I can tell you that they are experts at forging high end guitars in China, and brazen enough to badge and market them as the real thing, even at trade shows right in the US!! I've seen this on the Martin forum over and over again!! To all but the saaviest of eyes, they are the real thing!!
My Les Paul story....
I had a 72 "Fretless Wonder", best damn playing guitar I ever did have, and sold it to a buddy about 25 years ago!! Never saw him or the guitar after that!!!......until about 2 months ago when he was playing in town!! I asked him about the guitar....yep, still have it, and no he's not selling it back!! First pic is as it stands today, 2nd With my buddy playing it in about 1985 or so!!!! Yes, that's also a Kalamazoo I'm playing that I jacked all up in the Van Halen era!!
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