked those subsequent guitars out. it appears that the Memphis guitars produced in Japan were definitely made by Matsumoku Industrial. The Bolt On Neck versions were built exclusively in Korea. The Set Neck versions were built in the Matsumoku Plant, in Japan. The 'Les Paul-Styled Guitar' was the most popularly produced guitar by Memphis. Numerous 'copies' of American-made or designed guitars were built. In the early years they were manufactured by Matsumoku Industrial. The product line included Fender and Gibson-styled instruments as well as some original designs. Bruno and Sons from 1969, until November 1989. Memphis Guitars were affordable guitars that were imported from Asia and distributed in the United States by C. Though the names above reflect Matsumoku's involvement, many of the names were later sold to other companies, which made completely different guitars in quality and sound. Matsumoku was largely unknown outside of Japan's guitar making circles until its name began appearing on neck bolt plates, headstocks, and sound hole labels in the late 1970s. Washburn Guitars contracted Matsumoku to build most of its electric guitars from 1979 through 1987. Matsumoku built many early Greco guitars as well as Memphis, Vantage, Westbury, Westminster, Cutler, Lyle and Fell. So the $64 question - Fixer Upper or Firewood?
Were any lyle guitars manufactured in korea Pc#
Yet, it sustains and resonates like a "big boy" guitar, and might be worth saving? Looks like pancake body, and 3 pc neck.
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A poor nut cut deadening the open B and high E for the dressing. I know to some these instruments are just a tool, and they get tossed about and abused like a rented car, but its odd how this one is really beat up all along the edges of the body, but no buckle rash on the back, and the scroll headstock still intact.īigsby or similar removed (holes remain in body, somewhat filled with toothpicks), missing the fancy scroll pickguard, and the PO put some brand new MOP Kidneys on the tuners. It looks similar to Ibanez ∼ustom Agent 2405 and the UK Antoria Brand, but no inlay at the Stop Bar area. Subject: Memphis Scroll Headstock Les Paul Copy, vintage unknown,and that's the question, mostly I think. Tried this in the mystery LP "stickie" but not much luck, hopefully more info here. In fact, they closed the Samick guitar factory in Korea a few years ago.OK, a little help please.about this beater that I'm checking out. Today, they don't make any guitars for us. Fifteen years ago, a lot of, but certainly not all, Epiphone guitars as well as other brands, were made at the Samick factory in Korea. JIM: I think that's what a lot of people still think. That's a significant difference.ĮPI: I thought all Epiphones were made by Samick. guitar company with their own factory in Asia. So in October 2002, we opened Qingdao Gibson - our own factory near Qingdao, China dedicated to making Epiphone and only Epiphone guitars. Therefore, in order to produce a superior instrument, we needed to open our own factory. In this case, it's difficult, if not impossible, to have a substantially better instrument than your competition when the parts, process and people to make them are the same. Ten to fifteen years ago, many Epiphone guitars were made at the same factories where many other guitars were and are currently made.
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And I think it's a great follow-up to the topic of quality. This is an experpt from an interview with the president of Epiphone.ĮPI: I understand Epiphone has even opened its own factory in China. I was given an old samick dot clone that was supposedly exactly the same as an epiphone that was made by samick.