Crazy_About_Guitars

I  have been keeping watch over the forums page. I look everyday to make sure no one uses it for advertising or an out of bounds subject. We do have kids that look at this. Some of the people have been going a little over board on Res Pauls. Some at first had scathing comments on the ethical approach to me spot lighting them. I believe this is a subject that need to be addressed. Now these people are ordering the Res Pauls and complaining about everything of service to shipping to ETC. They are totally unaware of how to work with another culture. They have been expecting American Values and Service. Then they "Totally" go ballistic when their needs are not met. I put the comment below on the forum page. Then deleted it to put here. I do not like to interfere with the forums or comments. I put that page there for all of you (the guitar community) to communicate.
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 I rarely put anything in on the comments page. BUT, I do monitor the comments everyday. I was going to write this (below) directly one member due to some comments he made.I think this needs to be addressed to everyone. I have literally heard horror stories about Chinese guitars. The reason I use this guy or put his name out is he does get the job done to the best of his ability shipping around the world. What I have found is we Americans forget that the rest of the world does not live, think, or have the everyday wonders we have. We literally snap our fingers and expect things to happen. We are spoiled. This guy does not have your education. He is not only trying to work with us but he has the rest of the world attitudes and languages to deal with also. Do you think he just deals with us.?You ever wonder why the E-mails are overly polite? Could you sell a guitar to a Norwegian. I'll make it easier how about a German. When you are dealing with the Internet you are dealing with different cultures. How do you know you did not deeply offend him--but he is still trying to make a sale! I am pointing this out to you and the readers. I have access to over twenty-five manufactures of Chinese guitars as of this day 2-17-09. I have been in contact with most of them. There is a reason he is the only one I will link too. If he rips anyone off he's gone and he knows it. The price he has offered for that Zakk Wilde Guitar "shipped" is the best price I have heard of. If you need more explanation take the time and make your E-mail as easy to understand as possible. Maybe even two to three times. "Be Patient." He is trying to work with you. People around the world do not work or live at our/your speed! I still can't believe his price. To cut this short I am going to write another Blog this weekend about this subject. I am about ready to start slapping my shoe on the table about our arrogance!
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I waited to calm down before I wrote this.
I will freshen up this blog as time permits.

Spelling and other grammer problems will be addressed.
Your Comments Are Welcome.
Regards -- S.C.

 I received this E-mail a week or so ago thru this site. It's a little on the negative side. After I read it a few times I realized this guy's thoughts were all over the place and I could pick it apart fairly easily. So, I wrote an email back in a professional state of mind. But either he did not want me to know his real address or he was putting in the wrong address on purpose. I am putting this on here as a reply and no I didn't sugar coat my reply before putting it on here. Your ideas and comments are in invited. Also on the blogs and  fourm pages. Good or bad put it in there. I would like to see those pages "Cooking" with comments. -S.C. **************************************************************

I'm love the idea of having a website that's all about guitars but trying to import/hock those chinese pieces of shit is unethical.  The chinese are very good at what they do.  Making pretty good looking, cheap ass copies of good products that some company with standards popularized.  It makes me sick.  We are at war with china right now.  Most mouth breathing americans have no idea but china OWNS us financially.  They own most of the real estate in our port cities and are buying more every day.  You know that damn budget defecit thing that everyone's always squaking about.   There's a defecit because we all buy cheap disposable garbage from other countries.

I'm a musician.  I also live in my truck and only work part time so I have time to play.  I would give another starving musician $400 for a used Les Paul studio before sending my hard work off to a country that wants to take us over.  I would be helping another AMERICAN musician by buying from them and I'd have a MUCH better guitar.

Open your eyes and look at the big picture.  Sometimes cheap can cost you dearly.  The way things are going, being cheap is going to cost us our country.

Danny

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I wish you would post your response on the forum page. That is what this site is about. Whether I disagree or not. I try to stay out of any arguments. I just provide the information/forum. Mind you I do not provide the links to these Chinese sites. However I do have a few. My argument would be that "Gibson" is gouging the everyday guitarist. Making a ton of money and screwing us. I own a lot of "Gibsons" right now around fourteen. I have paid my dues. But right now what Gibson & Fender are charging for American guitars is wrong and as you said unethical. Here's the kicker that will upset you more. You ready to get sick ? here it is---All Gibsons {electric's} are be manufactured in China for the past five years or longer. Even the Custom shop. All the Custom shop does is put the guitars together and then they say "Made In The USA. I have proof of this. Go to World Class Guitar Web site Click here: Ed Roman Guitar King of Las Vegas - USA Made Custom Guitars. Ed Roman is probably the most Knowledgeable person in the guitar world at this point in time. Maybe Gruhn might be equal. His quote to me is that the "Custom Shop is a Dog And Pony Show" I have seen a "China" link on the Gibson Web Site which I have not explored--yet.--(.--(This is an add on 1-07-08 I still as of yet have heard any response from Gibson. I know they have bought a piano company in China and they are making guitars there supposedly for the China market. I recently found this info and will reveal more as I investigate.)

