I thought it be a good idea to post up some pace's so beginner's or nice mom's and Dad's who don't know better can take a look through to avoid buying there little fella the guitar he always wanted, sorta, ok not realy the guitars are made out of plywood for the most part. so anyway, Run away from these places.

feel free to post places you have found and horror stories here:




site#1 to avoid
http://www.tradetang.com/wholesale-Guitar_c2205.html

Well I mean really, quality music stores sell quality instruments, so you know if Mummy and Daddy want to buy at Wal Mart, you are not going to change their minds since they are looking at the price point instead of the real criteria, that of a musical instrument.

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"C'est parti mon Kiki "

so why this place?

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63supro
"The good thing is in a club situation, most of the patrons are trashed and really can't tell the difference."

Seems to me that these Chinese wholesalers are the ones that keep the fakes market going by selling this stuff. There are always people who believe that what they are getting is real. An R8 Tom Murphy aged Les Paul for under $300?! I don't think so! And then there are people who buy the fakes and try to sell them on eBay as real.
We here are astute enough to tell a fake form the real thing; unfortunately, there are plenty of people who are not and end up paying for this stuff. This just keeps the market going.

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Marshall: 1971 SuperLead 100>1997 1960-TV, bunch of pedals
and a 1987 Porsche 911 Carrera coupe named Veronica

^Exactly

And I do know a few people who thought it would be nice to get their boyfriends that Burst Gibson Les Paul he always wanted, not knowing how much one cost, well they type in Gibson Les Paul for sale and bam they get a site like this and see the same guitar he has on his cpu background and orders it not knowing that a Gibson actually cost 2K plus and they receive plywood with a Masonite top or a 8 piece Alder body , well alder of some sort.

We know the difference and can help out a little

I actually enjoy browsing tradetang from time to time. Love the chinglish in the descriptions and looking for the mistakes they make on guitars.

Look at that 60 LP Custom http://www.tradetang.com/for-sale/free-shipping-1960-Les-Custom-Beauty-Electric-Guitar-/110566-2262617.html

back of the headstock says Made in the UAS. lol

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63supro
"The good thing is in a club situation, most of the patrons are trashed and really can't tell the difference."

Some "look" acceptable some are down right laughable. Playability I'd be scared to try.

haha Nice box eh? and safety too

-Package:
Come with beautiful box, easy to carry and safety enough for guitar.
The cases shown in these photos are not included with the guitar.

my buddy just came by with
http://www.tradetang.com/for-sale/1973-Les-Custom-Maltese-Cross-Metallica-Hetfield-Series-Electric-Guitar/135294-2210765.html

it was actually playable and sounded pretty damn good, the cleans where a bit weak though, i took the backplate off to look at the pots and wiring and noticed the guitar is made from either 3 pieces of wood or plywood, i felt dirty playing it, but was a bit bitter that i can actually compare it to me LP, but thats not the case for everyone, a local guy also bought one from the same place, same guitar and he said its unplayable and sounds like trash, guess its hit and miss, but much more miss then hits.

At least most of the Tokai, Grecos and Burnys copies are cool.

had a few bad experiences with music123.com

you get free shipping but if the delivery is damaged along he way, you have to pay for return shipping and never get that money back. they dont really package their items that well either. ive had 2 instances where something got damaged in transit bc of poor packaging.

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GUILD GUITARS: MADE TO BE PLAYED!

I love the use of language. It's so stereotypical. You can almost hear it. Make you happy, long time.

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Just think of how awesome a guitar player you could have been by now if you had only spent the last 10 years practicing instead of obsessing over pickups and roasted maple necks.

Check engrish.com

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