December 6, 2007
SPG E-Mail Newsletter
Newsletter # 63
www.spgguitars.com
Hello Friends of SPG Guitars!
What does Starbucks &
Guitars have in common?
The SPG Guitars E-Mail Newsletter that
went out this past Monday raised a lot of questions. I thank all the
people that sent e-mails with their concerns as well as comments.
For those that have no idea what I'm referring to, this was the
article based on Low-end Guitars or aka "Made In China".
In this newsletter I just wanted to
share a few comments and I'll put this to bed. I know this topic can
open a huge can of worms because it's not just related to the Guitar
Industry. It seems like every day there is a new recall on China
Goods. If you haven't heard the news yet today about the Starbucks
Coffee Mug recall you will - (Starbucks
recalls mug with faulty handle - Consumer news- msnbc.com)
I find this even new book even more
fascinating -
Year Without "Made in China": One Family's True Life Adventure in
the Global Economy If you haven't heard about this book it
should open some eyes on how much we depend and use China made
products on a daily basis. Just check out the 2 minute video segment
on how pathetic the situation is.
Going back to Monday's newsletter
which was also posted on our
SPG MySpace Blog, check out this comment from a person named
Shawn. Nice to see people defend the USA Guitar maker.
If you want to see some actual data,
check out this link and review the actual numbers of recalls this
year, scary...
Congress takes aim at unsafe Chinese
products
And since it's the holidays, this sad
but true article just sums it up -
China Product Recalls Continue - Christmas Toy
Nightmare
Oh ya, here's the original article
from Monday...
http://www.starpowerguitars.com/2007_mmr_article1.html
So back to the guitar industry, in
summary, all I can say is support your local guitar luthier or
products/guitars made here in the good old USA. A good custom made
guitar should cost well over $1,000 just for starters, anything less
- you can almost garentee where it came from. Not saying all
overseas made guitars are bad or not sufficient - I know, we used to
sell them, some were actually pretty good and not everyone can
afford custom quality guitars. But I can honestly say any decent
player that bought inexpensive guitars from us in the past were
ripping out the parts and pickups for more expensive, better
sounding, better quality parts anyway, we know that.
My rule of thumb; unless your a
collector, and you play 4 to 5 nights a week and you're serious
about guitar playing, you should think about a custom, high quality,
made in the USA guitar. Or chances are, you're already playing
one...
Because the cheap guitars, they might
last a year or so and then end up in a landfill; which presents
another whole problem - don't get me started on that....
Until Next Time ...
Keep Rockin'
Rick
SPG Guitars
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