There is my response w/proof. Before you start E-mailing me with a disagreement you better know what your talking about. I have spent the last twenty years studying
"everything" about guitars. That is why I stay out of the forum or get in anybody's way.  I know more than the average Joe about guitars. I don't like making people look foolish. I can guaranty that everything else I am pretty stupid on. So, put your dissagrement on the site. See what happens I have taken no offence in your E-mail and I hope you don't take mine badly. You now have more knowledge than you did. You come out the" winner" Hey!  Why don't you join the site. The site is for everybody dissagrement or not.

I hope this answers your dissagrement.
I hope you put your thoughts on the site.
That's what it's there for!
Regards -- S.C

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Let me know your thoughts -- S.C.
A Mouth Breathing American !!!

     You know all those guitar magazines out there show "Guitar Heroes" guitars collections. Thru the years they keep showing the same ones. Like there is a limited supply of famous guitar players out. How many times have we seen Steve Ray Vaughn's stories or Jimmy Page or Eddie Van Halen or the elusive Jeff Beck. My God!  They (the guitar magazines) run these guys in a vicious circle. I know more about them than I ever wanted too. Hey! Eddies back on the cover of a magazine this month!  He's hawking his new bestest guitar ever. Also telling his history again--God enough is enough Ya know I could not afford his Frekin amps. What makes him think I can afford this new guitar. It probably does everything and gives you a "hard on" when you play it. (Safe Sex) You want to make a bet he's going to be on at least two more magazine coveres Hell, I bet if he sold Sham Wows he would make the covers. I wonder if all the guy's that bought his old guitars are pouting right now. But I digress.There are a ton of famous guitarists out there that I would like to hear more about or their take on the the status of the guitar scene. "And" the guitar collections. How about Richie Sambora. He played some of the coolest guitars of the eighties and ninties. CC Deville must have something close to that. Hey!  How about Les Paul. Ya think he owns a Les Paul? Maybe more than one or two. Maybe a history of Les Pauls. I really sick of seeing his famous first electric guitar "The Log". Is that it for his collection. You stop by his house--he pulls it out of the closet and say's here it it "The Log"--I don't think so. I have never in thirty years of reading have seen a story about any of them.. Back to Richie. He might be the only one of these guys that might read this. Seeing that he is a "Jersey Boy" If your reading this Ritchie. Why don't you E-mail me or put something on this site. Most of these stars seem to forget it us the common folk that made them rich.
    One of the most unrelated to the guitar collectors is Steven Segal. I have watched him several times on th TV showing a guitar or two. I really don't think he knows a thing about guitars.  I could be wrong-??? One time he was showing a Fender Jazzmaster that had some sort of famous history and he called it a Stratocaster. Another time he walks on to the "Tonight Show" and yells over to Kevin Eubanks the band leader (whom has an "Very" expensive custom made solid or maybe chambered guitar) and say's "Isn't that a 335 your playing".  Steven is probably a hell of a nice guy but I swear I start twitching everytime I see him. But--What about his collection? { I have to up date this .04/09/09 I just read an article about Segals collection in Vintage Guitar magazine. He might be quite a bit more educated about guitars than I originally thought. In fact he might be doing the guitar community good by collecting "very" high end guitars with extremely important history's. Sort of a care taker for guitars the rest of us can not afford nor take care of. If this is so I tip my hat too him. Our problem is these people do not talk to the every dayJoe -- us. This site would be a great forum for them to help us understand. This would take away the opportunity to pick on them as I do on occasion.}  It is supposed to be a big one with some famous guitars..  Marty Stewart -- I know has one of the most historic guitar collections. How do we get to see it (info).  I belive he has a museum of sorts.
   So there you have it. One heck of a lot of famous players ignoring us. Even if they were not the most talented they entertained us and we thank them with our memory's alone at the very least!