ihavenothingprofoundtosay
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I found myself at Guitar Center the other day, and saw this Fender for $500 brand new....
.... and it's made in China.
Does anyone else find that more than a little nuts? For what it costs them per instrument, MIC stuff is kinda expected on the ~$300 and below Squires, but this is getting obscene. These instruments are made in factories that are little better than sweatshops, by workers who make less in a day than most of us make in 1/2 an hour or less. Part of me is bugged by the human rights angle, but I'm more just amazed at the price gouging in this instance. It's kinda ridiculous.
Then again, so are some of the biases about MIJ>MIA>MIM>MIK>MIC>MI Vietnam or Indonesia: the far & away best feeling, best sounding bass there was a used Pete Wentz model Squier, made in Indonesia. Were my heart not set on a 5 string, and my preference to build it myself, I'd have dropped the $180 they wanted for it in a heartbeat.
.... and it's made in China.
Does anyone else find that more than a little nuts? For what it costs them per instrument, MIC stuff is kinda expected on the ~$300 and below Squires, but this is getting obscene. These instruments are made in factories that are little better than sweatshops, by workers who make less in a day than most of us make in 1/2 an hour or less. Part of me is bugged by the human rights angle, but I'm more just amazed at the price gouging in this instance. It's kinda ridiculous.
Then again, so are some of the biases about MIJ>MIA>MIM>MIK>MIC>MI Vietnam or Indonesia: the far & away best feeling, best sounding bass there was a used Pete Wentz model Squier, made in Indonesia. Were my heart not set on a 5 string, and my preference to build it myself, I'd have dropped the $180 they wanted for it in a heartbeat.