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Originally Posted by jzucker
Originally Posted by jzucker
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12-14-2022 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by John A.
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not influenced by considerations of personal advantage.
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[COLOR=#BDC1C6 !important]free from discrimination[/COLOR]
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having or feeling no interest in something.
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What I was trying to say is that Ibanez emphasizes "made in Japan" on their MIJ models, and downplays country of origin for the others. For instance, the website has a "Made in Japan" banner for the GB10, but doesn't show CoO at all for the SE or the EM. If you know the model designation, you can tell whether or not it's from Japan via the website, but if it's not from Japan you can't tell where it's made. There are some obvious differences between an EM and the other two, and I can tell that the guitar you're picturing is not an EM. But without seeing the headstock I can't tell the difference 10 and an SE. So the best I can do is "not Indonesia".
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No indication whether this is indonesian, chinese or japanese. An ibanez geek might know that only the japanese models say "japan" on it but it's an informational #FAIL
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Originally Posted by RJVB
AKALast edited by AKA; 12-20-2022 at 11:14 PM.
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He isn’t confusing anybody. He’s clearly saying GB has the reputation of being an asshole (why doesn’t je just write the word?)
First of all talking bad about people just on reputation facts is not a good attitude.
Moreover doing it on a public forum, and GB is very respected here, is just nasty.
« sounds like you have the pockets and ground to sue them »
Sounds like GB could sue YOU for irrespect and insulting him on a public forum
And by the way my brother met GB after a concert in Morocco a few years ago. He was having a tea in the « souk » alleys. My brother was in awe and intimated (we’ve been listening GB since our teens)
The man let him sit with him for a tea and was just really nice and natural. Nothing of a a… hole.
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I don't understand this thread. It's a cheap guitar but the expectation is it be the same as a more expensive guitar. The only way to produce a guitar at this price point is to lower labor cost lower material cost. This is the end result. It would suit some players some not. So why the discussion?
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Originally Posted by jzucker
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Originally Posted by skiboyny
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Originally Posted by John A.
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Originally Posted by skiboyny
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There is nothing I see in the first page showing this guitar has "major defects" rendering it unusable. Remember the only way this price point can even be accomplished is with low cost labor and material. I'd love for you to show me an example of a guitar made in the USA that can even come close to the price. We both know you can't. We will have to agree to disagree on this one.....
Originally Posted by John A.
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Originally Posted by skiboyny
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Originally Posted by John A.
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Originally Posted by Jx30510
I won't go into what I think of anyone sueing for this kind of thing but rest assured that I have a principle of not going to countries where jurisdiction allows such things.
It also looks like you are calling me a liar (I have indeed always confused GB and GD), which is more an objective statement than a personal opinion.
Anyhew, let me amend my remark. [i]I understand from things read in a distant enough past that someone who may have been George Benson or another George has or had a royal a'hole reputation. I also understand from what has been written here in reaction that this was either an unfounded rumour or something based on an isolated incident probably taken out of context, or that I associated the anecdote with the wrong person. In which case I'm sorry I brought it up. Either way it was never meant to reflect on GB's qualities as a musican - I know other musicians whom I estimate greatly as such but who do have a reputation of being capable of bullying or indeed just being an a-hole.
To go back to guitars and workmanship: my Cordoba fits the description of a cheapish instrument that is (really) beautifully built but still unplayable because certain crucial build steps were not performed with the same level of quality as the rest. A flawless paint job, headstock inlay, complex purfling/binding or beautifully finished bracing & kerfing without a trace of glue stains is nice but I for one prefer a bit less attention to those cosmetic aspects and more attention fret, nut and bridge/saddle fit, seating and finish, plus to intonation. IMHO if workers can learn how to pull the former off they can also learn how to set action and intonation.
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I typically won't buy any guitar without playing it first, but it's even more important with instruments made overseas. You may get a great one for a great price, but then again you may not. Buying used would be advisable because green wood issues presumably would have surfaced by then.
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Originally Posted by skiboyny
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Originally Posted by John A.
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« Either way it was never meant to reflect on GB's qualities as a musican - I know other musicians whom I estimate greatly as such but who do have a reputation of being capable of bullying or indeed just being an a-hole.
So on a gear thread with someone upset with a Signature guitar, it comes at the end saying the artist has the « reputation « of being an .. … whatever.
the OP has disapeared after bashing the entire world.. troll or not ? ?
ok if it’s alright with you .. and you explain you are not even sure it concerns the « right « George?
wow. This forum is really getting absurd. I’m leaving this one for sure. Regards.
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Originally Posted by skiboyny
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I believe its time to change this thread title from:
Appalling quality of Ibanez
to just
Appalling Thread
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to the original poster: you get what you pay for when you buy instruments how are you could expect a $600 guitar or even a $1000 guitar to sound as great as a MIJ guitar that retails for $3500 is beyond me. Send the damn thing back to the merchant you bought it from
end of story.
And as for people talking smack about George Benson he is an incredible gentleman very very decent and accommodating man incredibly generous I know firsthand so if you haven’t met him shut the fuck up
I’m big Mike and I approve this message
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Really...terrible topic...the guy was upset about finishing issues, not the sound! And yes...even 500 dollar guitars come with good workmanship...more than 1000 have to be perfect and sound...never mind the comparison with the japanese version! there are many out there to prove it...I have a 699 gb10em better than this one! Did the guy overdo it? Yes... just send it back and be happy without having a hysterical attack! However this thread has become a bunch of people just wanting to be right at all costs...including insulting who is present...or not!
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I haven't read everything, but this has got to be the first time I read about such QC issues with an Ibanez at any price. Very surprising.
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Originally Posted by m_d
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Originally Posted by blackcat
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